A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE YARA AND LOUNGEFOAM MATTERS, COMPETITION LAW: SIBERGRAMME 6/2012

The South African Competition Act 89 of 1998 (the "Act") has been in force for over a decade. Since its inception, the Competition Commission (the "Commission") and companies accused of contravening the Act have sought to battle out their differences before the Competition Tribunal (the "Tribunal"), the Competition Appeal Court (the "CAC") and, sometimes, even the Supreme Court of Appeal (the "SCA").