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The Story Behind The Story: Policy Ambition Or Competition Concern In The Competition Commission’s Draft Guidelines On Repair, Service And Maintenance Aftermarkets?
The Competition Commission's Draft Guidelines on Repair, Service and Maintenance Aftermarkets propose to regulate how original equipment manufacturers control access to repair parts and services. Drawing from decades-old US precedent, these guidelines raise fundamental questions about whether competition law should intervene in aftermarkets where firms may lack traditional market power. The proposed framework risks expanding competition law beyond its conventional boundaries while potentially imposing oblig
South Africa Anti-trust
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Webinar Recording | When They Knock: Preparing For Dawn Raids Under The Competition Act (Video)
The Competition Commission's recent dawn raids in the scrap-metal sector signal a shift from policy to enforcement action. This practical webinar explores how businesses can identify collusion risks, prepare for dawn raids, and manage competitor contact under South African Competition Act provisions. The session addresses business readiness in an era where digital evidence, including AI-related records, plays an increasingly central role in competition investigations.
South Africa Anti-trust
CD
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Inaugural ECOWAS Competition Conference 2026 Recap
The inaugural ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority conference in Banjul brought together African regulators to discuss critical challenges in competition law enforcement, including inter-agency cooperation, merger control filing fees, and the complexities of reviewing transactions in emerging sectors. What insights emerged from this landmark gathering about the future of antitrust regulation across the continent?
Gambia Anti-trust
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BREMER LF WLL
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FCCPC Imposes Structural Remedies In MTN/IHS Acquisition
The Nigerian Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has conditionally approved MTN Group Limited's acquisition of IHS Holding Limited, requiring MTN to divest 30 percent of IHS's Nigerian business to local investors. This decision addresses vertical competition concerns arising from MTN's transition from minority shareholder and customer to controlling owner of a telecommunications infrastructure provider that serves multiple mobile network operators.
Nigeria Anti-trust
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BREMER LF WLL
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Webinar Recording | When They Knock: Preparing For Dawn Raids Under The Competition Act (Video)
The Competition Commission's recent dawn raids in the scrap-metal sector signal a shift from policy to enforcement action. This practical webinar explores how businesses can identify collusion risks, prepare for dawn raids, and manage competitor contact under South African Competition Act provisions. The session addresses business readiness in an era where digital evidence, including AI-related records, plays an increasingly central role in competition investigations.
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CAK Annual Report FY 2024/25 - Competition Law Highlights
Kenya's Competition Authority published its FY 2024/25 Annual Report, revealing significant merger control activity with 128 applications processed, behavioral antitrust investigations spanning 75 cases, and notable enforcement actions against trade associations for price-fixing conduct. The report highlights the CAK's continued focus on employment retention conditions in merger approvals and its measured approach to exemption applications from industry bodies seeking relief from minimum pricing guidelines.
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New EU Guidelines On Abusive Exclusionary Conduct: The Onus Falls On Dominant Undertakings
The European Commission has substantially reworked its guidelines on abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings following widespread criticism of the 2024 draft. While notable improvements include reaffirming the below 40% market share safe harbor and the as-efficient competitor standard, significant concerns remain about the evidentiary burden placed on dominant firms and the EC's maximalist approach to enforcement.
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The Story Behind The Story: Policy Ambition Or Competition Concern In The Competition Commission’s Draft Guidelines On Repair, Service And Maintenance Aftermarkets?
The Competition Commission's Draft Guidelines on Repair, Service and Maintenance Aftermarkets propose to regulate how original equipment manufacturers control access to repair parts and services. Drawing from decades-old US precedent, these guidelines raise fundamental questions about whether competition law should intervene in aftermarkets where firms may lack traditional market power. The proposed framework risks expanding competition law beyond its conventional boundaries while potentially imposing oblig
South Africa Anti-trust
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Webinar Recording | When They Knock: Preparing For Dawn Raids Under The Competition Act (Video)
The Competition Commission's recent dawn raids in the scrap-metal sector signal a shift from policy to enforcement action. This practical webinar explores how businesses can identify collusion risks, prepare for dawn raids, and manage competitor contact under South African Competition Act provisions. The session addresses business readiness in an era where digital evidence, including AI-related records, plays an increasingly central role in competition investigations.
South Africa Anti-trust
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The Simplification Paradox: Safety, Competitiveness, And Administrability In Post-Crisis EU Financial Services Reform
The EU's financial services simplification agenda represents more than regulatory recalibration—it embodies a compound acknowledgement of structural limitations by regulators, regulated firms, and a political economy that can no longer equate regulatory volume with effectiveness. Drawing on regulatory cycle literature and comparative analysis of the EU, US, and UK, this article examines whether enforcement credibility rather than regulatory complexity determines compliance outcomes, and argues that si
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The Story Behind The Story: Policy Ambition Or Competition Concern In The Competition Commission’s Draft Guidelines On Repair, Service And Maintenance Aftermarkets?
The Competition Commission's Draft Guidelines on Repair, Service and Maintenance Aftermarkets propose to regulate how original equipment manufacturers control access to repair parts and services. Drawing from decades-old US precedent, these guidelines raise fundamental questions about whether competition law should intervene in aftermarkets where firms may lack traditional market power. The proposed framework risks expanding competition law beyond its conventional boundaries while potentially imposing oblig
South Africa Anti-trust
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Inaugural ECOWAS Competition Conference 2026 Recap
The inaugural ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority conference in Banjul brought together African regulators to discuss critical challenges in competition law enforcement, including inter-agency cooperation, merger control filing fees, and the complexities of reviewing transactions in emerging sectors. What insights emerged from this landmark gathering about the future of antitrust regulation across the continent?
Gambia Anti-trust
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BREMER LF WLL
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