Class action plaintiffs can obtain wiretap evidence
Class action plaintiffs can obtain court-ordered disclosure of wiretap evidence obtained by the Competition Bureau, Canada’s Supreme Court held today in Imperial Oil v Jacques. This decision will make it easier for plaintiffs to obtain evidence in price fixing cases by effectively allowing second-hand wiretapping. Over 220,000 intercepts The plaintiffs were seeking production from the Competition Bureau of wiretap intercepts it obtained in the course of its investigation into retail gasoline price fixing in Quebec. Initially the plaintiffs sought all 220,000 intercepts of private communications. Later, they narrowed the motion to the 5,175 intercepts that had been produced to the ... [more] Full article
Rogers fined $500,000 for not testing claim about dropped calls
We first reported in August 2013 that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that Rogers’ advertising claims that customers of its Chatr brand experienced fewer dropped calls than customers ... [more] Full article
Canada’s Anti-Spam Enforcers Sign MOU
The Commissioner of Competition has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the CRTC regarding the implementation of Canada’s new Anti-Spam Legislation(CASL), the ... [more] Full article
Online job scammer convicted
An Alberta man who operated an online oil and gas job opportunities scam was found guilty by a jury of two offences under the Competition Act: making misleading representations contrary ... [more] Full article
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