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Fasken

Competition/Antitrust

Global Guide 2026 : South Africa


Fasken

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Your business focus is on growth, development and sustainability—key strategies you intend to implement will impact your customers, suppliers or competitors—and may result in enhanced scrutiny by competition authorities. To promptly and appropriately navigate and address these challenges the Competition, Marketing & Foreign Investment (CMFI) team at Fasken stands ready to help you get the best outcome, through timely and practical advice.

Leading companies around the world look to us for competition law advice on their daily operations and their most significant commercial transactions. Our lawyers have vast experience in all aspects of competition, marketing and foreign investment law. We are regularly retained to advise on and represent multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Canadian and South African aspects of global mergers and acquisitions. We also defend clients in domestic and cross-border competition investigations and prosecutions, as well as private actions, including class actions. Our clients operate in various sectors, including information technology, telecommunications, transportation, pharmaceutical, financial services, agricultural, food, consumer electronics, automotive, mining, energy, manufacturing and retail.

We provide pragmatic and creative solutions to minimize risk and ensure compliance with Canadian and South African competition and foreign investment laws.

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Competition/Antitrust - South Africa

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Fasken has expertise spanning the full range of competition mandates. The firm regularly represents clients before the Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal concerning allegations of price fixing, market allocation and collusion. The team also assists clients with market inquiries and with obtaining Commission exemption from the application of aspects of competition law. It possesses further experience handling domestic and multi-jurisdictional merger control mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Fasken advised the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa (FIASA) on obtaining approval from the Competition Commission regarding the implementation of a uniform LPG cylinder deposit fee under the block exemption rules.

Strengths

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  • Fasken's communication is very good.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentGlobal
  • I would highlight the team's dedication to drilling down into the detail of a case to provide the client with considered advice and support.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Lesley Morphet
    Band 3Lesley Morphet

    Lesley Morphet

    Lesley Morphet has experience representing clients in behavioural investigations, including those involving allegations of price fixing and cartel involvement. Additionally, she assists clients with sector inquiries.

    • Lesley Morphet is very knowledgeable, experienced, present and a good communicator.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentGlobal
    • Lesley Morphet is extremely dedicated to achieving favourable outcomes for her clients.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentGlobal
    • Her strongest traits are her communication and ability to explain things.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentGlobal

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