More gas price fixing guilty pleas
Two gasoline retailers and five individuals have pleaded guilty to fixing the price of gasoline in Belleville, Ontario, and Victoriaville, Quebec, the Competition Bureau announced today. Suncor Energy Products Inc. (Sunoco) pleaded guilty to fixing the price of gas in Belleville, Ontario, from May to November 2007, and was sentenced to a fine of $500,000. Suncor’s conviction comes hard on the heels of guilty pleas by Pioneer Energy, Canadian Tire, and Mr Gas, who pleaded guilty on March 20, 2012, to fixing the price of gas in Kingston and Brockville and were fined a total of $2 million. Meanwhile, Société ... [more] Full article
Gas retailers fined $2 million for price fixing
Canadian Tire Corporation, Mr. Gas, and Pioneer Energy LP pleaded guilty to fixing the retail price of gasoline in Kingston and Brockville from May to November 2007. They were fined a total of ... [more] Full article
Competition Law Review
Review of major Canadian Competition Law developments over the past year, including: Criminal, Reviewable Matters, Mergers, Marketing Practices, Private Enforcement, The Long Arm of US Antitrust, Across the Pond Top Stories
- Can indirect purchasers sue for price-fixing losses?
- Bureau reverses the charges on hidden fees
- Court throws the book at Yellow Page business directory scam
Discoverability, continuing effects, and Competition Act limitation periods
In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Appeal left open the possibility that the discoverability principle may apply to the two-year limitation period established for private actions under section ... [more] Full article
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