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18 May 2013
                       
 
 
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18 Mar 2013
 
 
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr rankings in Chambers Global 2013
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The Chambers Global Guide 2013 rankings were published on 15 March 2013. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is ranked in eleven practice areas this year and 25 individual rankings were achieved. Six directors...
 
 
13 Mar 2013
 
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse…
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
A recent flavour of the month in media circles here and abroad has been meat – and more particularly what's in it.  It seems governments and politicians are always looking for a scapegoat or, in...
 
 
22 Jun 2012
 
Commission to tackle fishing industry tender
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The Commission is investigating allegations against the R800 million tender won by Sekunjalo to combat illegal fishing along South Africa's coastline.
 
 
30 Apr 2012
 
Leniency applications open to disclosure
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
In a related matter, litigation around the Commission's 2009 referral against producers of long steel products continues its protracted course in light of the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) ruling...
 
 
Spotlight still on steel
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The Competition Commission has referred a collusion case against ArcelorMittal (Mittal) and its smaller competitor, Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium (Highveld), to the Tribunal for alleged price...
 
 
21 Feb 2012
 
Maskal Tubes and Copalcor Merger Prohibition
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The copper merger prohibition by the Competition Commission this week was the fifth merger prohibition by the Commission since December 2011.
 
 
20 Jan 2012
 
E-billing – the terms and conditions are not being clearly communicated to consumers
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Under the spirit and letter of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), SANRAL ought to do more to educate consumers as to how the toll road e-billing system will work, their financial obligations (which...
 
 
09 Dec 2011
 
Competition Commission prohibits knock and drop distribution merger
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The Competition Commission has announced that it had prohibited the acquisition of Primedia@Home, a printed advertisement distribution business of Primedia, by Paarl Media. The Commission said it a...
 
 
25 Nov 2011
 
Comment on the change of conditions for the Kansai Merger
CLOFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Chris Charter, Director in the Competition practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr says with regards to the Competition Commission’s change of conditions for the Kansai merger, that it was not unheard...
 
 
04 Nov 2011
 
Media24 – First time predatory pricing case is referred to the Tribunal
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The recent announcement by the Competition Commission that they will refer Media24 to the Competition Tribunal will be the first occasion that the Commission has referred a predatory pricing case...
 
 
14 Oct 2011
 
New merger notification thresholds to be introduced in Zambia
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Zambian competition law requires mergers to be notified if they meet a certain threshold, which threshold is to be prescribed by the Minister.
 
 
13 Oct 2011
 
Alleged failure to notify mergers – nominal penalties
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Phelps Dodge National Cables Corporation and three others asked Competition Tribunal yesterday to confirm a settlement they had reached following an alleged failure, by the four respondents, to...
 
 
New competition and consumer protection regime in Kenya
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
As of 1 August 2011, the Restrictive Trade Practices Monopolies and Price Control Act of Kenya was repealed by the Kenyan Competition Act (New Act).
 
 
16 Sep 2011
 
Millers's gambit fails
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The Tribunal has dismissed Paramount Mills' gambit to have the case brought against it by the Commission for alleged cartel conduct thrown out.
 
 
10 Aug 2011
 
Tribunal required to 'do the maths' in setting penalties
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
In a judgement released on 4 August, the Competition Appeal Court set aside the Competition Tribunal's penalties imposed on Southern Pipeline Contractors and Contrite Walls and substituted those...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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