South Africa Case Law

Competition Commission v H Pistorious & Co (Pty) Ltd; In re: Competition Commission v H Pistorious & Co (Pty) Ltd and H Pistorious & Co (Pty) Ltd v Competition Commission (CR150Oct13/ASP165Dec14/Exc200Feb15)

Competition Commission v H Pistorious & Co (Pty) Ltd; In re: Competition Commission v H Pistorious & Co (Pty) Ltd and H Pistorious & Co (Pty) Ltd v Competition Commission (CR150Oct13/ASP165Dec14/Exc200Feb15) [2015] ZACT 123; [2015] 2 CPLR 729 (CT) (14 July 2015)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

CR150Oct13/ASP165Dec14/Exc200Feb15

Judges

Yasmin Carrim, Andreas Wessels, Medi Mokuena

The Tribunal dismissed a substitution application because the Commission failed to serve it on the Trust's individual trustees, making the matter procedurally defective.

• Substitution Of Parties
• Service Of Process
• Natural Justice
• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Substitution-of-parties
• Service-of-process

Competition Commission v Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd (92/CR/Dec09)

Competition Commission v Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd (92/CR/Dec09) [2012] ZACT 34; [2012] 2 CPLR 232 (CT) (8 May 2012)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

92/CR/Dec09

Judges

Y Carrim, A Ndoni, M Mokuena

The Tribunal confirmed a settlement in a competition matter involving price fixing and customer allocation in tyre sales, and imposed a penalty on Maxiprest.

• Price Fixing
• Market Allocation
• Collusive Tendering
• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Administrative Penalty
• Corporate Leniency Policy

Competition Commission South Africa v Pentel South Africa (Pty) Ltd (27/CR/Apr11)

Competition Commission South Africa v Pentel South Africa (Pty) Ltd (27/CR/Apr11) [2011] ZACT 89; [2011] 2 CPLR 352 (CT) (27 October 2011)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

27/CR/Apr11

Judges

Norman Manoim, Andiswa Ndoni, Medi Mokuena

The Competition Tribunal held that a withdrawn complaint could be reinitiated by the Commissioner as a new complaint, so prescription did not bar referral.

• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Complaint Prescription
• Commission Initiation
• Appointment Of Inspector
• Competition-law
• Complaint-prescription

Competition Commission v Rainbow Farms (Pty) Ltd (01/CR/Jan10)

Competition Commission v Rainbow Farms (Pty) Ltd (01/CR/Jan10) [2010] ZACT 59; [2010] 2 CPLR 276 (CT) (1 September 2010)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

01/CR/Jan10

Judges

N Manoim, Y Carrim, A Wessels

The Competition Tribunal confirmed a settlement in which Rainbow Farms admitted minimum resale price maintenance and agreed to a R1 million penalty.

• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Administrative Penalty
• Section 5 2 Competition Act
• Compliance Programme
• Settlement Agreement
• Minimum-resale-price-maintenance

Competition Commission and Another v South African Breweries and Others (134/CR/DEC07)

Competition Commission and Another v South African Breweries and Others (134/CR/DEC07) [2010] ZACT 45 (9 July 2010)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

134/CR/DEC07

Judges

Norman Manoim, Yasmin Carrim, Merle Holden

The Tribunal granted SAB and its distributors’ separation application, ordering the wholesale distribution complaints to proceed separately from the section 8 abuse complaint.

• Separation Of Issues
• Vertical Agreements
• Concerted Practices
• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Price Discrimination
• Abuse Of Dominance

Nkosinauth Ronald Msomi t/a Minnie Cigarette Wholesalers and Others v British American Tobacco South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Nkosinauth Ronald Msomi t/a Minnie Cigarette Wholesalers and Others v British American Tobacco South Africa (Pty) Ltd [2002] ZACT 49 (30 August 2002)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

49/1R/Jul02

Judges

N Manoim, D Lewis, F Fourie

The Tribunal found that the applicants failed to establish a prima facie case of a prohibited practice under sections 5(1), 5(2), or 8(c) of the Competition Act. The evidence did not show that the new agreement would substantially lessen competition, impose minimum resale price maintenance, or constitute exclusionary conduct. The reduction in distributor margins and changes in compensation did not amount to anticompetitive effects sufficient to warrant interim relief. The Tribunal emphasized that competition law protects the process, not individual competitors, and that the applicants' eviden…

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• Vertical Agreements
• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Abuse Of Dominance
• Margin Squeeze
• Exclusionary Conduct

Cancun Trading No 24 CC and Others and Seven-Eleven Corp SA (Pty) Ltd (Dissenting) (18/IR/Dec99)

Cancun Trading No 24 CC and Others and Seven-Eleven Corp SA (Pty) Ltd (Dissenting) (18/IR/Dec99) [2000] ZACT 11 (12 April 2000)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

18/IR/Dec99

Judge

C. Qunta

Dissenting decision refusing interim relief in a Competition Act franchise dispute over alleged minimum resale price maintenance and section 59 requirements.

• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Interim Relief
• Restrictive Practices
• Franchise Agreements
• Balance Of Convenience
• Competition-law

Cancun Trading No 24 CC and Others and Seven-Eleven Corp SA (Pty) Ltd (18/IR/Dec99)

Cancun Trading No 24 CC and Others and Seven-Eleven Corp SA (Pty) Ltd (18/IR/Dec99) [2000] ZACT 10 (7 April 2000)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

18/IR/Dec99

Judges

D.H. Lewis, N.M. Manoim, C Qunta

The Tribunal granted interim relief to Seven-Eleven franchisees, finding that franchise price controls amounted to prohibited minimum resale price maintenance under section 5(2).

• Vertical Restrictive Practices
• Minimum Resale Price Maintenance
• Franchise Agreements
• Abuse Of Dominance
• Market Definition
• Minimum-resale-price-maintenance