On April 26, 2015 the jury issued 60 “not guilty” verdicts for the six individuals and three corporations who stood accused in the 8 month long R v Durward trial. This case marks a milestone in Canadian bid-rigging trials; it
New Canadian Competition Prosecution Service?
By Kyle Morrow & Peter Mantas
On May 26, 2015 NDP MP Annick Papillon introduced Bill C-681: An Act to Amend the Competition Act (Competition Prosecution Service). The timing of the Bill is interesting. It follows on the heels of a major 8 month criminal bid-rigging…
Section 69(2) of the Competition Act Ruled Unconstitutional in R. v. Durward, 2014 ONSC 4194
On June 27, 2013, Madam Justice B.B. Warkentin of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that section 69(2) of the Competition Act violates sections 7 and 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms when applied in criminal…