Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
Welcome to the April issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
Welcome to the February issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
Bienvenue à l’édition de janvier de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes...more
As we previously reported, JAMP sought leave to commence an application against Janssen under the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act (the Act), relating to ustekinumab (Janssen’s STELARA and FINLIUS). This...more
Davies recently submitted comments in response to consultations initiated by the Canadian Competition Bureau’s November 7, 2024 Discussion Paper on the Bureau’s review of its Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs) to better...more
Welcome to the January issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
D’importantes modifications apportées à la Loi sur la concurrence (la « Loi ») ces deux dernières années ont considérablement changé le contexte entourant l’examen des fusions au Canada. En raison de ces modifications, les...more
Bienvenue à l’édition de décembre de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes...more
Welcome to the December issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
Significant amendments to the Competition Act (Act) over the last two years have dramatically altered the landscape for merger review in Canada. With these changes, businesses contemplating a potential merger will now often...more
Bienvenue à l’édition de novembre de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes...more
As we have discussed in a prior bulletin and a more detailed analysis, Canada’s Competition Act was recently amended to both (i) establish a new, more expansive framework for challenging anti-competitive conduct by dominant...more
Welcome to the November issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
Canada’s Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) recently released its reasons in the first contested case to apply the amended misleading representations provisions of the Competition Act (Act). The Tribunal’s decision assessed...more
In this Edition - The ups and downs of the M&A and financing markets in the emerging companies and venture capital sector....more
As already outlined in last year’s overview, since the enactment of EU Directive 2014/104 (‘Damages Directive’), private enforcement of EU competition law in the EU has continued to develop at an impressive pace. Putting...more
Bienvenue à l’édition de septembre de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes...more
Welcome to the September issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
In our 2024 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead....more
Following the Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023 Retail Grocery Market Study in which it recommended that provincial and territorial governments take measures to limit property controls in the grocery industry, including...more
As of June 2024, Canada added certain provisions to its Competition Act that explicitly target the practice of greenwashing. In particular, according to the Canadian Competition Bureau, these amendments: (1) “requir[e] that...more
Seit dem 20. Juli 2024 gilt das Gesetz über Musterverfahren in kapitalmarktrechtlichen Streitigkeiten (KapMuG) in seiner überarbeiteten Fassung. Mit der Neufassung dieses Spezialgesetzes für die gerichtliche kollektive...more
Since July 20, 2024, a reformed version of the Capital Markets Model Case Act (Gesetz über Musterverfahren in kapitalmarktrechtlichen Streitigkeiten – Kapitalanleger-Musterverfahrensgesetz – KapMuG) has been in force in...more
Welcome to the August issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
In our previous Bennett Jones insight, we described several upcoming (and far-reaching) amendments to the Competition Act (the Act) introduced by the Government of Canada in 2023. The most recent set of amendments came into...more