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15 Aug 2012 1 min read Article

In this issue

  • GM Seeds: Commission to take CAC decision to the Supreme Court of Appeal
  • ConCourt 'rain delay' in Omnia and Loungefoam matters
  • Tribunal reverses recent merger prohibitions by the commission
  • Publishing and printing merger goes ahead – with a raft of conditions
  • Oceana catches assets in fishing and cold storage industries
  • Major supermarket chains' exclusivity clauses raise concerns
  • Tribunal looks to executives to cure 'cancer'
  • Milling company stays on the hook despite appeal to CAC

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