“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…” (Ecclesiastes). 2014 has certainly been a time for reflection; the Harper Review has prompted so much rumination that we’re lucky there’s not been much action in the courts. So rather than our usual “year in review”, this year we’re finishing up with a reflective piece on just what the substantial lessening of competition test involves. As the slogan says, it’s time for less opinion, more expertise.