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Competition & Antitrust Law
Latest Competition & Antitrust Law Insights
These articles examine legislation and business conduct which concerns anti-competitive behaviour, price-fixing, bid-rigging, mergers, abuse of dominance, cartel conduct and collusion between competitors. When evaluating anti-competitive behaviours, our competition authorities consider not only competitiveness, but also public interest and social objectives such as the promotion of BEE, small businesses, and employee interests.
A question of character – Contraventions of the Competition Act
In the recent case of Competition Commission v Irvin and Johnson Limited and Karan Beef (Proprietary) Limited (the I&J case) the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) has reiterated...
Infrastructure investment under the spotlight
A key pillar of the reconstruction phase for South Africa post-Covid-19 will be further infrastructure investment and modernization of network industries.
The trade, industry and competition department highlighted this in a briefing to parliament on its response…
Provided By Sabinet
Competition in the ICT sector
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA”) is the primary regulatory authority for the information and communications technology (“ICT”) sector comprising telecoms, broadcasting and postal...
Buyer power provisions under South Africa’s competition law
Earlier this year, the Competition Commission (“Commission”) published its Buyer Power Enforcement Guidelines to provide further clarity on the new Buyer Power provisions of the Competition Act 89 of 1998 (“the Act”). The rationale behind these new provisions…
Provided By Eversheds Sutherland
Murder, tigers and… trade marks?
The hit Netflix true crime documentary series, Tiger King, is the global spectacle we didn’t know we needed, but now can’t stop talking about in...
CIPC draws up business rescue CPD policy
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission has drawn up a Business Rescue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Policy.
The trade, industry and competition department published the policy...
by Sabinet
Regulation of the ICT sector
The primary regulatory authority of telecoms, broadcasting and postal services in South Africa is the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (”ICASA”). ICASA is a...
Broadband and data regulations in South Africa
Should data, the internet, the future of communications, bridging the digital divide and other forms of data use be regulated, and if so, how? There...
Cross-border coordination – Clamping down on cartel conduct
The International Competition Network (ICN), of which the South African Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal are members, has recently published guidelines on Enhancing Cross-Border Leniency...
