On November 5, 2015 Canaport LNG Limited Partnership plead guilty to charges under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and the Species at Risk Act...

The Royal Court has recently delivered the latest instalment in the matter of the Bird Charitable Trust and the Bird Purpose Trust (see Ogier briefing dated February 2008).

Many owners, particularly large corporations or public entities, require contractors to provide a labour and material payment bond to ensure that sub-trades are paid and (hopefully) avoid protracted payment disputes.

In a climate of global uncertainty fuelled by geo-economic tensions and supply chain issues linked to the pandemic, the French Presidency of the European Union is pressing ahead with trade initiatives designed to enhance the EU's "open strategic autonomy".

Numerous businesses are using green and sustainability claims on their products, which are carefully examined by the Hungarian Competition Authority.

The case originates from the liberalisation of the Italian electricity market in 2007. Until then, Enel had been the historical incumbent vertically integrated in the relevant market.

In a previous article, we highlighted the 2021 Manitoba Court of King's Bench decision of Bird Construction Group v. Trotter and Morton Industrial Contracting Inc., which called into question...

This unfriending on Facebook was belittling, aggressive and unreasonable behaviour that warranted a stop bullying order.

Notwithstanding what appears to be a robust construction industry, payment issues still persist on construction projects across Canada.

On January 18, after approximately fourteen months of settlement negotiations, the CFPB announced that it secured a settlement agreement with BrightSpeed Solutions, Inc., a third-party payment processor...

On September 7 and 8, 2021, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") Board held a public virtual meeting regarding the rulemaking process under the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA").

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Bill Relating to Registration of Business Entities that Qualify as Data Brokers (HB 2052) (the "Act") on July 27, 2023.

Between 2021 and 2022, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") carried out an industry sector investigation into pharmaceutical distribution models.

The European Commission's approval of two Danish Schemes paves the way for the rollout of similar state-aid schemes across Europe and contributes to achieving the European Green Deal.

Nets had requested that some information was exempted from publication in the DCC's decision, as business secrets are exempt from publication pursuant to the Danish Competition Act.

On 17 March 2021, the European Commission ("EC") published a summary of the contributions on the review of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation ("MVBER") ("Consultation").

Agreements and decisions from associations of undertakings that by their object or effect restrict competition are prohibited under competition law.

In a recent preliminary ruling, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") established that lead registration programmes may under certain circumstances constitute...

In August of 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited draft of the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation.