- Parties: The appellants were Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. The respondent was the Attorney General of Canada. 

- Subject Matter: This appeal sought to set aside a Federal Court order granting the motion brought by the Attorney General of Canada to strike the appellants’ application for judicial review of the Commissioner of Competition's decision to commence an inquiry against the appellants under s. 10(1)(b)(ii) of the Competition Act, 1985. The appeal alleged that the Federal Court order was wrong in law and in principle and was in disregard of the principle of the rule of law in Canada. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Feb. 12, 2025. 

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal. 

- Amount: No financial award was specified.