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 […]
ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority launches in The Gambia
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (“ECOWAS“) officially launched its Regional Competition Authority today in Banjul, The Gambia. The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (“ERCA“) is established to implement the Regional Competition Rules adopted by the ECOWAS Authority in 2008. These Rules essentially promote, maintain and encourage competition while enhancing economic efficiency […]
African Competition Law Developments in 2018 and the outlook for 2019
African Competition Law Developments in 2018 and the outlook for 2019 Africa is sometimes described as the “last frontier” of competition law. This observation arises because many African countries have only recently adopted modern competition laws (South Africa only did so in 1999) and some key countries (like Nigeria and Uganda) have not yet done […]
Q&A – Immunity, Sanctions & Settlements 2018 – South Africa
Pieter Steyn – LEX Africa Chairman and Director at Werksmans Attorneys in South Africa, contributed the South African chapter of GCR Know-how – on the topic of Immunity, Sanctions & Settlements for 2018. See below all questions and answers for this chapter. 1. What benefits are available to the first applicant to qualify? The principal […]
Cartels in South Africa
Getting the Deal Through published their 2018 edition of Market Intelligence – Cartels. This publication considers types of infringements the antitrust authority has been focusing on recently: Recent developments to the leniency system Means to speed up or streamline the authority’s decision-making Levels of judicial review Developments to private cartel enforcement Developments in antitrust compliance […]
Developments in Competition Law in Africa
African States are increasingly implementing and enforcing competition laws both on a national and a regional basis. This has important implications for foreign and local businesses operating in Africa. At LEX Africa’s June seminar on developments in competition law in Africa, speakers discussed the increasing trend of governments to try and use competition law as […]
South Africa’s Competition Amendment Bill 2018
On 12 July 2018, it was announced that the Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 (“Bill“) was officially introduced to the National Assembly. This Bill details far-reaching changes to the Competition Act, 1998 and empowers the Competition Authorities to intervene in markets where they deem it appropriate. The main objective of the amendments as detailed in the […]
New Competition Law in Angola
Law no. 5/18, of 10th of May – Competition Law. On the 10th of May of this year, the first Competition Law was approved in Angola. The said Law applies to (i) the economic activities carried out in Angola, whether on a permanent or occasional basis and (i) to the public companies, private companies, cooperative […]
Africa’s trade, competition and growth trends
LEX Africa recently hosted a series of interactive panel discussions on policy progress and hindrances in the continent that affect its growth. Among the topics covered at a recent LEX Africa seminar on Africa were high growth economies, mining, trade trends and developments in competition law across the region. Dianna Games, CEO of Africa@Work and […]
SA: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission (“Commission”) finalises its first case
On 23 January 2018, the Commission issued final findings against SAB & T BEE Services (Pty) Ltd (“SAB&T“) and Ms Shameema Ismail (“Ismail“). This is the first case that the Commission has finalised since it was established in April 2016 and resulted from a complaint lodged by Mr Keith Levenstein, the chairperson and founder of […]
