2011 Annual Report - The Commerce Commission

Table 2: Cases Successfully Disposed Of in 2011(cont…)Cases Resolved in 2011Case Number Case Name Issues Part of CCD20102011/09/20/BC-FTD/230Consumer Vvs. CompanyXThe two people who were alleged to have taken the car withoutauthorization have been charged by the police and sentenced accordinglyby the court. The complainant’s car was insured with Company W and hisclaim on the policy was declined by Company W. FCC after making itsassessment and analysis formally informed the complainant that he mayhave to seek legal advice on the issue and take the case to court andestablish the facts of the case and the claim against Company W.On 20-09-11, the Commission received a complaint from Consumer Vregarding the sale of “X liquid milk” by Company X. The complainantinformed FCC that first priority was given to major supermarkets in relationto the supply of X liquid milk, whereas small outlets like X Agencies had towait until the full quotas of supplies for major supermarkets were fulfilled.FCC formally wrote to the respondent informing them of the issue andseeking a response. A response was received, informing FCC that therespondent served their customers on a “first come, first serve basis” andmost of the major supermarkets orders were received before the productionrun and X Agencies may have to apply for an account with Company X ifthey wished to trade. FCC after making its assessment and analysisformally conveyed the above to complainant and the case was closed.Restrictive TradePracticesProvisionsBreachedSection 66Page100of236