The Competition Bureau announced on December 7 that fraud charges under the Criminal Code, and misleading advertising and deceptive telemarketing charges under the Competition Act have been laid against five individuals in connection with two Montreal telemarketing operations. One of the operations promoted government grants to American citizens. The other promoted the sale of office supplies and medical kits to Canadian and American businesses. The two operations were shut down after a search in December 2006. The Bureau investigated the two operations in partnership with the Centre of Operations Linked to Telemarketing Fraud (COLT), a joint forces operation involving the ... [more] Full article
In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Appeal left open the possibility that the discoverability principle may apply to the two-year limitation period established for private actions under section ... [more] Full article
Ontario's top court recently allowed parts of a claim that the Competition Bureau defamed suspects when it an announced bid-rigging charges against them to proceed to trial. In February 2009, ... [more] Full article
The US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division has lost its fight to evict Stolt-Nielsen S.A. from its immunity program. [more] Full article
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