Prohibited Practices

The Competition Act regulates how a company may interact with other players in the market and, there are certain categories of practices that are prohibited between certain players. For example, competitors may not engage in price fixing, market allocation or collusive tendering.

There are other restrictions that apply to supplier and customer relationships which relate to certain pricing practices; discount or rebate structures or exclusive supply relationships. Lastly, certain conduct is prohibited at the hands of companies that find themselves in a dominant position. In such cases, there is a heightened responsibility on dominant companies not to engage in exclusionary or exploitative conduct.

Our expert competition law team will assist companies in understanding their obligations and to formulate guidelines on what they are allowed to do, as well as potential complaints against the conduct of other companies.