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OUTREACH: COMPETITION
PRACTITIONERS
5TH ANNUAL ASIA-PACIFIC LAW LEADERS FORUM
CCS/ LAW SOCIETY –
OUTREACH TO SMALL/
MEDIUM-SIZED LAW FIRMS
The Global Competition Review
(“GCR”) held its 5th Annual Asia-
Pacific Law Leaders Forum on 3 to
4 March 2016 in Singapore. Officials
of competition authorities from
the region as well as practitioners
spoke at the panels, sharing their
About 100 competition practitioners
and small/medium-sized law
firms attended this seminar held
on 23 February 2016. The seminar
provided an overview of the key
prohibitions of the Competition
Act and their application by
CCS. Relevant issues were
also discussed by experienced
competition practitioners on areas
such as dawn raids, applying for
leniency, compliance programs and
considerations when filing amerger
with CCS.
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COMPETITION AUTHORITIES,
PRACTITIONERS AND SMALL/MEDIUM-
SIZED LAW FIRMS
FORUMS AND
SEMINARS
views on the future of competition
law across the ASEAN countries.
Speaking on a panel of ASEAN
officials, CCS Chief Executive Mr
Toh Han Li elaborated that some
harmonisation of competition laws
across countries in the region is
likely to happen towards 2025.
Before that, many ASEAN member
states would need to focus on
competition law enforcement and
that included passing competition
laws and implementing them
effectively.
CCS’S
COMMITMENT
TO COMPETITION
PRACTITIONERS
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TARGETED AT
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