CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS
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December 20, 2013
On December 18, 2013, the Canadian CRTC issued updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) and additional guidance relating to Canada’s now impending anti-spam legislation (see: Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation).
December 20, 2013
My friends over at the Institute of Competition Law have announced their annual Antitrust Writing Awards & Ranking for 2014. This annual and very fine competition, sponsored by the Institute of Competition Law (publisher of Concurrences Journal), will be held on March 25, 2014 and their Antitrust Writing Awards Editorial Committee is presently selecting papers published or accepted for publication in 2013.
December 19, 2013
Earlier today the American Bar Association published a new issue of its bi-monthly publication Antitrust Source (December 2013). This issue includes several articles, “Monopsony 2013: Still Not Truly Symmetric” and “Group Buying: A Canadian Case Study”, and reviews of the writings and research of FTC Bureau of Economics Director Martin Gaynor and the DoJ’s Antitrust Division’s Deputy A.G. for Economic Analysis Aviv Nevo. Some good thick antitrust and economics reading for the holidays – think I’ll grab an eggnog now! For the new issue of Antitrust Source see: Antitrust Source (December 2013).
December 19, 2013
Earlier today the C.D. Howe Institute issued a new Canada-EU trade related report entitled: Who Else Benefits from CETA? Some Implications of “Most-Favoured Nation” Treatment (by Lawrence L. Herman). From the C.D. Howe Institute:
“Investors from US and Mexico and other third-party countries will benefit from the Canada-EU trade deal when it comes to investing in Canada, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In ‘Who Else Benefits from CETA? Some Implications of Most-Favoured Nation Treatment,’ respected trade lawyer Lawrence L. Herman concludes that investors from countries that have preferential trade agreements with Canada will be entitled to the same preferential benefits as EU investors under the Canada-EU trade deal.”
For a copy of the C.D. Howe Institute’s new report see: here.
December 19, 2013
From time-to-time I get curious about new and current competition, advertising and regulatory law blogs. Over the past several weeks, a few new competition/antitrust law blogs and sites caught my eye, commenting and reporting on African, American and Asian competition/antitrust law developments:
December 18, 2013
Has the European Commission found a new way to promote competition law compliance? In a curious but entertaining development earlier today, the Commission published a new competition law compliance guide called “Competition in Europe: It’s Your Deal”.
This brightly coloured 14-page publication is evidently aimed at consumers, dastardly conspiring business executives or grade-schoolers (or perhaps all of the above).
Maybe comics are a more engaging way to explain what antitrust enforcers do (and the evils of price-fixing cartels and other anti-competitive conduct). It did catch my eye on my daily media sweep.
In this particular tale of corporate crime and intrigue, a curious European traveller meets a DG Comp officer who explains what European competition law enforcers do, why competition is good for markets followed by the officer describing a price-fixing and market sharing cartel formed over drinks and dinners at very European-looking locations (leading to a 350 million Euro fine).
I also couldn’t help noticing that the rooms grew dark and rain began to fall as the parties hatched their cartel – a rather nice cartoon-villain touch.
All in all an entertaining short read for corporate executives, competition lawyers over the holidays or grade-schoolers – perhaps the new trend in competition compliance, through comics?
For a copy of the Commission’s new publication see: Competition in Europe.
December 18, 2013
Tis the season for annual reviews and updates. In this spirit, the Global Competition Review (GCR) has published its annual Antitrust Review of the Americas for 2014. This year’s issue includes contributions relating to the ICN, U.S. antitrust enforcement (cartels, CFIUS, IP & antitrust, mergers, private litigation, unilateral conduct and vertical restraints) and Canadian competition law enforcement (cartels, Investment Canada Act, mergers, abuse of dominance and private actions). This year’s issue also includes competition/antitrust law updates for Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Equador, Mexico, Panama and Suriname. For a copy of the new issue see: Antitrust Review of the Americas 2014.
December 18, 2013
The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has announced some preliminary details for its 2014 Competition Law Spring Forum, to be held in Toronto on May 21, 2014 at the Toronto Board of Trade. According to the CBA, more details are to come in January 2014 about the Spring version of the CBA’s conference (its larger annual conference is held in Ottawa each year in the fall). For more information and see: 2014 Competition Law Spring Forum.
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