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Friday 27 June 2008
Court of Appeal finds vendors in NZ Bus not liable
The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court's landmark finding of accessory liability for breach of the Commerce Act against the vendors of Mana Coach Services to New Zealand Bus Limited.
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Article posted by Jenny Cooper, Senior Associate | Related topics: Competition, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate
Monday 16 June 2008
Bell Gully advises on electronics industry acquisition
Bell Gully has advised international power and automation technology group ABB on its acquisition of the business assets of New Zealand company Vectek Electronics.
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Related topics: Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Electricity
Friday 23 May 2008
Auckland waterfront and global Fletcher deal take top honours at Sydney awards
Fletcher Building's $1 billion acquisition of the Formica Group and the project to revitalise Auckland's waterfront topped many other major deals to win two of the prizes at the Australasian Law Awards in Sydney last night.
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Related topics: Corporate, Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Infrastructure
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.
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Article posted by Torrin Crowther, Senior Associate | Related topics: Competition, Corporate, Litigation
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.
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Related topics: Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Property, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Energy
Monday 14 April 2008
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.
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Related topics: Climate Change, Banking and Finance, Maori Services, Corporate
Monday 7 April 2008
Price control amendments: more or less control?
A rewrite of New Zealand's price control laws has hit the halls of Parliament.
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Article posted by David Blacktop, Senior Associate | Related topics: Competition, Corporate
Thursday 3 April 2008
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.
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Article posted by Stephen Layburn, Senior Associate | Related topics: Corporate, Health, Government
