Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Acquittal of Philips Electronics on Price Maintenance Charges

Abstract

The Supreme Court of Canada, in a decision delivered orally on November 24, dismissed an appeal by the Crown against the judgement of the Ontario Court of Appeal in R.V. Philips Electronics Ltd., (1981) 30 O.R. (2d) 129, thus confirming the acquittal of Philips on two counts of price maintenance under s. 38(0)(a) of the Combines Investigation Act.