In Godfrey v Pioneer, 2019 SCC 42 (“Godfrey“), the Supreme Court of Canada has lowered the bar for certifying price-fixing class actions brought under the federal Competition Act, while also allowing new categories of claimants to participate as class members.Continue Reading Supreme Court of Canada Lowers Bar to Certifying Price-Fixing Class Actions
Competition Law
The Competition Act and misleading advertising provisions
By Yana Ermak & Arlan Gates on
The general prohibition on false or misleading advertising under the Competition Act is somewhat unusual in that it contains two adjudicative regimes, criminal and civil, that can be used to address the same conduct –…
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