The Competition Commission chairman, Peter Freeman, and the president of the Autorité de la Concurrence, Bruno Lasserre, were in the Island to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Jersey’s Competition Law.
They attended the JCRA seminar at the Pomme d’Or on Friday and explained why the JCRA’s dual role as competition and utility regulator was not conflicted.
Mr Freeman said that the situation was much the same in the UK. ‘I am a firm believer that they sit well together,’ he said. ‘When we make inquiries it is helpful to be able to take on board regulatory objectives and requirements as well as issues of competition in the market. I think the two complement each other.’
