Question NW1479 to the Minister of Trade and Industry
02 December 2019 - NW1479
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What (a) further work has a certain legal firm (name furnished) done for the Competition Commission (i) in the (aa) 2017-18 and (bb) 2018-19 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019 and (b) was the nature and value of the work done?
Reply:
I have been furnished with a reply by the Commissioner of the Competition Commission, Mr Tembinkosi Bonakele, to the question, which follows below:
a) “Ndzabandzaba Attorneys assisted the Commission on litigation of cartel cases, which are currently before the Competition Tribunal and higher courts in respect of which the law firm was briefed or engaged by the Commission in the previous financial years.
b) Please refer to the table below for responses to (i)-(aa)- (bb) and (ii) – (b).”
|
(i)-(aa), (bb) & (ii) Financial Year |
(b) Nature of Work |
(b) Value |
|
2017/2018 |
Litigation of cartel cases |
R 27 746 004,33 |
|
2018/2019 |
Litigation of cartel cases |
R 32 344 202,95 |
|
2019/2020 |
Litigation of cartel cases |
R 5 943 501,84 |
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