The Competition Amendment Bill proposes giving the Competition Commission broader powers, with more substantial remedies and the threshold for initiating a market inquiry has been lowered. Key changes include the expansion of the scope of market inquiries, the provision of a notification and consultation process with sector regulators and the granting of substantial powers to
Nelisile Thanjekwayo
Cartel facilitators liable even if they are not cartel participants
By Lara Granville & Nelisile Thanjekwayo on
A consultancy firm has been found liable and fined €348 000 under EU competition law for facilitating a cartel, although it was not a member of that cartel, and it did not operate in the heat stabiliser market in which the cartel operated.
AC‑Treuhand, a consultancy based in Zurich, offers a range of services including…