October 1, 2013
The A38 Journal of International Law has issued a call for papers.
September 30, 2013
The Canadian Bar Association’s annual Fall Competition Law Conference is quickly approaching and, as usual, this is the time of year that Competition Bureau announcements typically accelerate (coinciding with the conference). In this regard, in addition to the Bureau’s announcement last week that it had updated and expanded its Immunity and Leniency FAQs, the Bureau made a number of new announcements today relating to its price maintenance case against Visa/MasterCard, confidential information policy and online children’s advertising:
September 27, 2013
The Competition Bureau and University of Ottawa’s Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) will be co-hosting a one-day workshop on October 1st to explore the areas of e-commerce and online advertising. According to the hosts, the workshop will include panel discussions on international trends and innovation in online marketing.
September 25, 2013
The Competition Bureau has issued revised Immunity Program FAQs and Leniency Program FAQs (see: Competition Bureau Publishes Revised Immunity and Leniency FAQs). In making the announcement, relating to the first update to its Immunity/Leniency Program FAQs since 2010, the Bureau said:
September 24, 2013
In a curious advertising story making the media rounds over the past few days (see: here and here), New York regulators are planning to crack down on phony online reviews (sometimes referred to as “astroturfing” using the synthetic grass term as a metaphor for fake “grass roots” testimonials/opinions).
September 20, 2013
Earlier this week, it was announced that four of Canada’s largest producers of chocolate had settled a Canadian price-fixing class action brought against them for $23.2 million (see: http://www.chocolateclassaction.com) in a case that has been ongoing now for some six years. Settlements have now been reached with Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., Hershey Canada Inc., Nestlé Canada Inc. and Mars Canada Inc. and approved by British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec courts.
September 20, 2013
Yesterday the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that two executives of Fujikura Ltd. have been indicted for their roles in the ongoing global auto parts price-fixing investigation. In this case, the indictments relate to allegations that the two executives participated in a conspiracy to fix the prices of automotive wire harnesses sold to Subara for installation in US and other cars.
September 19, 2013
The Canadian Bar Association has issued a call for papers for the Spring 2014 edition of its Canadian Competition Law Review.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
