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Antitrust & Competition Law Antitrust and competition law regulates mergers and acquisitions among businesses with the policy goal of ensuring adequate and healthy competition within the economy. These laws arise through legislation and the decisions of courts and tribunals, such as Canada's Competition Tribunal (listed below). CanadaThe Competition Bureau is an organizational unit of Industry Canada and is responsible for maintaining and encouraging fair competition in Canada. The Bureau applies and administers four key pieces of federal legislation: the Competition Act, the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, the Textile Labelling Act, and the Precious Metals Marking Act. This site contains links to legislation, information on government policy, news releases, information on mergers, contact numbers, etc. This database contains information regarding the Competition Tribunal, summary information on all applications filed with the Tribunal, and the full text of selected decisions issued by the Tribunal after November 29, 1990. (All decisions and summary information on applications are available through QuickLaw in the CCTD database). Contains relevant legislation as well. This site is devoted to the dissemination of information on competition law and economics in Canada and around the world. This page provides publications of the Toronto-based law firm, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, on the topic of competition law. McMillan Binch: Canadian Antitrust This site deals exclusively with antitrust and competition law in Canada. Provides legislation and useful links to other sites. Great BritainAccording to its website, the Office of Fair Trading "plays a key role in protecting the economic welfare of consumers, and in enforcing United Kingdom competition policy." It was established in 1973 as a non-ministerial department of the government and was given a range of legal responsibilities as the principal United Kingdom fair trading authority. AustraliaAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission According to its website, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent statutory authority that administers the Trade Practices Act 1974 and the Prices Surveillance Act 1983 and has additional responsibilities under other legislation. The site has links to legislation, government policy, news and other information related to competition and anti-trust law. United StatesThe LawGuru.Com: Internet Law Library: Antitrust and Monopoly Law A set of links to resources on American Antitrust law. Internet DirectoriesCataLaw: Legal Topics: Anti-trust and Competition Law A comprehensive index of sites pertaining to antitrust and competition law. FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Antitrust and Trade Regulations A comprehensive list of legal resources pertaining to antitrust laws and issues. Provides links to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Union, GATT, and NAFTA sites relevant to the laws governing antitrust and unfair competition. Links to the antitrust laws of Canada, Italy, Spain and other countries are also included. Provides links to relevant U.S. statutes, regulations, agencies, and federal and state court decisions. |
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