Competition law and the SMEs: does the Competition Act 2010 promote or hinder the development of the SMEs in Malaysia?

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Nasarudin, Abd Ghadas, Zuhairah Ariff, Hassan, Halyani, Ahamat, Haniff
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: K Law (General); KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/34763/1/KLIBEL_1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/34763/; http://klibel.com/proceeding/klibel2013-april/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The role of competition law is to protect the process of competiti on among firm in the market by prohibiting anti - competitive behaviours such as Cartel and abuse of dominant position. It provides a level playing field between firms to compete openly i n the market. However, it is often arg...