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CCS appeals Competition Tribunal's landfill decision; stay granted

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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September 4 2012

The Canadian landfill company that lost a merger challenge at the Competition Tribunal in Canada’s first pure prevention of competition case has appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal

Ontario court clarifies application of regulated conduct defence on a pre-trial motion.

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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August 31 2012

A recent decision by Justice K.M. van Rensburg of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has affirmed the applicability of the Regulated Conduct Doctrine (RCD) as a possible defence to conduct prohibited by the Competition Act while also clarifying the extent to which evidence is necessary in order to assert the defence

Real estate advisory company pleads guilty to bid-rigging

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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August 31 2012

On July 30, 2012 Corporate Research Group Ltd. (CRG) pled guilty to a charge of bid-rigging under subsection 47(2) of the Competition Act

Canadian Court broadens scope of corporate liability in competition law case

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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June 28 2012

On May 30, 2012, in R v Global Fuels, the Court of Québec interpreted for the first time the new section 22.2 of the Criminal Code (the Code) regarding the criminal liability of organizations

Competition Bureau conducts performance review of its Mergers Branch

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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May 28 2012

The Competition Bureau has released an updated Merger Review Performance Report (Report) tracking the activities of its Mergers Branch since the last report published in May, 2010 and discussed in our previous post

Canada announces further changes to foreign investment review regime

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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May 28 2012

In the wake of the Canadian government’s announcement that it plans to make targeted changes to the Investment Canada Act (ICA), the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, announced on May 25 that additional amendments will be made to the ICA and the foreign investment review process

Bureau's investigation into aftermarket auto parts industry results in $1.5 million fine for price-fixing

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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May 14 2012

On May 4, 2012 the Competition Bureau announced that Maxzone Auto Parts (Canada) pleaded guilty to price-fixing for its participation in an international cartel involving aftermarket replacement automotive lights

Ottawa wouldn't block foreign takeover of RIM

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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April 17 2012

On March 30, 2012, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said his government would not block a foreign takeover of Research In Motion, and RIM would be the master of its own destiny

Competition Bureau releases additional pre-merger interpretation guideline for consultation

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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April 16 2012

Competition Bureau has published a draft new Pre-Merger Interpretation Guideline for public consultation, providing details as to how the Bureau calculates the value of “assets in Canada” and “gross revenues from sales” for purposes of the merger notification thresholds

New interpretation guidelines on pre-merger notification released by Competition Bureau

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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March 27 2012

On March 23, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced its publication of two draft Pre-Merger Notification Interpretation Guidelines for public consultation

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