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Wednesday 17 March 2010
New senior associates bring further depth to Bell Gully
Bell Gully's newest senior associates provide further depth of expertise across the firm's major practice areas.
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Related topics: Corporate / Commercial, Litigation, Tax, Resource Management, Property
Monday 8 March 2010
Cartel criminalisation – where Australia stands we stand?
The Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Act 2009 came into effect in Australia in July last year, introducing criminal liability for cartel conduct (arrangements between competitors involving price fixing, bid rigging, market allocation, and output restrictions) in Australia.
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Article posted by Simon Ladd, Partner | Related topics: Competition, Litigation
Monday 1 March 2010
Chambers Global names Bell Gully New Zealand market leader
Bell Gully has again emerged as a market-leading law firm in the latest research by international legal publisher Chambers and Partners.
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Related topics: Corporate / Commercial, Banking and Finance, Competition, Energy, Government, Litigation, Employment, Insolvency, Technology, Climate Change, Intellectual Property, Tax
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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Related topics: Competition, Litigation
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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Article posted by Ralph Simpson, Partner and Jesse Wilson, Senior Associate | Related topics: Litigation, Competition
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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Related topics: Banking and Finance, Corporate / Commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation, Employment, Intellectual Property, Infrastructure and Projects, Construction and Development, Resource Management, Insolvency, Tax
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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Related topics: Technology, Marketing and Sales, Litigation
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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Article posted by Simon Ladd, Partner and Jenny Stevens, Partner | Related topics: Competition, Litigation
