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7 February 2012
                       
 
 
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20 Jan 2012
 
 
New legal trends require professionals to upgrade skills
Legal Education
As of 2012, the Wits School of Law is introducing a new suite of specialised postgrauate diplomas to compliment the existing Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Concurrently a revised Bachelor of Law...
 
 
09 Jan 2012
 
Bullying tactics: the introduction of margin squeeze into South African competition law
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The recent decision of the Competition Appeal Court ("CAC") in Senwes Limited v the Competition Commission (Case no. 87/CAC/ FEB09) imported into South African competition law the concept of a...
 
 
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.
 
 
21 Jul 2011
 
DA: Statement by Kobus Marais, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of economic development, on the Walmart-Massmart deal (21/07/2011)
Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by the call made yesterday by Ministers Patel, Davies and Joemat-Pettersson for a review of the decision taken by the Competition Tribunal...

 
 
07 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Senwes Ltd v Competition Commission of South Africa (118/2010) [2011] ZASCA 99
SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) upheld an appeal against an order made by the Competition Appeal Court (the CAC) dismissing an appeal by the appellant (Senwes) against a judgment of the...
 
 
27 May 2011
 
COMESA Merger Control - Premature or filling significant gaps?
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
In addition to having to comply with the merger control requirements of various African jurisdictions, firms implementing mergers in Africa will soon be required to notify certain mergers to a...
 
 
04 Feb 2011
 
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...
 
 
02 Apr 2010
 
 
 
Employment issues spur debate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Concerns about the Competition Commission’s investigations into the effect mergers have on employment, prolonging the merger process, is a hot topic among lawyers in the mergers and acquisitions...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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