ArticleSale Of Ten Shoppers Drug Mart Stores By Loblaw ApprovedThe Competition Bureau has approved the sale by Loblaw of ten Shoppers Drug Mart stores, pursuant to the March 2014 Consent Agreement.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleSun Media Assets Sold To Postmedia Following A Five-Month ReviewPostmedia’s proposed acquisition of Sun Media’s English-language media assets was recently approved by the Competition Bureau. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Decision Will Shape Future Of Price Fixing Class ActionsMichael Osborne is quoted in Drew Hasselback’s Legal Post article "Supreme Court decision will shape future of price fixing class actions" published October 30, 2013 in the Financial Post.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleABA/CBA Teleconference Materials 2020ABA/CBA Teleconference Materials 2020CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleCartels 208 Canadian ChapterWeirFoulds Competition Practice Group contributed the Canadian chapter to Chambers Global Practice Guide: Cartels 2018.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawWeirFoulds LLP
ArticleCharting The Future Of Competition Policy In CanadaSotos and several leading Canadian law firms specializing in competition law class actions have jointly responded to the Government of Canada's consultation and discussion paper on the Future...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSotos LLP
ArticleClaims That Coffee Pods Were Easy To Recycle Trigger PenaltyThe Competition Bureau reached an agreement with Keurig Canada Inc. to resolve concerns about the recyclability of its ubiquitous "K-Cup®" pods.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleCompetition Act Review Features Input From David VaillancourtThe Government of Canada is in the process of conducting the first detailed review of the Competition Act in over a decade. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleConvincing Neutral Decision-Makers: Legal And Evidentiary Lessons From The Rogers–Shaw And Microsoft–Activision DecisionsEmrys Davis and Christina Skinner write for Competition Law International in Volume 19, analyzing the implications of third-party review in competition law cases.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCourt Sends Antitrust Class Action Claim To The Penalty BoxRead our blog about the Federal Court's decision in Mohr v. National Hockey League et al., in which the court struck out a class action claim, denied the plaintiff's motion to amend.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleHistoric $20 Billion Rogers/Shaw/Videotron Deal Receives Final ApprovalCanada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry has given final approval to Rogers Communications Inc.'s C$20 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. and the sale of Shaw's wireless business...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleJAMP Seeks To Bring Abuse Of Dominance Case Re: STELARAJAMP filed an application with the Competition Tribunal on July 26, 2024, seeking leave to bring an abuse of dominance case against Janssen relating to ustekinumab (Janssen's STELARA). CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar
ArticleMoose Knuckles Settles Misleading Advertising Case With $750,000 Charitable DonationOn April 28, 2016, we first reported on the Competition Bureau's legal proceedings against Canadian based parka manufacturer, Moose Knuckles, concerning allegedly misleading claims...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar
ArticleNew Canadian Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Merger Review Thresholds For 2020The Competition Bureau has announced that the 2020 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act will remain unchanged from the current threshold of $96...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleNew Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds Announced For 2018On February 9, 2018, the Competition Bureau announced the 2018 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase to $92 million (the 2017 threshold was $88 million).CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleNew Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds For 2019On January 31, 2019, the Competition Bureau announced the 2019 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase to $96 million (the 2018 threshold was $92 million).CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleParamount-Warner Bros. Merger: Stephen Zolf Comments On Canadian Competition ReviewThe proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery continues to draw significant regulatory scrutiny around the world, including in Canada.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleThe Commissioner Adds His Weight To The DebateThe Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, expanded on this theme during his annual address to the CBA Competition Section's fall conference in...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleTicketmaster To Pay Hefty Penalty For Misleading Pricing PracticesOn June 27, 2019, the Competition Bureau reached an agreement with Ticketmaster and related companies. Under the agreement, Ticketmaster L.L.C., CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar
ArticleVW And Audi Face Hefty Fines For Misleading Environmental Marketing ClaimsOn December 19, 2016, the Canadian side of the diesel engine saga plaguing VW and Audi came to a close when the federal Competition Bureau reached a consent agreement for a $15 million administrative... CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar