New
Call for Nominations
The National Competition Law Section is seeking nominations for a Secretary-Treasurer for the term September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009.
For further details, see the full Call for Nominations.
Competition Bureau Fair Practices Branch - Roundtable
The Marketing Practices Committee of the National Competition Law Section will host an informal, off-the-record lunch on Thursday, April 3 in Toronto with several senior officials from the Competition Bureau’s Fair Business Practices Branch. This event will provide an excellent opportunity for Section members to meet with the Bureau and discuss its priorities on marketing practices issues.
For details about the roundtable and to RSVP.
Section CommitteesThe Competition Law Section is seeking participation in its Committees which focus on core areas of competition law.
The Committees are involved in preparing submissions to the Competition Bureau, the Minister of Industry and various parliamentary bodies on issues of current interest, proposing programs for our Annual Conference, organizing brown bag educational presentations, and liaising with foreign and antitrust bodies while providing Section members with opportunities to keep abreast of developments in competition law and to network with other members with similar interests through committee listservs. The Committees need the contribution of Section members to deliver their remarkable work.
We encourage you to join one or more Committee by sending an e-mail to Section Liaison Holly Doerkesen at hollyd@cba.org. Details on the Committees can be found on the site Activities page.
Federal Court of Appeal decision in Commissioner of Competition v. Labatt et alThe Federal Court of Appeal recently dismissed the Commissioner’s appeal in Commissioner of Competition v. Labatt et al. The Commissioner had appealed a Competition Tribunal decision refusing the Commissioner's application for an interim injunction under s. 100(1)(a) of the Competition Act. Both the Federal Court decision and the Tribunal’s decision are now available:
Federal Court decision
Competition Tribunal's decision
PublicationThe Section's Canadian Competition Law Fundamentals handbook is now available!
Submission
Endorsed Task Force Collaboration Report
Newsletter The Marker (Criminal Matters edition, April 2008)
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MeetingsMeeting with Competition Bureau, April 28, 2008 (Ottawa)
Awards
The James H. Bocking Memorial Award was established by the National Competition Law Section (the "Section") of The Canadian Bar Association in memory of the late James H. Bocking (1947-1999), former Assistant Deputy Director of Investigation and Research at the Competition Bureau, to recognize his contribution to Canadian competition law and policy during many years as an official of the Bureau. This award is presented each year at the Section's Annual CLE Conference.
- The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2008
The Annaline Lubbe Prize is presented by the University of Ottawa for the highest standing in Competition Law.
Mandate
The general purpose of the Section is the promotion of the objects of the Canadian Bar Association within the competition law field. The specific purposes of the Section are to:
- provide Association members with information on current legal developments in the competition field domestically and internationally;
- promote equality in the legal profession and the Section;
- promote a greater awareness and understanding among members of the Association, the judiciary and the Canadian public of legal and policy issues relating to competition law and foreign investment review;
- promote ongoing consultation with the Competition Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Competition Tribunal, the Investment Review Division of Industry Canada, and Heritage Canada on issues relating to the administration of the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act and on current and proposed enforcement policies and practices in relation to such legislation;
- contribute to the review of competition legislation; and foreign investment review legislation; and,
- foster relations in foreign jurisdictions with the legal profession and others interested in international competition law and policy issues or foreign investment review, and promote cooperative educational efforts.
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