Nearly 15 years ago, Jersey introduced a competition law for the
first time - the Competition (Jersey) Law 2005 (the
"Law"). In this briefing, we look at some of the key
provisions of the Law as it currently stands and discuss some of
the ways in which those provisions are applied in practice. In our
separate briefing available here,
we consider some of the material changes which are expected to be
made to the Law in or around 2020.
Focus of the Law
The Law has two main functions:
- it attempts to ensure there are
enough players in the markets in Jersey to enable competition to
succeed by regulating mergers and acquisitions;
and
- it governs the way in which
businesses conduct themselves in Jersey by prohibiting
anti-competitive arrangements and the
abuse of a dominant position.
