South Africa Case Law

Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd v Vexall (Pty) Ltd and Another (182/CAC/Mar20)

Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd v Vexall (Pty) Ltd and Another (182/CAC/Mar20) [2020] ZACAC 4; [2020] 2 CPLR 490 (CAC) (15 July 2020)

Court

Competition Appeal Court

Case number

182/CAC/Mar20

Judges

Unterhalter, Davis, Vally

The Competition Appeal Court held that BCX could not appeal the interim order on the merits because it had no final or irreversible effect, but the costs order was appealable and was set aside.

• Interim Relief
• Appealability Of Orders
• Costs Awards
• Abuse Of Dominance
• Tying Arrangements
• Competition-law

Vexall Proprietary Limited v Business Connexion Proprietary Limited and Another (IR119Oct19)

Vexall Proprietary Limited v Business Connexion Proprietary Limited and Another (IR119Oct19) [2020] ZACT 85 (12 February 2020)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

IR119Oct19

Judges

Yasmin Carrim, Anton Roskam, Halton Cheadle

The Competition Tribunal granted interim relief against BCX, barring it from tying Unisolv licences to value-added services pending the complaint hearing.

• Interim Relief
• Tying Arrangements
• Abuse Of Dominance
• Section 49c Order
• Competition-law
• Interim-relief

Sappi Fine Papers and Competition Commission (62/CR/Nov01)

Sappi Fine Papers and Competition Commission (62/CR/Nov01) [2002] ZACT 26 (17 April 2002)

Court

Competition Tribunal

Case number

62/CR/Nov01

Judges

D.H. Lewis, S. Zilwa, N.M. Manoim

The Tribunal held that the Commission's complaint referral was not time-barred, as multiple extensions of the investigation period are permissible under section 50 of the Competition Act, provided each extension is validly obtained before the expiry of the previous period. The Tribunal found no statutory restriction on the number of extensions and distinguished the wording of section 50 from section 14, which expressly limits merger investigation extensions to a single period. On the second exception, the Tribunal determined that the complaint referral failed to disclose a cause of action und…

Source excerpt

• Abuse Of Dominance
• Tying Arrangements
• Exclusionary Acts
• Complaint Referral Procedure
• Jurisdiction Of Tribunal