Thursday 2 July 2009
Regulator Report: recent changes, decisions and developments from the corporate regulatory bodies
The Bell Gully Regulator Report is issued on a regular basis and outlines recent changes, decisions and developments at the main New Zealand and Australian corporate, commercial and competition regulatory bodies.
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Related topics: Corporate, Commercial Law, Securities and Capital Markets
Monday 29 June 2009
Market power and the power market
Last month the Commerce Commission finished its three year investigation into whether any wholesale or retail electricity companies had breached the Commerce Act.
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Posted by David Blacktop, Senior Associate |
Related topics: Competition, Electricity, Energy, Commercial Law
Monday 29 June 2009
Trade mark battles at the bottle store
The Federal Court of Australia recently heard an appeal involving a contest between American wine producer, E & J Gallo Winery and the large Australian company, Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited about the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Posted by David McGregor, Senior Partner |
Related topics: Wine and Liquor
Friday 26 June 2009
Commission signals start to implementing new regulatory processes
The Commerce Commission has just released four discussion documents which represent the start of the process of implementing the new regulatory processes in the amended Part IV of the Commerce Act.
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Posted by David Blacktop, Senior Associate |
Thursday 25 June 2009
Tool for reversing trustee decisions
There is a little known rule that can help trust advisers when a disposition made by trustees turns out to have unexpected and adverse consequences.
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Posted by Monique Mackie, Senior Solicitor |
Related topics: Tax
