The damages exposure in these civil claims can often be far greater than the financial penalties
imposed by the competition authorities.
Not exact matches
European dairy giants Nestle and Vivartia are among a number of companies facing fines
imposed by the Greek
competition authority for allegedly fixing dairy prices in the country, press reports have said.
Although the
authorities have considered MFNs under
competition law, many of the cases have resulted in settlements without fines being
imposed following commitments
by the parties to remove the clauses under investigation, which in turn has prevented the development of a consolidated doctrine on MFNs.
The problem is that claims backed
by slanted figures like the $ 1,000 / hr are not dealt with
by our regulators and so the myths are allowed to be perpetuated while ORE does nothing lest they attract another anti-
competition suit
by the
Competition Bureau and many Realtors just don't want to tempt fate
by breaching the codes of ethics
imposed by all three of ORE's
authorities — board, provincial and federal and retaliating.