The Computicket Case: Clarifying the Effects Test Under South Africa’s Abuse of Dominance Law
In the recent case of Computicket v the Competition Commission, the Competition Appeal Court was called upon to analyse and explain the standard that must be met to establish an exclusionary abuse of dominance under South Africa’s Competition Act. The case provides insight into important practical and policy questions – what do we mean by “anti-competitive effects” and how high is the hurdle that must be cleared to establish such effects?
The case involved exclusivity…
