South Africa Case Law

Venter v Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope and Others (014688)

Venter v Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope and Others (014688) [2013] ZACT 103; [2013] 2 CPLR 477 (CT) (14 October 2013)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

24/CR/Mar12 (014688)

Judges

Norman Manoim, Andreas Wessels, Takalani Madima

The Tribunal held that a Law Society no-touting rule was subject to the Competition Act, but Venter failed to prove a substantial lessening of competition.

• Professional Association Rules
• Horizontal Restrictive Practices
• Rule Of Reason Analysis
• Exemption Regime
• Market Definition
• Trading Conditions