the Constitutional Court has handed down a landmark judgment in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Limited v Competition Commission & Food and Allied Workers Union. The case considers the correct test for merger specificity of retrenchments and is likely to have a significant impact on the assessment of corporate mergers against the public interest backdrop.
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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has announced further proposed changes as part of the JSE Simplification Project.
Continue readingThis is the second in a series of three articles summarising the key points of discussion during Bowmans’ 12th Annual Africa Competition Law Conference, held in Nairobi, Kenya, in February 2024.Â
Continue readingThis is the first in a series of three articles summarising the key points of discussion during Bowmans’ 12th Annual Africa Competition Law Conference, held in Nairobi, Kenya, in February 2024.Â
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Our team that attended Johannesburg Arbitration Week has compiled highlights of the third day’s discussions.
Continue readingBowmans team on the ground at Johannesburg Arbitration Week has compiled the following highlights of the second day’s discussions, which covered arbitration as an enabler in the African energy transition, international treaty arbitration, experts in arbitration, chartered accountants as experts or arbitrators, and whether arbitrations can unwittingly facilitate corruption.
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