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April 1, 2011
OVERVIEW OF CONSPIRACY (CARTELS) UNDER THE COMPETITION ACT
As a result of the recent sweeping amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act”) the criminal conspiracy provisions of the Act, considered to a “cornerstone” of the Act and Canadian competition law, have been amended. Effective March 12, 2010, Canada will now have a dual-track criminal conspiracy regime with “per se” criminal offences for three forms of “hard core” criminal agreements (i.e., with no requirement to show any adverse market effects on a relevant market(s)) and a second civil reviewable matters provision under which other non-hard core agreements may be subject to review.
December 7, 2010
My colleague, Christine Duhaime, is pleased to announce the launch of Duhaime’s Anti-Money Laundering in Canada a website and blog devoted to news and legal developments on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and foreign corruption in Canada and elsewhere. Anti-Money Laundering in Canada is the first website in Canada written and produced exclusive by legal counsel.
November 20, 2010
Christine Mingie Duhaime and Steve Szentesi will be speaking on the legal risks and litigation aspects of social media at the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Social Media Seminar, “Governing the Use of Social Media in Your Organization” in Toronto at the Novotel Toronto North York on November 25, 2010. For more information and registration information see: Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association.
October 18, 2010
We are pleased to provide this global competition law update from our friends at the leading Singapore firm Rajah & Tann LLP.
September 22, 2010
Canada’s foreign investment regime under the Investment Canada Act was recently amended to, among other things, make “Canada more competitive in an increasingly global marketplace” and “enhance Canada’s competitiveness as a destination for capital and talent” (see: Competition Policy Review Panel, Final Report, Compete to Win (2008)). From the growing campaign against BHP in recent days you couldn’t tell that Canada’s door was intended to be opened wider.
September 22, 2010
We are pleased to announce our new competition policy services for our international clients and competition/antitrust enforcement agencies in conjunction with Derek Ireland.
September 20, 2010
In an unexpected development, ABC and others are reporting that BHP has extended its bid for Potash Corp. a month following a supplementary information request issued by the Canadian Competition Bureau. According to ABC, BHP has pushed forward its deadline for its bid to November 18 (from the previous deadline of October 19) to allow the Bureau to complete its review.
February 8, 2010
The Alliance for Canadian Real Estate Education (ACRE) and The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) will be launching a national competition law course for Canadian REALTORS: Competition Law & REALTORS.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
