Commercial Quarterly

Welcome to the Winter 2004 issue of Commercial Quarterly, Bell Gullys digest of current commercial law issues that may impact on your business and trading operations.

Each quarter, we will summarise recent issues and preview upcoming developments.

In this issue...

• IFLR and Asiamoney awards for Bell Gully
  Bell Gully has received awards from leading financial magazines IFLR and Asiamoney.

• Reckless trading - company directors found guilty
  In two recent cases, the High Court has found company directors guilty of reckless trading.

• Possession is nine-tenths of the law: court finds that possession can override ownership
  The High Court has found that a lessor of goods can lose ownership of those goods if a third party holding a registered security interest over the lessee's property enforces that security interest.

Useful Resources

• Regulator Report

• Intellectual Property

• CTM Update

A companion publication, Regulator Report, covers developments in the corporate and regulatory sector (New Zealand and Australian exchanges, securities commissions, and takeovers and competition regulators).

Enquiries and information

For more information on any of the cases, articles and features in Commercial Quarterly, please email Rachel Gowing or call on 64 9 916 8825.