Archive for the 'Conspiracy' Category
January 24, 2017
In my new Canadian Lawyer column today, I discuss the whistleblower provisions of the Competition Act and ask whether rewarding whistleblowers would help keep procurement markets competitive in light of increased infrastructure spending. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full column.
December 9, 2016
Practical Law Canada Competition has published a new Legal Update, which discusses a recent whistleblower case where a federal employee pleaded guilty to failing to report wrongdoing under the Financial Administration Act. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update.
November 21, 2016
Practical Law Canada Competition has published a new Legal Update providing practice tips for counsel advising clients in the Competition Bureau’s Immunity Program. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update.
October 26, 2016
On October 21, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued an important decision on joint sentencing submissions in criminal cases in Canada, which also has implications for criminal competition law sentencing (see R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43).
October 12, 2016
Practical Law Canada Competition has published a new Legal Update discussing recent criminal enforcement by the Competition Bureau and cases. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update.
August 16, 2016
In an important decision released August 11, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that the discoverability principle applies to the private actions limitations period section of the Competition Act (the “Act”) (section 36(4)) (see: Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology v. AU Optronics Corporation, 2016 ONCA 621 (“Fanshawe”).
Excerpt from Featured Update
Practical Law Canada Competition
June 20, 2016
This update discusses the Competition Tribunal’s recent Kobo decision, which clarifies the substantive requirements for consent agreements. This update also discusses the Competition Bureau’s increased bid-rigging enforcement and awareness efforts.
July 6, 2015
Last week the Canadian federal government announced a new and less strict Integrity Regime for suppliers doing business with federal government departments and agencies. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) initially introduced an Integrity Framework in 2012.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
