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Doing Business in Canada
The laws and political climate of a country work in tandem to create the environment within which business enterprises operate. Canada's federal and provincial governments...
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Canadian Court Certifies Visa/Mastercard Class Action Critical Takeaways
Yesterday, Chief Justice Bauman released public reasons certifying the Visa/MasterCard price-fixing class actions.
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Ontario Court Applies Regulated Conduct Defence On Summary Motion To Dismiss Class Action Alleging Market Allocation Conspiracy
On March 15, 2018, Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a proposed class action (Hughes v. Liquor Control Board of Ontario)...Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP - Article
Google Completes Acquisition Of DoubleClick
After waiting for almost a year, search engine giant Google cleared the final regulatory hurdles and closed its acquisition of DoubleClick. Back in April 2007, Google announced its $3.1-billion US purchase of DoubleClick, an online ad placement firm.
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Webinar: Class Actions In Canada And The Rise Of The Machine
Join Tyr LLP for their upcoming webinar.Tyr LLP - Article
ABA/CBA Teleconference Materials 2020
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Cartels 208 Canadian Chapter
WeirFoulds Competition Practice Group contributed the Canadian chapter to Chambers Global Practice Guide: Cartels 2018.
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Charting The Future Of Competition Policy In Canada
Sotos 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...Sotos LLP - Article
Claims That Coffee Pods Were Easy To Recycle Trigger Penalty
The Competition Bureau reached an agreement with Keurig Canada Inc. to resolve concerns about the recyclability of its ubiquitous "K-Cup®" pods.Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP - Article
Competition Act Review Features Input From David Vaillancourt
The Government of Canada is in the process of conducting the first detailed review of the Competition Act in over a decade.Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP - Article
Convincing Neutral Decision-Makers: Legal And Evidentiary Lessons From The Rogers–Shaw And Microsoft–Activision Decisions
Emrys Davis and Christina Skinner write for Competition Law International in Volume 19, analyzing the implications of third-party review in competition law cases.Bennett Jones LLP - Article
Court Sends Antitrust Class Action Claim To The Penalty Box
Read 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.McCarthy Tétrault - Article
Historic $20 Billion Rogers/Shaw/Videotron Deal Receives Final Approval
Canada'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...Bennett Jones LLP - Article
JAMP Seeks To Bring Abuse Of Dominance Case Re: STELARA
JAMP 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).
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New Canadian Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Merger Review Thresholds For 2020
The 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...Bennett Jones LLP - Article
New Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds Announced For 2018
On 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).Bennett Jones LLP - Article
New Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds For 2019
On 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).Bennett Jones LLP - Article
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Stephen Zolf Comments On Canadian Competition Review
The proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery continues to draw significant regulatory scrutiny around the world, including in Canada.
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The Commissioner Adds His Weight To The Debate
The Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, expanded on this theme during his annual address to the CBA Competition Section's fall conference in...McCarthy Tétrault - Article
Ticketmaster To Pay Hefty Penalty For Misleading Pricing Practices
On June 27, 2019, the Competition Bureau reached an agreement with Ticketmaster and related companies. Under the agreement, Ticketmaster L.L.C.,Smart & Biggar