A recent judgment in the Western Cape High Court deals with the limitation on collection costs that a debtor can be charged in terms of a credit agreement under the National Credit Act.
Read More
The regulations on price discrimination provide clarity defining price discrimination, establishing whether a contravention has occurred, and whether it is likely to impede effective participation by the “designated class” of consumers which the Legislature has identified as deserving of specific protection.
Read More
Dominant firms are also prohibited from engaging in price discrimination and exerting unfair buyer power. Recently, these provisions have been amended to include specific protections for small and medium sized businesses.
Read More
While the price discrimination regulations intend to protect “designated class” purchasers in the downstream market, the buyer power regulations intend to protect designated class suppliers in the upstream market.
Read More
A restaurant may find itself liable for injury to, or death suffered by, a customer as a result of an allergen present in dishes that it serves.
Read More
Guidelines serve as a warning that the competition authorities will be stringently monitoring future transactions and potentially levying higher fines for the prior implementation offence than in previous years.
Read More