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7 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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04 Feb 2011
 
 
Companies should engage proactively with Competition Act
Competition Law
Companies need to proactively engage with the requirements of the Competition Act to ensure that they can do business without fear of contravening the Act, says legal firm Webber Wentzel partner...
 
 
Competition Act protects competition, not consumers or competitors
Competition Law
The Competition Act of 2001 is designed to protect competition in a market, not to protect competitors or consumers, says law firm Deneys Reitz associate Rosalind Lake. However, the Act is unique...
 
 
Criminal prosecution of cartels leads to better civil recovery
Competition Law
Using simultaneous criminal and civil processes to prosecute cartel or price fixing activities leads to improved recovery of money from offenders, says legal firm June Marks Attorneys founder June...
 
 
 
 
Fines inadequate as cartel disincentive, but is SA ready?
Competition Law
Internationally, criminal penalties for cartel activities are a growing legal phenomenon because fines imposed often do not serve as adequate disincentives for such activities, says law firm Deneys...
 
 
SMEs underusing Competition Act’s powers
Competition Law
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are underusing the Competition Act’s powers that afford such businesses the opportunity to enter into preferential agreements with larger companies, for...
 
 
29 Mar 2010
 
Not knowing is no excuse: The benefits of a competitive law compliance programme
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Many large, well-known South African companies have been engaged in cartel behaviour over the last few years. This has resulted in the competition authorities imposing financial penalties (a...
 
 
12 Feb 2010
 
Schoolyard sense of fair play not applicable to collusion cases
REAL ECONOMY: COMPETITION LAW
The lingering schoolboy sense of justice in me (and in many others, I suspect) makes it hard to accept a logic whereby a company walks away scot-free, after effectively "telling tales" on its...
 
 
05 Feb 2010
 
 
 
Act should develop in line with South Africa’s growth
Competition Law
Because South Africa is a developing country, experts believe that it should have a Competition Act that can develop as it grows. The Act needs to tackle the aims of seeking to encourage...
 
 
 
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