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Archive for 2011


 

The Long Arm of US Law Grabs Canadian Executive

Ex-Bennett Environmental Inc. executive sentenced to 50 months for fraud and money laundering

Doing business in the US can be very lucrative. But Canadian (and other foreign) companies and their executives that engage in corrupt practices there can expect to face serious penalties there. [more] Full article

Competition Law Year in Review 2010

Review of all Canadian Competition Law developments over the past year, plus some US developments, including: Mergers, Criminal, Private Actions, Reviewable Matters, Marketing Practices, The Long Arm of US Antitrust Top Stories

  • Indirect purchasers cannot sue
  • Damages no longer required?
  • The wired and the wireless
  • Winds of change
  • Credit card rules challenged... priceless?
  • Rebates, savings and gift cards
[more] Full article

Discoverability does not apply to competition claims

The Federal Court has recently ruled that the discoverability rule does not apply to extend the limitation period applicable to private actions launched to recover damages caused by breaches of the Competition Act. [more] Full article

Bank cannot freeze client’s account at subsidiary absent court order

In the case of Royal Bank of Canada v. Ankur Rastogi[1] , the Ontario Court of Appeal held that RBC could not freeze the accounts of its client at its ... [more] Full article