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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.

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.

Emissions trading subject of capital summit

Emissions trading and its implications across key New Zealand sectors was on the agenda at a key summit in Wellington last month.

Price control amendments: more or less control?

A rewrite of New Zealand's price control laws has hit the halls of Parliament.

Health board report has important messages for private sector too

The report into conflicts of interest and other matters at the Hawke's Bay District Health Board has lessons on governance that are relevant not only in the public health sector but also to the wider corporate environment.

Flying in formation - not solo - could see Maori interests soar

With many infrastructure assets and businesses already in offshore ownership, Maori trusts and incorporations, Maori Trust Boards and iwi organisations will inevitably start teaming up to become more forceful players in the domestic economy.

Bell Gully tops PLC Which Lawyer? 2008 rankings for New Zealand

Bell Gully has achieved top-tier rankings in six practice areas in PLC Which Lawyer? 2008, more than any other New Zealand law firm.

More top recognition for Bell Gully's M&A team

Bell Gully has been ranked among the top 20 law firms worldwide based on the value of cross-border transactions, according to research into global M&A activity in 2007.