MASTERCLASS
The interpretation of economic issues in competition law
by
Acting Judge Norman Manoim
Monday, 14 September 2020, 16:00 -17:30
Join AJ Norman Manoim as he delivers a Masterclass on the interpretation of economic issues in competition law in line with the goals of efficiency, consumer welfare and public interest. AJ Manoim will unpack how courts apply the law, and the difficulties they face in applying the law, to solve economic problems. He will also draw on the role of competition regulation in the time of COVID-19.
This Masterclass forms part of the lecture series in the Advanced Economics of Competition and Regulation module in the MCom in Competition and Economic Regulation programme at UJ.
AJ Manoim is currently an acting judge in the South Gauteng High Court. He was also the Acting Director of the Mandela Institute at the University of Witwatersrand until January 2020. Prior to this, AJ Manoim served two terms as the Chairperson of the Competition Tribunal having first been appointed to that position in 2009. He has served as a full-time member of the Competition Tribunal since its inception in September 1999. He was a member of the team that drafted the South African Competition Act of 1998. Prior to joining the Competition Tribunal, he was the managing partner of Cheadle, Thompson and Haysom, a Johannesburg firm of attorneys. AJ Manoim is also a part-time lecturer in competition law at the University of Witwatersrand.
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For any queries, please contact:
Dr Reena das Nair
Senior Lecturer and Programme Coordinator. School of Economics, College of Business and Economics
Senior Researcher. Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development
University of Johannesburg
1st Floor, 6 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, 2196
Tel: +27 11 559 7511 | Cell: +27 82 546 9705 | E-mail: reenadn@uj.ac.za
www.competition.org.za