Taigrine Jones

Associate

Taigrine Jones is an Associate in our Competition Law practice.

Taigrine Jones

About Taigrine

After gaining experience in the commercial sphere of the construction and engineering sector, Taigrine began his legal career in 2021 as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. Upon completing his articles, Taigrine was appointed as an Associate in the Competition Law practice.

Areas of expertise

Experience

  • Acted for a South African state owned company in the Commission's investigation of alleged excessive pricing.

  • Acted for a South African investment banking group in obtaining merger approval for the restructuring of an existing investment fund and the creation of a new fund.

  • Advised the target of an automotive parts merger, which required merger approval in various African jurisdictions.

  • Part of the legal team advising an international banking group in regard to ongoing proceedings brought by the Competition Commission against numerous banks alleged to have engaged in foreign exchange collusion.

  • Advising a leading global technology company on its engagement with the Competition Commission in the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry.

  • Advising a large South African retailer on its engagement with the Competition Commission in the Fresh Produce Market Inquiry. 

Credentials

Education

  • LLB (cum laude), University of the Free State
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Membership

  • Member of the Association of Competition Law Practitioners of South Africa

 

 

LANGUAGES

  • Afrikaans
  • English

News

Don’t show restraint! Will the Competition Commission join in global scrutiny of ‘no poach’, ‘restraint of trade’ and ‘wage fixing’ employment agreements
Competition Law

Don’t show restraint! Will the Competition Commission join in global scrutiny of ‘no poach’, ‘restraint of trade’ and ‘wage fixing’ employment agreements

First, there was a threat of criminal prosecution by the US Department of Justice. Then the European Commission announced it would start investigating new types of anti-competitive...

Submitting multiple tender bids: Clever or collusion?
Competition Law

Submitting multiple tender bids: Clever or collusion?

Is it unlawful to submit multiple bid submissions, some of them with other service providers, in response to a tender? Would this by default amount tocollusivetendering? 

Constitutional Court clarifies when retrenchments are merger specific
Competition Law

Constitutional Court clarifies when retrenchments are merger specific

South Africa faces one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. This is the primary reason that the Competition Commission (Commission) must consider the effect on employment...

A step closer to a harmonised competition law approach in East Africa: Kenyan and EAC competition authorities conclude MoU
Competition Law

A step closer to a harmonised competition law approach in East Africa: Kenyan and EAC competition authorities conclude MoU

On 16 May 2023, the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) and the East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) whose objective...

New Competition Commission inquiry into the steel market
Competition Law

New Competition Commission inquiry into the steel market

On 7 April 2023 the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) published draft Terms of Reference (Terms) for a market inquiry into the South African steel industry (Inquiry)....

Many hands make ‘light’ work: Draft block exemptions for energy suppliers and users published
Competition Law

Many hands make ‘light’ work: Draft block exemptions for energy suppliers and users published

With (another) national state of disaster in place since 9 February 2023, on 8 March 2023 the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) published for public comment draft...

Robust intervention recommended in the Commission’s preliminary report on the online platform inquiry
Competition Law

Robust intervention recommended in the Commission’s preliminary report on the online platform inquiry

On 13 July 2022, the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) released for public comment its provisional report (Report) following a 14-month inquiry into the online platforms...

May SARS widen its scope to investigate and seize? Yes, it’s warranted!
Tax & Exchange Control

May SARS widen its scope to investigate and seize? Yes, it’s warranted!

In the case of Bechan and Another v SARS Customs Investigations Unit and Others (19626/2022) ZAGPPHC 259 (28 April 2022) the High Court was tasked with deciding whether the South African...

An argument that did not age well – High Court rejects taxpayer's request to convert an urgent application into a review

An argument that did not age well – High Court rejects taxpayer's request to convert an urgent application into a review

What happens if you’ve approached the High Court to compel the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to consider your assessment, but then belatedly realise that you have selected the...

Riddle me a refund: An employee tax incentive saga

Riddle me a refund: An employee tax incentive saga

The Employment Tax Incentive Act 26 of 2013 (ETIA) creates a motivation, known as the employment tax incentive (ETI), whereby employees’ tax may be reduced in terms of the formulae...

Revoked! Beware both tax judgments, and courts that do not heed authority
Tax & Exchange Control

Revoked! Beware both tax judgments, and courts that do not heed authority

A revenue authority must be given “teeth” to execute its mandate. One of these “teeth” is found in sections 172 to 174 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (TAA).

Tax compliance status for taxpayers under business rescue to be investigated

Tax compliance status for taxpayers under business rescue to be investigated

South Africa introduced the concept of business rescue in the (new) Companies Act 71 of 2008 with the intention of including a mechanism for the rehabilitation of financially distressed...

