September 30, 2014

Price-Fixing Actions After Pro-Sys v. Microsoft: Worrying Implications of the Supreme Court's Decision

Paul-Erik Veel co-authored article Price-Fixing Actions After Pro-Sys v. Microsoft: Worrying Implications of the Supreme Court's Decision that appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of the Canadian Competition Law Review.

"In Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v Microsoft Corporation and its companion cases, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the right of indirect purchasers to advance claims for losses arising from price-fixing conspiracies. The Supreme Court's decision, while settling a long-standing doctrinal debate in Canadian law, gives rise to a number of additional problems..."