COMPETITION COMMISSION
Competition watchdog suspends its public advisory service
The Competition Commission will no longer provide advisory opinions to the public. The commission said on Tuesday that it was forced to suspend the public-interest service following the Competition Appeal Court’s ruling against the commission in a controversial case brought by Hosken Consolidated Investment (HCI) in September 2017. HCI was unhappy with an advisory opinion issued by the commission relating to whether approval had to be sought for the restructuring of its gaming interests. Although these opinions are nonbinding on the parties, after the unfavourable decision by the commission, HCI approached the Competition Tribunal for a declaratory order on the matter. When the tribunal refused to grant the order, HCI appealed to the Competition Appeal Court. In October 2017, the court ruled that HCI did not have to notify the competition authorities. The commission has applied for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court. It said the future of the advisory service depended on th...
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