New Publications: The Competition Law Guide for Trade Associations in Canada
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication by Carswell this fall of The Competition Law Guide for Trade Associations in Canada jointly authored by Steve Szentesi, Associate Counsel working with Hakemi & Company Law Corporation, and Mark Katz.
The Guide, the first book of its kind in Canada, will be a practical and concise summary of Canadian competition law as it applies to trade, professional and other associations. It will include an overview of the major areas of Canadian competition law that apply to associations, including the conspiracy (criminal and civil), bid-rigging, abuse of dominance and misleading advertising provisions of the federal Competition Act. The Guide will also include discussions of some of the specific types of association activities that can raise competition law concerns including membership criteria and discipline, codes of conduct and standard setting, meetings and information exchanges and joint association activities (e.g., joint negotiation and marketing, joint purchasing activities and lobbying and advocacy). A compendium of "best practices" (i.e., do’s and don’ts) will also be provided together with sample guidelines for the conduct of association meetings, document creation and responding to government investigations (principally search and seizures). Basic sample association compliance presentations for associations will also be included.
The Guide is intended to provide a practical resource for trade and professional association executives, their personnel and counsel to better understand Canadian competition law as it applies to association activities and to assist them in anticipating and reducing potential competition law liability.
For more information about this forthcoming book see Carswell’s product catalogue:
The Competition Law Guide for Trade Associations in Canada
A Carswell webinar in conjunction with West is also available online discussing key highlights from the new book. For more information see:
West LegalEdcenter - A Guide to Canadian Competition Law for Trade and other Associations
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New Blog: Canadian Advertising & Marketing Law Blog
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Canadian advertising and marketing law blog: Canadian Advertising & Marketing Law.
Our new blog will include news and developments in Canadian advertising and marketing law, key resources and links and overviews of advertising law, the new anti-spam legislation (Bill C-28), comparative advertising, promotional contest law, misleading advertising, packaging and labeling laws and telemarketing.
