Mark Katz

Mark Katz and Jim Dinning, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, Canada This Note provides an overview of the notification requirements that apply to certain mergers, acquisitions and other…

Three recently announced enforcement proceedings underscore the importance of complying with the rules governing advertising and business promotions in Canada. These rules are contained in the…

BY CHARLES TINGLEY, DAVIES WARD PHILLIPS & VINEBERG LLP On February 4, 2015, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that relevant factual information proffered to the Crown in order to qualify…

Three key themes will shape Canadian competition and foreign investment law in 2015. Specifically, we see developments in these areas unfolding in a regulatory environment in which administration and…

The Canadian government is determined to remedy what it (and many Canadians) regard as an unjustified gap between US and Canadian prices for the same goods. In particular, the government has focussed…

One of the functions that trade and professional associations often perform is to help "regulate" the business conduct of their members, often through the vehicle of "codes of ethics". When properly…

General overview of the key merger control regimes in Canada Competition Act Canada’s Competition Act (the Act) authorises the Commissioner of Competition (the Commissioner) to challenge merger…

Canada's Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") has maintained its focus on trade and professional associations in 2014. This has involved not only various forms of prosecutions and proceedings but also…

Introduction With the exception of hard-core cartel conduct such as price-fixing and bid-rigging, Canadian competition law has de-emphasized in recent years the importance of pricing conduct as a…