Overview of recent changes to the penalty provisions of the Competition Act *

Canada - March 19 2013
In 2009 and 2010, Canada enacted significant changes to the Competition Act which brought Canada's competition laws much closer to the United States'…

Co-authors: Donald B Houston.

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Competition class actions: the Competition Bureau is ordered to disclose wiretap evidence to plaintiffs *

Canada - August 15 2012
In a recent decision, the Québec Superior Court ordered the Competition Bureau (Bureau) and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to disclose to class action plaintiffs’ counsel a copy of the private communications intercepted during the investigation on the sale of retail gasoline.

Co-authors: Madeleine Renaud.

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Competition Tribunal releases its decision in the CCS merger case *

Canada - July 10 2012
On June 15, the Competition Tribunal released its decision in Commissioner of Competition v. CCS Corporation and ordered CCS Corporation to divest the shares or assets of Babkirk Land Services Inc.

Co-authors: Donald B Houston.

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Successful challenge of a completed merger: Competition Tribunal refuses to order dissolution *

Canada - June 1 2012
On May 29, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) reached a decision in Commissioner of Competition v . CCS Corporation.

Co-authors: Madeleine Renaud.

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Competition Bureau issues draft enforcement guidelines on the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act *

Canada - March 26 2012
On March 22, 2012 the Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued its revised draft Abuse of Dominance Guidelines (the Revised Guidelines) for comments.

Co-authors: Madeleine Renaud.

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