Competition law basics for labour lawyers 2025
There is a significant intersection between labour law and competition law in South Africa. This is most evident in merger transactions, particularly where retrenchments are contemplated, but can also arise in other labour and employment contexts, including no-poaching agreements and restraints of trade.
This is an introductory course focusing specifically on the areas where competition law intersects with labour law. It is aimed at anyone wanting a good understanding of which forum has jurisdiction in the event of overlapping disputes, and how labour and employment issues are dealt with by the competition authorities.
When and where?
23 to 25 June 2025, 9:00 to 11:00 SAST
This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom.
Course outline
In this course, we will cover:
- Overview of the applicable legal framework
- Objectives of competition and labour law
- Jurisdiction of the competition and labour forums
- Breaches of the Competition Act
- Competition and socio-economic assessments of mergers
- Approaches to retrenchments, transformation, ESOPs, etc
- Practical examples, with reference to applicable case law
- Conditions addressing public interest concerns
- Monitoring and enforcement
Who will benefit from this course?
Attorneys, advocates, legal graduates, legal advisors, corporate counsel, regulatory professionals, NGOs and trade unions with an interest in enforcing the Competition Act.
Presenter
Advocate Candice Slump (B.Juris, LLB, and LLM) practiced as an Advocate for over 18 years and served as an Acting Judge in the High Court. In November 2017 she joined the Competition Commission of South Africa as Manager: Litigation. She leads complex competition litigation and provides competition law training to Commission economists and lawyers and to attorneys and advocates in private practice.
How much?
R2,970 per person
Certificate
A digital certificate from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.
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