Author: 21st Century Competition

CASL (Anti-spam Law) & Contests: Five Ways Canada’s New Anti-spam Law May Impact Your Contests/Sweepstakes (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 23, 2014

As companies and marketers well know by now (or should), Canada’s new federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) will come largely into force on July 1st. The new law will of course impact electronic marketing to Canadians in many sectors and require that marketers consider how they need to comply …read more

Greater scope for cartel damages recovery following the Court of Justice’s ruling that cartelists are liable for “umbrella” damages resulting from the higher prices paid to non-cartelists (Kluwer Competition Law)

Hausfeld LLP

Co-authored by Boris Bronfentrinker, Nicola Boyle and Tom Bolster, Hausfeld LLP

On 5 June 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) clarified the full extent of cartel damages that can be recovered in Europe. The ECJ ruled that the civil liability of …read more

CRTC Updates CASL (Spam Law) Resources (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 20, 2014

Canada’s CRTC, one of three federal agencies responsible for administering and enforcing Canada’s new federal anti-spam law (CASL), has updated its “Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation” page to include more CASL background and compliance materials. (CASL comes into force July 1st and also applies to international marketers …read more

Weekly Roundup – Week of June 16 (Competition Policy International)

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A roundup of last week’s newsworthy job changes, agency hires and law firm openings across the antitrust world.