Megaplexes freeze out some indie theaters Mar 3, 2010
The challenges we face are [led by] restraint of trade and unfair competitive practices from the chains, said Juliet Goodfriend, president of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute in suburban Philadelphia part film education center, part theater. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Jeff Kennett's ominous warning Feb 25, 2010
This, Kennett claims, means the threat of restraint of trade that has prompted free agency remains. The AFL wanted 'peace in our time', a phrase I have heard once before in my lifetime, and it did not buy peace,'' Kennett wrote. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Player body demands action over Rebels deadline dispute Feb 21, 2010
Hassanein said the RUPA was ''fundamentally opposed'' to the ARU's restriction on the Melbourne Rebels to sign any Australian-based players before May 31, and labelled it a restraint of trade ... It's a restraint of trade. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Vodacom still paying ex-CEO Feb 14, 2010
According to the newspaper, Vodacom chairman Peter Moyo admits they are paying the retired CEO a retainer as part of a restraint of trade and consultancy fee. The article goes on to state the General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union Gallent Roberts is demanding that Knott-Craig repay the money with interest. (iAfrica.com)
Jones Day: Proposed OCI Recruiting Rules Could Result in Restraint of Trade Feb 2, 2010
"In any other industry, this would immediately be perceived as a restraint of trade," Jones Day hiring partner Gregory Shumaker writes in the Friday letter, which reads at times like a call to eliminate any hiring guidelines in order to allow the free market to run unabated ... The possibility of such a "boycott" combined with a ban on pre-January offers might amount to a restraint of trade, the letter says. (Law.com)
South Africa: B&W Grows Offering By Buying Pontins Jan 26, 2010
In terms of restraint of trade agreements, a further R1m was paid to each of the two shareholders of Pontins. The deal is conditional on the Pontins empowerment trust being wound up. (allAfrica.com)
Federal Judge Recertifies Class in Comcast Antitrust Case Jan 16, 2010
Whether Comcast conspired with competitors and entered into agreements with competitors "to allocate markets, territories, and customers for cable television services," and whether such conduct "is a per se violation, or whether it constitutes a restraint of trade in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.". Whether Comcast "unlawfully attempted to monopolize, or unlawfully possess and willfully acquired or maintained monopoly power in, the Philadelphia area cable market with respect to cable... (Law.com)
