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South Africa - June 12 2019 Section 5(1) of the South African Competition Act prohibits vertical agreements that substantially prevent or lessen competition, unless…
Canada - June 5 2019 Over the past week, the Commissioner of Competition has made a number of comments relevant to big tech companies and the Digital Economy. These…
Canada - May 29 2019 In a recent speech given at the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Spring Conference, Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, announced…
Canada - May 23 2019 The Federal Government has announced the creation of a 10-point Digital Charter, which will involve, among other things, updating the Privacy Act…
Canada - May 10 2019 During his keynote speech at the Canadian Bar Association’s Competition Law Spring Conference on May 7, 2019, the Commissioner of Competition…
South Africa - May 1 2019 Joint ventures are generally only of interest to competition authorities when they trigger merger notification obligations, or are otherwise used as a…
Canada, USA - April 24 2019 Antitrust exaggerated backlash against Big Tech is an attack on principles of free markets “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” That…
USA - April 9 2019 The 67th Annual American Bar Association Spring Antitrust Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. from March 26-29, 2019. Over 3,300 competition and…
Canada - February 8 2019 The Competition Bureau announced the 2019 transaction-size pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act increased to C$96 million from…
Canada - February 6 2019 Effective Monday, February 11, 2019, Ad Standards (ASC) will implement a new process for handling complaints between competitor advertisers. While ASC…
