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Competition cases 'must be sped up'

Johannesburg - Competition Tribunal chairman Norman Manoim has suggested that the role of the Supreme Court of Appeal in competition cases be eliminated and that interest be charged on fines from the date they are imposed by the tribunal.

These were just two of the suggestions aimed at addressing the excessive delays in processing competition cases.

At a breakfast meeting this week, Manoim said dramatic action needed to be taken to speed up the pace at which competition cases were resolved, Business Report reported on Thursday.

He said "slow justice was not only no justice" but also threatened the rule of law.

He called upon business and the legal fraternity to consider ways in which the procedures before the competition authorities could be expedited.

Manoim acknowledged it was not only companies and their lawyers that caused procedures to be dragged out but also the commission and the tribunal.

Other recommendations made by Manoim included the commission providing guidelines on how it approaches fines and offering a discount for early settlement of cases.

Manoim said charging interest on fines would help to reduce opportunistic appeals to the Competition Appeal Court.
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