Cartels 2019 – South Africa

Getting the Deal Through published their 2019 edition of Market Intelligence – Cartels.

GTDT: Market Intelligence provides a unique perspective on evolving legal and regulatory landscapes in major jurisdictions around the world.

LEX Africa Chairman, Pieter Steyn contributed to the South African chapter. Please click on the link below to access the chapter.

Cartels – 2019 – South Africa

Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through –Market Intelligence: Cartels 2019 (Published: August 2019). For further information please visit www.gettingthedealthrough.com.

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