seminars & events

RSVP By Friday, 10 February 2012. For queries, please contact Keketso on k.mothibi@bowman.co.za or 011 669 9451

Topics

Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act provides for the automatic transfer of employment contracts between employers where there is a transfer of a business as a going concern. What constitutes a “going concern” transfer has been a hotly debated topic since the LRA came into force in 1995. Most recently, the Constitutional Court considered this question in the context of the cancellation of service contracts and held that these circumstances may result in the application of section 197. This may have far-reaching consequences for clients tendering for work.

Chris Todd will consider these consequences and provide suggestions on what to consider when tendering for the provision of services, or when terminating a service contracts.

John Brand, leading mediator, has analysed the statistics from the 2011 strike season and he will share his insights into the 2011 negotiations, what went wrong and what could have gone better.
 

Bowman Gilfillan invites you to join us for the Africa Competition Law Seminar - 2012. Competition authorities and legal counsel from various African countries will share their experiences with competition law in their countries and their views on the objectives and goals for competition law on the African continent.

Programme

08h00 - 08h30
Registration and coffee

08h30 - 08h45
Welcome and Introduction
Iona Dhladhla, Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa

08h45 - 09h15
Competition Policy in Africa - Opportunity for Convergence?
Derek Lotter, Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa

09h15 - 09h45
Competition Law in Zimbabwe - The Current State of Play and Moving Ahead
Addington Bexley Chinake, Kantor & Immerman, Zimbabwe

09h45 - 10h15
Kenya - A New Dawn in Competition Law
Richard Harney and Joyce Karanja-Ng'ang'a, Coulson Harney, Kenya

10h15 - 10h40
Tea

10h40 - 11h10
Filling the Gap - The Role of COMESA's Competition Commission in Africa and Beyond
George Lipimile, Director & Chief Executive Officer COMESA Competition Commission, Malawi

11h10 - 12h20
"Independence, Influence or Intervention?" The Role of Government in Competition Law Enforcement
Panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Lang, Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa, including:

Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, Competition Authority of Kenya, Kenya
Kenneth Motsa, Robinson Bertram, Swaziland
Dr Heba Shahein, Shalakany Law Office, Egypt
Shabir Latif SC, Sacranie & Gow, Malawi
Joos Agenbach, Koep & Partners, Namibia
Alexander J Kububa, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Competition and Tariff Commission, Zimbabwe
Mary Gurure, Commission Secretary, Head of Legal and Corporate Services, Competition and Tariff Commission, Zimbabwe

12h20 - 13h40
Lunch
 
13h40 - 14h50
"Let the punishment fit the crime" - The Approach to Penalties for Cartels
Panel discussion moderated by Lulama Mtanga, Bowman Gilfillan, including:
Bongani Dlamini, Manager Enforcement and Cartels, Swaziland Competition Commission, Swaziland
Sydney Chisenga, Corpus Legal Practitioners, Zambia
David F.K. Mpanga, A.F. Mpanga, Advocates, Uganda
Willy Rubeya, Rubeya & Co, Advocates, Burundi
Liya Tembo, Director - Legal & Enforcement, Zambian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Zambia
Rudolph Labuschagne, Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa

14h50 - 16h00
The Objectives of Competition Law for African States
Panel discussion moderated by Robert Legh, Bowman Gilfillan, including:
Jeffrey Bookbinder, Bookbinder Business Law, Botswana
Jean Meijer, Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa
Vitalis Ndalikokule, Head of Mergers, Namibian Competition Commission, Namibia
Patrick Smith, Economist
Liya Tembo, Director - Legal & Enforcement, Zambian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Zambia
Dr Heba Shahein, Shalakany Law Office, Egypt

16h00 - 16h15
Closing Remarks
Robert Legh, Bowman Gilfillan

16h15
Cocktails