Competition Bureau Sets its Sights (and its website) on the Construction Industry
Since 2012, WeirFoulds LLP has been monitoring and writing about the Competition Bureau’s increased focus on Canada’s construction industry.The Bureau’s intensified scrutiny of construction companies has been spurred along in […]
Chambers Global 2015 Ranks Three WeirFoulds Partners
WeirFoulds is proud to announce that three partners are ranked in Chambers Global 2015.
Tort Liability at Home for Alleged Wrongs Abroad: The Common Law Goes Extraterritorial?
Contemporary anti-corruption and bribery legislation is distinguished by its extraterritorial reach to conduct abroad conduct which may indeed be lawful and/or expected as a condition of doing business where it […]
Client Newsletter – Fall 2014
Welcome to the Fall 2014 edition of our Client Update Newsletter. Here we provide you with articles on recent developments in business law from a WeirFoulds perspective, and always with […]
Spilling secrets: The end of confidentiality in offshore financial centres
The Cayman Islands, Nevis and the British Virgin Islands (“BVI“) bring to mind images of turquoise waters, white sand beaches and offshore bank accounts and corporations where the super wealthy stash […]
Canada picks Pecman
WeirFoulds partner Nikiforos Iatrou is quoted in this article regarding the hiring of John Pecman as the new commissioner of competition.
At Phalt? The Road to Compliance in the Paving Industry
In recent months, four European competition agencies have targeted what they are calling “asphalt cartels”, alleging that various road-paving companies in their respective jurisdictions have engaged in price-fixing, collusion, or […]
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal Endorses a Forward-Looking Approach to Prevention of Competition
WeirFoulds Partner Ralph Kroman on Canada’s Broader Anti-Spam Law: US Communications are at Risk.
In CCS decision, court cements prevent cases in Canada
WeirFoulds partner Niki Iatrou and associate Scott McGrath represented Canada’s Compeition Bureau in this matter along side the Bureau’s legal services counsel.
Canada wins appeal against merger challenge
WeirFoulds partner Niki Iatrou and associate Scott McGrath represented Canada’s Compeition Bureau in this matter along side the Bureau’s legal services counsel.
Testing the Foundations: Six Lessons from the Competition Bureau’s Investigation into the Construction Industry
Last week, the media released a 50-page search warrant application that the Competition Bureau filed with the Court in March, 2012. In its application, the Bureau alleges longstanding price-fixing and […]
Canada’s New Appetite for Antitrust Litigation: Cross-Border Mergers will be Scrutinized
Commissioner of Competition v CCS Corporation marks the first time since 2006 that the Competition Bureau challenged a merger before Canada’s Competiton Tribunal. The resulting decision, in the Commissioner’s favour, […]
Quiz – Navigating Canada’s Competition and Foreign Investment Landscape
This quiz gives the answers to some scenarios impacting a mining company’s obligations under the Competition Act. Click below to watch the video.
Lawyers say CCS decision in Canada holds lessons for future mergers
Lawyers involved in Canada’s Competition Bureau’s successful challenge of the completed merger between CCS and Complete Environmental say there are crucial lessons to be learned from the Competition Tribunal’s decision. […]
Canadian Competition Authorities send message to Vendors and Purchasers: You’re in this together
Vendors selling their business need to consider the potentially anti-competitive effects of proposed transactions, according to recent proceedings at the Competition Tribunal of Canada. If the Competition Bureau can demonstrate […]