Joint venturers not liable for price fixing
It is not per se illegal for a lawful, economically integrated joint venture to set prices at which the joint venture sells products, the US Supreme Court held in a February 28, 2006 , decision. [more] Full article
Competition Bureau obtains record fine for domestic paper conspiracy
On January 9, 2006, fine paper distributors Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc., Domtar Inc. and Unisource Canada each pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and were fined $12.5 million each, for a total of $37.5 million, for conspiring to fix the price for carbonless sheets. [more] Full article
Withdrawing a bid not “bid-rigging”, court finds
In R. v. Rowe[1], the Ontario Superior Court found that the offence of bid-rigging, in s. 47 of the Competition Act does not include withdrawing a bid or tender. Two ... [more] Full article
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