Recent multi-million rand fines and adverse publicity for contraventions of the Competition Act have reinforced the importance of the obligation on companies to comply with the provisions of the Competition Act.

Blakes has a dedicated Competition Law Department with local and cross-jurisdictional expertise and is able to assist clients with all aspects of competition law compliance, including advising on:

    • vertical and horizontal restrictive practices (prohibited practices)
    • exemption applications
    • abuse of a dominant position
    • pre-merger advise and merger notifications
    • initiating or responding to complaints
    • representation in competition law proceedings before the competent authorities
    • interim relief applications
    • competition law compliance programs, implementation, on-going
      evaluation and training
    • due diligence and compliance audits

For competition law related queries, contact Sean O’Dowd at +27(0)11 509 8204