Prepared for: CRESSE, 17th International Conference on Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy and Regulation Introduction The interplay between competition law and intellectual property is not a novel topic. On the one hand, intellectual property seeks to protect and reward intellectual property rights holders for their innovation, whilst competition law strives to achieve and […]
Publications
The Risk of Price Regulation: A Review of Recent Abuse of Dominance Cases in South Africa
By Michael-James Currie, Gina Lodolo and Nicola Taljaard As aptly put by Campton P[1] “it is probably safe to say that in the developed world, competition is now accepted as the best available mechanism for maximizing the things that one can demand from an economic system in most circumstances. Economic regulation is increasingly perceived to […]
South Africa Excessive Pricing – An Evaluation of the Sasol Chemical Industries Decision – A New Dawn, or a Continuation of the Status Quo?
In June 2015, the South African Competition Appeal Court handed down judgment in a case likely to become the leading jurisprudence on excessive pricing in South Africa.
Follow-On Damages for Anti-Competitive Conduct: A need for Legislative Intervention?
By John Oxenham, Michael-James Currie and Charl van der Merwe Introduction South Africa’s law governing follow-on damages for competition law violations remains largely undeveloped and plaintiffs as well as our civil courts are likely to encounter a number of legal and practical challenges in pursuing damages claims against those defendants who have been found to […]
South Africa’s Amended Price Discrimination Provision: An Analytical Framework in Relation to the Grocery Retail Market
Dissertation prepared by Michael-James Currie for the degree of Master of Arts in Economics for Competition Law, Kings College London (2020) Abstract With reference to the grocery retail market, this thesis evaluates South Africa’s recently amended price discrimination provisions by analysing the economic benefits of price discrimination and the unintended consequences which might arise if […]
