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Competition Law Review

W. Michael G. Osborne, Masiel A. Matus, Brigid Wilkinson, Michelle E. Booth and Michael Binetti
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP March 20th, 2013

Review of major Canadian Competition Law developments over the past year, including: Top Stories, Criminal, Class Actions & Private Actions, Mergers, Reviewable Matters, Marketing Practices, Related Developments, The Long Arm of US Antitrust, Across the Pond Full article

Computer Files in Plain View: A Common Sense Approach

Michelle E. Booth
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP September 25th, 2012

The Court of Appeal, in R. v. Jones, has provided some clarity and guidance with respect to the permissible scope of the search of a computer which is seized under a valid search warrant, where such a warrant is authorized for the search of evidence in an unrelated crime. Full article

Charges Stayed After Crown Breaks Deal in Gas Conspiracy Case

W. Michael G. Osborne
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP September 12th, 2012

Quebec gas retailer and convenience store operator Couche-Tard Inc. escaped price fixing charges after a Quebec Superior Court judge found that the Crown’s repudiation of a settlement agreement irreparably prejudiced [...] Full article

Gas retailers fined $2 million for price fixing

W. Michael G. Osborne
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP March 20th, 2012

Canadian Tire Corporation, Mr. Gas, and Pioneer Energy LP pleaded guilty to fixing the retail price of gasoline in Kingston and Brockville from May to November 2007. They were fined a total of [...] Full article