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Supreme Court
Ariston Holdings Limited v The Competition and Tariff Commission of Zimbabwe
SC 83/20
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
22 June 2020
Citation
SC 83/20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWSC 83
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Gwaunza DCJ
Author
Makoni JA
Full Bench
Gwaunza DCJPatel JAMakoni JA
Areas of Law
Competition LawAdministrative Law
Keywords
merger notificationcontrolling interestcompetition actadministrative penalty
Tags
competition lawmerger notificationadministrative penalty
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether Ariston Holdings was a \"party to a merger\" obligated to notify the Competition Commission despite not being directly involved in the share transaction","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Share acquisition through stock exchange, Ariston's passive role, knowledge through share register"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Ariston Holdings Limited was penalized by the Competition and Tariff Commission for failing to notify a merger transaction where Afrifresh Holdings Limited acquired controlling interest in Ariston through purchase of shares on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Ariston denied being a party to the merger since it was not directly involved in the share transaction between Emvest Holdings and Origin Global Holdings.
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