Let the author speak: A reminder on admission of documentary evidence
Employment Law

Let the author speak: A reminder on admission of documentary evidence

Being human, we tend to take the easier route. We take shortcuts; we grow comfortable. Entrenched law and trite principles become common, and we adopt routine ways of doing things....

Duties of Trustees
Trusts & Estates Law

Duties of Trustees

The role of a trustee is important. Not only is the trustee responsible for managing the trust in line with the law, but there are duties and obligations which must be complied with,...

Don’t show restraint! Will the Competition Commission join in global scrutiny of ‘no poach’, ‘restraint of trade’ and ‘wage fixing’ employment agreements
Competition Law

Don’t show restraint! Will the Competition Commission join in global scrutiny of ‘no poach’, ‘restraint of trade’ and ‘wage fixing’ employment agreements

First, there was a threat of criminal prosecution by the US Department of Justice. Then the European Commission announced it would start investigating new types of anti-competitive...

Submitting multiple tender bids: Clever or collusion?
Competition Law

Submitting multiple tender bids: Clever or collusion?

Is it unlawful to submit multiple bid submissions, some of them with other service providers, in response to a tender? Would this by default amount tocollusivetendering? 

Constitutional Court clarifies when retrenchments are merger specific
Competition Law

Constitutional Court clarifies when retrenchments are merger specific

South Africa faces one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. This is the primary reason that the Competition Commission (Commission) must consider the effect on employment...

A step closer to a harmonised competition law approach in East Africa: Kenyan and EAC competition authorities conclude MoU
Competition Law

A step closer to a harmonised competition law approach in East Africa: Kenyan and EAC competition authorities conclude MoU

On 16 May 2023, the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) and the East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) whose objective...

New Competition Commission inquiry into the steel market
Competition Law

New Competition Commission inquiry into the steel market

On 7 April 2023 the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) published draft Terms of Reference (Terms) for a market inquiry into the South African steel industry (Inquiry)....

Many hands make ‘light’ work: Draft block exemptions for energy suppliers and users published
Competition Law

Many hands make ‘light’ work: Draft block exemptions for energy suppliers and users published

With (another) national state of disaster in place since 9 February 2023, on 8 March 2023 the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) published for public comment draft...

Robust intervention recommended in the Commission’s preliminary report on the online platform inquiry
Competition Law

Robust intervention recommended in the Commission’s preliminary report on the online platform inquiry

On 13 July 2022, the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) released for public comment its provisional report (Report) following a 14-month inquiry into the online platforms...

May SARS widen its scope to investigate and seize? Yes, it’s warranted!
Tax & Exchange Control

May SARS widen its scope to investigate and seize? Yes, it’s warranted!

In the case of Bechan and Another v SARS Customs Investigations Unit and Others (19626/2022) ZAGPPHC 259 (28 April 2022) the High Court was tasked with deciding whether the South African...

An argument that did not age well – High Court rejects taxpayer's request to convert an urgent application into a review

An argument that did not age well – High Court rejects taxpayer's request to convert an urgent application into a review

What happens if you’ve approached the High Court to compel the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to consider your assessment, but then belatedly realise that you have selected the...

Riddle me a refund: An employee tax incentive saga

Riddle me a refund: An employee tax incentive saga

The Employment Tax Incentive Act 26 of 2013 (ETIA) creates a motivation, known as the employment tax incentive (ETI), whereby employees’ tax may be reduced in terms of the formulae...

Revoked! Beware both tax judgments, and courts that do not heed authority
Tax & Exchange Control

Revoked! Beware both tax judgments, and courts that do not heed authority

A revenue authority must be given “teeth” to execute its mandate. One of these “teeth” is found in sections 172 to 174 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (TAA).

Tax compliance status for taxpayers under business rescue to be investigated

Tax compliance status for taxpayers under business rescue to be investigated

South Africa introduced the concept of business rescue in the (new) Companies Act 71 of 2008 with the intention of including a mechanism for the rehabilitation of financially distressed...

Let the author speak: A reminder on admission of documentary evidence
Employment Law

Let the author speak: A reminder on admission of documentary evidence

Being human, we tend to take the easier route. We take shortcuts; we grow comfortable. Entrenched law and trite principles become common, and we adopt routine ways of doing things....

Duties of Trustees
Trusts & Estates Law

Duties of Trustees

The role of a trustee is important. Not only is the trustee responsible for managing the trust in line with the law, but there are duties and obligations which must be complied with,...

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