Misleading Pricing For Sports and Concert Tickets Costs StubHub $1.3 Million Penalty
StubHub, which bills itself as the world’s largest ticket marketplace with tickets available for over 10 million live sports, music and theatre events in more than 40 countries, has agreed to pay a $1.3 million Canadian penalty as part of an agreement with Canada’s Competition Bureau. A Competition Bureau investigation revealed that, after adding mandatory fees charged by StubHub, the original advertised prices for concert and sports tickets were not attainable. These mandatory fees were only revealed at later stages of the purchase, which is at the point at which most consumers would not abandon their purchase. This settlement is ... [more] Full article
Two’s Company; Three’s A Crowd – Competition Tribunal Okays Vancouver Airport Authority’s Ability to Limit Number of In-Flight Caterers
The Canadian Competition Tribunal released a summary of its decision in The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority where it dismissed an application brought by the Commissioner of Competition ... [more] Full article
Supreme Court Class Action Decision In Godfrey
The Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment last September in the price-fixing class action, Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42. The Court held: Limitations The discoverability rule applies ... [more] Full article
Michael Binetti Quoted in National Post: Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Volkswagen ads axed due to ‘harmful’ gender stereotyping
Michael Binetti, partner at Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP, is quoted in The National Post: Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Volkswagen ads axed due to 'harmful' gender stereotyping, published August 14, 2019. [more] Full article
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Michael Binetti
Michael Binetti, a partner of the firm, brings a proven litigation background plus extensive experience in arguing both trials and appeals. He has demonstrated his strategic legal capability and expertise in wide-ranging areas of litigation. Michael’s peers and clients have commented that Michael is an “excellent and creative lawyer,” “finds unique solutions to complex problems,” and that “Michael gets it and knows how to win.”
John Rook
John F. Rook, KC, is a senior Canadian litigation lawyer with over 50 years of experience in competition law, commercial disputes, and administrative law. He is recognized as a leading competition litigator and has appeared before Canada’s Supreme Court and key tribunals.
David N. Vaillancourt
David's practice expertise focuses on all matters of Commercial and Civil Litigation, Competition and Administrative Law. David has acted for clients in a wide range of disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, securities litigation, class action defence, proceedings under the Competition Act, employment law disputes, contract disputes, breach of confidence/intellectual property disputes, fidelity bond claims, and professional negligence claims. David has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and has also appeared before the Competition Tribunal and the Federal Court of Appeal. David has appeared as lead counsel in numerous trials, hearings, and motions. David has been successful in numerous adversarial proceedings, and also has successfully negotiated the resolution of dozens of cases.
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