Competition Law: Changes to Court Procedure

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The Supreme Court has issued a circular stating that the authority to adjudicate objections to decisions of the Commission for the Supervision for Business Competition is to be transferred from the District Court to the District Court’s Commercial Court.* The Government has made further amendments to competition law, including the abolition of a cap for fines.** The Government hopes that these changes will ease the practicalities of compliance and enforcement of competition law.

*Circular Letter of the Supreme Court No. 1 of 2021.

**Article 118 section 1 of Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation.