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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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01 Mar 2013
 
 
Competition compliance programme important for companies
Competition Law
The increase in the number and severity of anticompetitive-conduct fines in South Africa is likely to continue this year, especially as more competition authorities become active and effective.
 
 
11 Feb 2013
 
Is the SAA bailout anti-competitive?
ADAMS & ADAMS
It was reported last week that SAA received an emergency bailout from government to cover short term fuel costs to prevent the potential grounding of its local and international flights. The loan...
 
 
31 Aug 2012
 
Dedicated partners tackle postgraduate diploma in European Competition Law
ADAMS & ADAMS
Our competition law experts say that Competition Law, known in the United States as antitrust law, can be defined as law which promotes or maintains market competition by regulating...
 
 
31 Jul 2012
 
Competition Commission applies for leave to appeal Competition Appeal Court decision – Fundamental issues at play...
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Competition Commission has filed an application for leave to appeal the Competition Appeal Court’s decision giving the merger between Pannar Seed and Pioneer Hi-Bred the green light. Jac...
 
 
27 Jun 2012
 
Constitutional Court rules in Competition Commission’s applications for leave to appeal
ADAMS & ADAMS
After the Competition Commission (“Commission”) scored a Constitutional Court victory in the recent case of Senwes, the Constitutional Court this week dismissed the Commission’s application...
 
 
The case of Pioneer and Pannar Seed: What is the purpose of competition law?
ADAMS & ADAMS
In the words of Robert Bork ‘antitrust has vacillated between the policy of preserving competition and the policy of preserving competitors from their more energetic and efficient rivals’....
 
 
10 May 2012
 
Senwes: A victory for the Competition Commission but a potential Pandora’s Box
ADAMS & ADAMS
The spirits at the Competition Commission were certainly high when the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) ruled in favour of the Competition Authorities[1] by holding that Senwes did indeed...
 
 
11 Apr 2012
 
Prevention of Organised Crime Act – Reasonable Grounds to Forfeit Assets
ADAMS & ADAMS
The National Director of Public Prosecutions (“NDPP”) may, in terms of Section 38 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998, (“POCA”), make an ex parte application to preserve...
 
 
02 Mar 2012
 
SA has most developed competition law system in Africa, but IP tension exists
Competition Law
South Africa has the most progressive and developed competition law system in Africa, but there is a perceived tension between the exercise of intellectual property rights (IPR) and competition...
 
 
13 Feb 2012
 
NGO Molteno Institute in amicable settlement with the National Lotteries Board
ADAMS & ADAMS
The National Lotteries Board has acted swiftly in responding to proceedings instituted by NGO Molteno Language and Literacy Institute, represented by law firm Adams & Adams last week.
 
 
07 Feb 2012
 
Molteno to take National Lottery to court
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy has announced that it is taking the National Lottery to court over claims of corruption in the reversal of a decision to award R20 million per year...
 
 
27 Oct 2011
 
Is it a question of control?
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Competition Act (1998) regulates mergers. A merger is said to occur when one or more firms directly or indirectly acquire or establish direct or indirect control over the whole or part of the...
 
 
24 Oct 2011
 
Is it a question of control?
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Competition Act (1998) regulates mergers. A merger is said to occur when one or more firms directly or indirectly acquire or establish direct or indirect control over the whole or part of the...
 
 
28 Sep 2011
 
The SA Competition Act in a nutshell - Adams & Adams distils its complexities
ADAMS & ADAMS
“South Africa’s Competition Act is a complex creature. With its wide reach, and its impact on other fields of law, the full extent of its implications can be difficult to grasp” says Jac...
 
 
04 Feb 2011
 
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...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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