1. THE COMPETITION TRIBUNAL
Annual Presentation to
Parliamentary Committee
08 November 2006

2. INTRODUCTION Competition policy and the Act Competition Commission
Competition Tribunal
Competition Appeal Court

3. HIGHLIGHTS 2005/2006
Since inception Tribunal has made an average 53.5 merger decisions annually
136 matters heard and 104 decision issued
101 large mergers heard in the current year
76.24% of large mergers heard within 10 days of notification

4. HiIGHLIGHTS 2005/2006 cont
84% of large merger decisions released on same day of hearing, 14% within 10 days of hearing
195 days spent in hearings
895 reports appeared in media monitored by Tribunal
David Lewis serves as vice-chairperson of the ICN
Tribunal invited to join the Competition Committee of the OECD

5. CASES BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL
Type of Case
Number heard
Reasons issued
Large Merger
101 94
Intermediate merger 1
Procedural 20 6
Complaints by Commission 10
Complaints by Complainant
Interim Relief 3
Total
136
104

6. LARGE MERGERS Heard = 101 Approved without conditions = 88
Approved with conditions = 11
Prohibitions = 2

7. RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES
Complaints referred by Commission
10 heard decided
Complaints by Complainants
1 heard withdrawn
interim relief applications
3 heard decided
Total decided = 12

8. FINES/PENALTIES IMPOSED
Fines to the value of R were
imposed because of contravention of
the Act

9. CASES ON PROCEDURE OR POINT OF LAW
Heard = 20
Decided = 19
Withdrawn = 1

10. MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL
David Lewis – Chairperson
Norman Manoim – Full time member
Yasmin Carrim – Full time member

11. MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL
Part time members:
Marumo Moerane – Deputy Chairperson
Urmila Bhoola
Merle Holden
Mbuyiseli Madlanga
Thandi Orleyn
Medi Mokuena
Lawrence Reyburn

12. DIVISIONS OF THE TRIBUNAL
Staff complement of 14 in 3 divisions
Corporate Services headed by Janeen de Klerk
Research Division headed by Rietsie Badenhorst
Registry Division headed by Lerato Motaung