Competition Act & Commentary, 2008 Edition

Description:

• The Year in Review - keep abreast of key jurisprudential and legislative developments and major merger activities in 2006-2007
• Overview Commentary - get a quick overview of the statutory, enforcement and administrative framework
• Resources List - stay informed of useful resources for further research
• Ten Expert Commentary Chapters - understand the procedures, history and principles of competition law and benefit from expert interpretation of key provisions, terms and landmark cases
• Full text of Legislation and Pertinent Practice Guidelines - have ready access to the full text of up-to-date legislation and pertinent practice material on the Competition Act and its regulations, and the Competition Tribunal Act and its regulations.
• Index

• Bureau defeats in the Newfoundland Taxi cartel case, and in its bid to delay implementation of a merger on the basis that it needed more time to investigate (Labatt/Lakeport).
• Numerous measures by the Government of Canada designed to increase competition in the telecommunications sector, including giving a first-ever policy directive to the CRTC encouraging greater reliance on market forces, more rapid deregulation of many local voice telephony markets, and proposed legislation that would give the Tribunal the power to impose administrative monetary penalties (ie. civil fines), in an amount up to $15 million, on dominant telecom service providers for abuse of that dominance.
• The Competition Tribunal’s recent initiatives.