Competition class action damages and the corporate leniency policy

Cartel conduct constitutes one of the most serious threats to the maintenance of competition in markets. Due to the secretive nature of cartels, and their conduct, they are extremely difficult for the Competition Commission1 (‘the Commission’) to detect, investigate and prosecute.2 Cartels therefore pose a grave threat to the maintenance of competition in markets. Section 4(1)(b) of the Act imposes a per se prohibition on such conduct. Consequently, cartel conduct is treated as one of the most serious breaches of the Act.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Commercial Law

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Van Eden, Matt

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Bradfield, Graham
• Kelly, Luke

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9154

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9154