This course seeks to foster an understanding of what dawn raids are, and to provide clear and practical guidance on how to respond to and survive dawn raid, with a view to avoiding any legal consequences and preventing unnecessary disruption of business operations.

A dawn raid is an unexpected search and seizure process used by the Competition Commission of South Africa to investigate potentially anti-competitive conduct. A dawn raid can have a massive impact on business operations, so it is essential for businesses and employees to be fully prepared and to know what is expected of them when a dawn raid is conducted. Failure to comply with legal obligations during a dawn raid can result in the imposition of significant fines, civil or criminal sanctions.

When and where?

2025 date: 14 November 2025, 8:00 to 10:00 SAST

2026 date: 23 March 2026, 8:00 to 11:00 SAST

This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom - exact details will be sent to registered participants a few days before the course.

Who will benefit from this course?

Attorneys, advocates, legal graduates, legal advisors, corporate counsel, regulatory professionals, and compliance officers.

Presenter

Advocate Candice Slump (B.Juris, LLB, and LLM) practiced as an Advocate for over 18 years and served as an Acting Judge in the High Court. In November 2017 she joined the Competition Commission of South Africa as Manager: Litigation. She leads complex competition litigation and provides competition law training to Commission economists and lawyers and to attorneys and advocates in private practice.

How much?

2025 fee: R990 per person

2026 fee: See course brochure

Certificate

A digital certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.

Please note that the digital certificate can only be viewed on a secure portal. It cannot be downloaded or printed. You will have the option of ordering a hard copy of the certificate at your own cost, including the cost of the courier fee. More information is available here.

No certificate will be issued without the full course fee having been received. Please allow up to three weeks after the end of the course for certificates to be processed.

How to sign up

Complete and submit the registration form. You will then be given the payment information. Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been made.

One or two days before the course, we will send you the Zoom link. You will need to register and use a password to access the course.

Registrations close three days before the course starts.

Download the 2025 brochure. Download the 2026 brochure. 

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