Misha van Niekerk
Location
4 Daventry Road, Pretoria, South Africa

Misha van Niekerk

About

Misha is a Senior Associate in the Competition Law department. She specialises in competition law and advises a number of large corporate entities in respect of all aspects relating to competition law. She holds qualifications from the University of Stellenbosch and Wits.

  • Preparing, submitting and moving applications for approval of mergers before the Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal
  • All aspects of competition law compliance, including in-house training
  • Reviewing agreements to advise on Competition Law aspects
  • Assisting with complaints regarding prohibited practices, including instituting and defending complaints to the Competition Commission

Academic Record

  • Advanced Certificate in Competition Law – University of Witwatersrand | 2013
  • LLB (Cum Laude) – University of Stellenbosch | 2011
  • Dip in Law – University of the West of England, Bristol | 2007

Qualifications

  • Admitted Attorney | 2014

Credentials

  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
  • Awarded prize for top performing LLB student | 2011
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The Return of the Advisory Opinion

After a long period of uncertainty relating to advisory opinions by the Competition Commission, a new regulation has been published by the Department of Trade and Industry which reintroduces non-bindi...

Competition LawDispute ResolutionJac MaraisMia de JagerMisha van Niekerk
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Draft vertical restraint regulations & their potential impact on competition law

On 3 June 2024, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition published draft vertical restraint regulations for comment (“the Draft Regulations”) along with a memorandum to provide context in...

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HOSTILE TAKEOVERS AND MERGER FILING REQUIREMENTS – THE END OF THE TARGET FIRM’S ABILITY TO EMPLOY DILATORY TACTICS?

On 5 January 2024, the Competition Commission (“the Commission”) published draft guidelines on the filing of merger notifications for hostile transactions (“the Draft Guidelines”). The Commiss...

Commercial LitigationLitigationMisha van Niekerk