Litigation
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2009 Archive
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Bell Gully's role in landmark intellectual property case recognised
Specialist legal publication Asia IP has named litigation in which Bell Gully played a key role as New Zealand's landmark intellectual property case for 2008.
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Monday 9 March 2009
First years of domain name disputes system under microscope
A new regime for dealing with domain name disputes in New Zealand has been in place since June 2006 and it's largely working well, says Bell Gully's Kevin Glover.
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Monday 16 March 2009
Chambers Global names Bell Gully New Zealand market leader
Bell Gully has topped the New Zealand law firm rankings for the sixth consecutive year in leading international legal publication Chambers Global.
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Tuesday 12 May 2009
Knowledge and inspiration to "step up" in challenging times
A strong line-up of speakers shared knowledge and inspiration at this year's annual Corporate Lawyers Association of New Zealand (CLANZ) conference in Christchurch last week.
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Wednesday 17 June 2009
Litigation conference focuses on advocacy, damages and remedies
Participants at a major litigation conference have looked at practical ways to improve advocacy skills and have explored options around damages and remedies in civil cases.
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Monday 13 July 2009
Bell Gully wins Law Firm of the Year title for fourth straight year
Bell Gully has been named New Zealand Law Firm of the Year 2009 in the Who's Who Legal Awards for the fourth consecutive year.
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Friday 24 July 2009
Advance Australia fear – jail for cartel conduct
On 24 July 2009, the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures Act) 2009, comes into effect in Australia, adding a significant stick – criminal liability for cartel conduct – to the existing carrot of immunity for cartel members who cooperate with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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Wednesday 29 July 2009
Court confirms New Zealand jurisdiction in overseas resident proceedings
In the first appellate consideration of extra-territorial jurisdiction under the Commerce Act 1986, the Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals from a High Court decision that the New Zealand courts have jurisdiction to hear proceedings against three overseas residents.
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Tuesday 18 August 2009
New tax and litigation lawyers for Bell Gully
Bell Gully has made four new appointments to its legal team in Auckland, including two new senior associates.
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Monday 14 September 2009
Expansion of surveillance powers questioned
A bill expanding the powers of a wide range of government agencies to apply for surveillance warrants is the subject of a Bell Gully submission to the Justice and Electoral Committee.
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Friday 18 September 2009
Time to counter the counterfactual?
Questions over the use of the counterfactual test in misuse of market power cases under section 36 of the Commerce Act have been raised in the recent Court of Appeal decision in the "0867 proceedings", Commerce Commission v Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd [2009] NZCA 338.
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Friday 16 October 2009
Cartels, leniency, markers, and double-dip dobbing
There are few areas of the law where there is formal provision for a person who has breached a statute to implicate others to escape liability themselves.
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Wednesday 4 November 2009
Ringleaders punished for role in "largest pharmaceutical spamming operation in the history of the internet"
New Zealand's anti-spam agency is hailing a major success after the High Court awarded significant penalties against two local men involved in what is being described as the "largest pharmaceutical spamming operation in the history of the internet".
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Wednesday 11 November 2009
Bell Gully first New Zealand firm to be awarded full Asia Pacific top rankings
Bell Gully has become the first New Zealand law firm to secure top tier rankings across all practice areas in a single year after the release of the latest Asia Pacific Legal 500 guide.
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Friday 13 November 2009
Are new surveillance powers warranted?
Arising from recommendations of the Law Commission, the Search and Surveillance Bill 2009 (Bill) proposes a number of significant reforms to consolidate and harmonise existing search warrant powers for non-Police regulatory agencies including the Commerce Commission (the Commission).
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Tuesday 15 December 2009
Supreme Court confirms Commerce Commission subject to limitation period
The Supreme Court has confirmed that the Commerce Commission is subject to the three year limitation period in s 43 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA) when it brings proceedings for compensation on behalf of consumers.
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