South Africa Case Law

Competition Commission v Media24 (Pty) Ltd and Another (FTN026May19)

Competition Commission v Media24 (Pty) Ltd and Another (FTN026May19) [2019] ZACT 31 (10 July 2019)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

FTN026May19

Judges

N Manoim, Y Carrim, I Valodia

The Competition Tribunal confirmed a consent agreement settling a section 13A(3) merger implementation contravention by Media24 and Novus, with no penalty imposed.

• Prior Implementation Of Merger
• Notifiable Merger
• Section 13a Violation
• Merger Notification
• Competition Compliance
• Prior-implementation-of-merger

S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others (CCT121/17)

S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others (CCT121/17) [2018] ZACC 37; 2018 (12) BCLR 1553 (CC); 2019 (1) SA 370 (CC); [2018] 2 CPLR 411 (CC) (28 September 2018)

Court

Constitutional Court

Case number

CCT121/17

Judges

Cameron, Froneman, Jafta, Kathree-Setiloane, Kollapen, Madlanga, Mhlantla, Theron, Zondi

The Constitutional Court held that the Competition Commission's statutory investigative powers under Part B of Chapter 5 of the Competition Act remain intact and were not curtailed by the June 2016 order of the Competition Appeal Court. The Commission is authorised to exercise both coercive and non-coercive powers, including interviewing witnesses and compelling production of documents, in investigating whether the SABC-MultiChoice agreement constitutes a notifiable merger. The June 2016 order did not expressly or impliedly restrict the Commission to a desktop review of documents. The Competi…

Source excerpt

• Notifiable Merger
• Competition Commission Powers
• Investigation Procedures
• Court Order Interpretation
• Public Interest In Merger Control
• Admission Of New Evidence