Competition Law Review
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
Mobile wars heat up: Telus denied injunction against Mobilicity
It’s deja vu all over again in the mobile telephony industry. On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, The British Columbia Supreme Court denied an application by Telus for an injunction restraining [...] Full article
No defined limit on AMPs, court says
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal upholding the Ontario Securities Commission power to impose administrative monetary penalties, or AMPs, of up to $1 million suggests that even [...] Full article
Court throws the book at “Yellow Page” business directory scam
Four closely related companies operating a business directory scam were ordered to pay an administrative monetary penalty (“AMP”) of $8 million as well as pay restitution to everyone who paid [...] Full article
Developments
‘Yellow Page’ Business Directory Scam Fine Upheld
In early 2012, four closely related companies and individuals associated with those companies operated a [...]
BC man extradited to US to face deceptive telemarketing charges
William Robertson must face charges in the United States that he was involved in a [...]
Fraud and telemarketing charges laid against five individuals
The Competition Bureau announced on December 7 that fraud charges under the Criminal Code, and [...]
Charges laid for Online Business Directory Schemers
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Canada's anti-bribery law to be strengthened
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Alberta company charged with foreign corruption
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Pre-merger notification threshold increased to $80 million
Former Bennett Environmental Inc. executive Robert Griffiths is a case in point. On September [...]