Bell Gully News

Monday 5 May 2008

Turning business to gold

Banking newcomer Kiwibank has taken out the top prize at Wellington's Gold Awards, sharing the honour roll with, among others, comedy hit Flight of the Conchords and export success story Wedgelock.Read on

Friday 2 May 2008

Unpacking privacy issues: the all knowing search engine

Picture yourself sitting in front of your PC. You're about to Google your long lost great-great-grandfather. Have you ever stopped to consider what Google does with your query – outside of just finding another genealogical megasite for you?Read on

Friday 2 May 2008

Customer discounts: surely always a good thing?

Offering customers discounts and rebates is standard practice in many industries, and as a general rule straight discounts – where customers receive a discount to reflect the efficiencies associated with increasing volumes – do not raise competition law issues.Read on

Thursday 24 April 2008

Pending legislative changes

Significant changes are underway to New Zealand's tax regime. Some recent changes and proposed future changes to the Income Tax Act 2007 are briefly summarised in this update and apply to partnership tax rules, stapled-stock instruments, the controlled foreign companies regime and the associated persons regime.Read on

Wednesday 30 April 2008

Consumer technology in the workplace

Traditionally, the term "tools of trade" was used to describe the hammers and screwdrivers that a tradesperson would need in a particular role.Read on

Wednesday 23 April 2008

Bell Gully finalist nine times in 2008 Australasian legal awards

Bell Gully has been named as a finalist across eight categories in the 2008 ALB Australasian Law Awards.Read on