December 17, 2013
Codes of ethics are a common and ubiquitous aspect of many trade and professional associations. A well prepared and thought out association code can achieve a number of legitimate aims, including ensuring that members adhere to the common goals and principles of the association, reducing legal liability and risk and enhancing the brand of members’ product or service offerings.
December 13, 2013
In a decision issued earlier this week, Canada’s Competition Tribunal denied a Vancouver tobacco retailer’s price maintenance leave application against manufacturer Imperial Tobacco (“Imperial”) (Safa Enterprises Inc. v. Imperial Tobacco Company Limited, 2013 Comp. Trib. 19, File No. CT-2013-007).
December 12, 2013
Yesterday the Federal Government announced the launch of a new public consultation, which will run until March 11, 2014, looking at ways to amend the Federal Canada Business Corporations Act to better tackle bribery and corruption. In making the announcement, Canada’s Minister of Industry said:
December 11, 2013
The Criminal Matters Committee of the Canadian Bar Association’s Competition Law Section has issued a call for articles for its upcoming 2014 Spring issue of The Marker.
December 10, 2013
Yesterday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission launched a new competition law and enforcement related blog called Competition Matters.
December 5, 2013
On September 10th, the Canadian Competition Bureau announced a public consultation for suggestions where it should intervene in regulated markets (i.e., where the Bureau does not have direct enforcement powers given the existence of legislation or regulations sanctioning conduct that would otherwise violate the Competition Act).
December 5, 2013
Yesterday the Competition Bureau announced that a Quebec telemarketer has pleaded guilty to deceptive telemarketing under the Competition Act and fraud under the Criminal Code and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment.
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December 4, 2013
In a long anticipated announcement, or dreaded, depending on your perspective, the Federal Government announced earlier today that the coming into force date for most of Canada’s Federal anti-spam legislation (“CASL”) would be July 1, 2014.
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