W. Michael G. Osborne
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP June 5th, 2008

What do hockey, chickens, and airlines have in common? They have all been the subject of recent private applications in the Competition Tribunal. On April 11, the Tribunal refused leave to John Annable to bring a private application attacking multi-game ticket packages for Senators hockey games. Then, on May 12, it granted leave to Nadeau Ferme Agricole to bring a refusal to deal case against three New Brunswick chicken suppliers. Finally, on May 20, an association of travel agents applied for leave to bring an application to force the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to resume supplying paper tickets to [...] Full article

Parliamentary privilege trumps Competition Act, Tribunal rules

W. Michael G. Osborne
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP September 10th, 2007

After a 10 year struggle, Robert Gauthier, proprietor of now defunct The National Capital News Canada tried unsuccessfully to renew his application to the Competition Tribunal to force the Speaker of the House of Commons to grant him access to the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Full article

Dolby complaint silenced

Sono Pro loses bid to force supply of Dolby equipment at discount

W. Michael G. Osborne
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP June 14th, 2007

Sono Pro Inc., a Montreal professional audio equipment reseller, has lost its attempt to force Sonotechnique P.J.L. Inc. to supply it with Dolby products. Full article

Tribunal restores Sherbrooke store to Rona

W. Michael G. Osborne
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP July 13th, 2005

On May 30, the Competition Tribunal ruled that home improvement retailer Rona Inc. can keep a store it had agreed to sell in order to gain Competition Bureau approval of [...] Full article