March 2008

Our 2007 Year in Review bulletin covers important Canadian competition law developments in areas such as:

• mergers (including an update to our bulletin on the Labatt/Lakeport decision);
• criminal matters; 
• reviewable practices under the Competition Act (including the likely conclusion of the Canada Pipe case);
• marketing and advertising; and
• sector-specific enforcement policy (e.g. pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors).

Also covered are developments in respect of the Investment Canada Act and noteworthy competition law developments in the United Kingdom and Europe.