Bowmans
It’s a Fine Mess: The Approach to Administrative Penalties under the Competition Act
2nd April 2012 To date, there has been an inconsistent approach towards penalties for cartel conduct in South Africa. Section 59 of the Competition Act, 89 of... →
Decisions in dispute resolution forums likely to benefit medical scheme members
30th March 2012 The medical scheme industry’s practice of meeting benefits owed to members through direct payment to medical service providers has been questioned,... →
Right of arbitration after commencement of action placed under High Court microscope
29th March 2012 Does a plaintiff have the right to invoke an arbitration clause after commencement of an action? Aveng (Africa) Ltd (formerly Grinaker-LTA Ltd)... →
A Fair Bit of Confusion: Treating Customers Fairly in South Africa 
28th March 2012 Last year, the Financial Services Board (FSB) announced that it would be implementing a Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) policy for the financial... →
Leading SA legal firm’s rapid African expansion
13th March 2012 Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group is continuing with its expansion in Africa with the opening of two new offices in Tanzania and Uganda, bringing the... →
Bullying tactics: the introduction of margin squeeze into South African competition law
By: Creamer Media Reporter 9th January 2012 The recent decision of the Competition Appeal Court ("CAC") in Senwes Limited v the Competition Commission (Case no. 87/CAC/ FEB09) imported into... →
Environmental Regulation of Projects: A Summary
By: Creamer Media Reporter 2nd December 2011 South Africa is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. South Africa is classed as a... →
New Act encourages foreign entities to establish a legal presence in SA
By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th November 2011 Foreign entities wishing to establish a legal presence in South Africa have two options. They can either - * register as an external company or... →
