New
Notice of Election for Secretary-Treasurer
The National Competition Law Section is seeking nominations for a Secretary-Treasurer for the term from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010.
If you are interested in nominating yourself or another Section member, please see the Call for Nominations for full details.
James H. Bocking Memorial Award
The James H. Bocking Memorial Award is presented annually for the best scholarly paper submitted to the Section on a subject directly relating to Canadian competition law or policy. All full time students or lawyers within three years of their call to the Bar as of June 30, 2009, are eligible to enter. The deadline for the award is June 30.
Further details are available on the Award webpage.
Canadian Competition Law: The Next 25 Years
Competition Law Fall CLE Conference
September 24-25, 2009
Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, QC
This year’s Fall Conference will bring together an outstanding roster of leading Canadian and international competition lawyers, economists and government officials to discuss recent important changes and their implications for the future. Reflecting actual experience with the new provisions and published guidance and regulations, this will be the conference you cannot afford to miss!
New “Young Lawyers Committee”!
The “Young Competition Lawyers Initiative” has become an official committee of the CBA National Competition Law Section, known as the “Young Lawyers Committee” (YLC). The YLC is open to all lawyers who practice competition law and are in their first seven years of practice. If you have any questions about the YLC, please contact Sue-Anne Fox, Patrizia Martino or Matt Sudak. You can join the YLC by contacting Sections Administrative Assistant Marie-Eve Montgrain
Member Resource
Competition Class Actions - Where Are We and Where Are We Heading?
The Impact of Recent Developments and of the New Competition Act on Litigating Competition Law Class Actions
Program Recording (with CBA membership number)
Submissions to Government
Federal Court of Appeal decision in Commissioner of Competition v. Labatt et al
The 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
Section Committees
The 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 Doerksen at hollyd@cba.org. Details on the Committees can be found on the site Activities page.
Publication
The Section's Canadian Competition Law Fundamentals handbook is now available!
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Continuing Legal Education
Newsletters
The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next edition, please contact us at CBA Newsletters.
Past editions of The Marker, Market Forces, and other Competition Law circulars can be found on the Newsletter page. View previous newsletters
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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