Understanding Competition Law & Policy

Various views
Misconceptions
Top 5 Reasons
Applicability of Competition Act 2010
Main definitions
Prohibited Agreements
Signing Agreement with Competitors
Rules for Dominant Players
Group Exercise and/or Assessment

Price Fixing
Division of territories / Market Sharing
Allocation of customers
Group boycott
Limitation of production
Bid rigging
Joint purchasing
Joint commercialization
Exchange of Information – what is prohibited
Standardisation
Group Activity

Resale price maintenance
Price discrimination
Restrictions on resale or use
Long term supply
Bundling
Case Study
Group Exercise and/or Discussion

Tying
Discrimination in prices or other trading conditions
Fidelity rebates and discounts
Refusal to supply
Forcing competitors out of the market (predatory behaviour)
Group Activity

Matters which should never be discussed with competitors, at any official meeting or social gathering
Matters which may be discussed
Trade industry statistics
Trade association meetings
Group Exercise

Due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and venture
Documents creation and retention policy
Meetings and conduct of meetings
Oral and written communications
Investigations
Criminal sanctions
Civil sanctions
The Devil’s Advocate of Bangsar
Group Activity