July 14, 2014
They say blogs are supposed to be, at their heart, diaries. In other words, not (in the case of lawyers or firms) case summaries or treatises, not finely polished works but rather a daily record of the comings and goings in the bloggers’ field, ideas, observations and hopefully …read more
July 12, 2014
In Canada, “competition law” overlaps with advertising and marketing law. One of the reasons for this is because the federal Competition Act in Canada includes a number of advertising and marketing law sections, including some specific provisions relating to promotional contests. (Though of course contests in Canada can …read more
July 11, 2014
Well summer is here and I have to admit that my blog output has slowed a bit (and likely will through the summer). Nevertheless, on my daily media and competition authorities sweep earlier I read what I thought was a rather interesting note by the Irish Competition Authority …read more
July 11, 2014
The OECD has posted the papers from its recent (October 2013) discussion of ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels.
OECD overview:
“Fighting cartels remains a top priority for competition authorities since cartels are secretive in nature and cartelists take good care …read more