Chris Hart is a Principal based in RBB’s Sydney office. Since joining the firm in 2015, he has advised clients on a variety of competition matters before the Australian, Chinese, Namibian, South African and UK competition authorities. Chris is a member of the Consumer and Competition Committee of the Business Law Section of the Australian Law Council.
Since joining RBB, Chris has advised clients on a variety of competition matters before the Australian, Chinese, Namibian, South African and UK competition authorities.
His experience includes providing advice on mergers (raising both horizontal and non-horizontal concerns), alleged anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance matters and market investigations.
Chris’ experience covers a range of sectors, including automotive parts, aviation, construction, electronic components, fast-moving consumer goods, mining, online advertising, ports, private healthcare, refractories, route-based services, telecommunications and waste management.
He holds an LLB and MCom in Economics (with distinction) from Stellenbosch University.
Selected Cases
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Veolia/Suez
Merger, Global (Australia filing)
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Alphabet (Google)
Digital Advertising Services Inquiry, Australia
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ZF/WABCO
Merger, Global (China filing)
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TasPorts
Alleged misuse of market power, Australia
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TPG/VHA
Merger, Australia
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Rentokil/Cannon
Merger, UK
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Air Namibia
Predatory Pricing, South Africa & Namibia
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Life Healthcare
Market investigation, South Africa
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Uniplate
Typing and exclusivity, South Africa
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