“So the wolf showed his teeth” – Not again Facebook!
“Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me in! Let me in!”
“No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!”
“Then I’ll huff and I’ll...
Ahmore Burger-Smidt
Ahmore Burger-Smidt is a Director at Werksmans Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd.
Knock knock knocking on jail’s door – Cartel conduct
The amendments to the Competition Act, 1998, which introduce criminal liability for cartel conduct, came into effect on 1 May 2016. The amendments introduced criminal...
What would it take to heal the SAA bird’s broken wing?
On 8 August 2016 the High Court ordered South African Airways (“SAA”) to pay more than R104 million to liquidated airline Nationwide, for damages caused...
When the sins of the fathers come knocking on the door
The Competition Commission (“Commission”) has reached a settlement agreement with ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (“AMSA”) in terms of which all pending investigations and prosecutions against...
The Uber price-fixing ride: What are the anti-trust co-ordinates?
During December 2015, Spencer Meyer instituted a class action lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, in the United States. The law suit is...
Final Guidelines On Public Interest Published
On 2 June 2016, The Competition Commission (“Commission”) published final Guidelines on the Assessment of Public Interest Provisions in Merger Regulation (“Guidelines”) under the Competition...
How to Compensate the Victims of Collusion: Anti-Competitive Practices
In the sphere of competition law, anti-competitive practices can have a detrimental effect on an economy and the performances of markets. It is accepted that...
Criminalisation of cartels: A potential cure with side effects
Competition authorities particularly in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia have enacted and entrenched criminal penalties for cartel behaviour. South Africa seems to...
Your secrets to be kept or not? Commercially sensitive information
In a recent decision handed down by the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal“) in the long running cartel investigation involving, amongst others, Allens Mescho and Cape Gate,...
