Bulb Man (SA) (Pty) Ltd and Hadeco (Pty) Ltd (81/IR/Apr06)
Bulb Man (SA) (Pty) Ltd and Hadeco (Pty) Ltd (81/IR/Apr06) [2006] ZACT 86; [2006] 2 CPLR 559 (CT) (28 November 2006)
The Tribunal found that the applicant failed to establish any evidence of anti-competitive effect resulting from the respondent's refusal to supply on agency terms. Even assuming the respondent's dominance and adopting the applicant's market definitions, there was no credible theory of competition harm. The respondent's conduct was motivated by a breakdown in the business relationship, not by an attempt to wield market power or exclude the applicant for anti-competitive purposes. The applicant's evidence regarding changes in margins offered by LFB did not demonstrate harm caused by the respon…
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- Refusal To Supply
- Exclusionary Conduct
- Price Discrimination
- Dominance
- Interim Relief
- Anti Competitive Effect