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Bell Gully is top New Zealand firm in Thomson's Australasian M&A legal league tables for first half of 2004
Bell Gully is the highest ranked New Zealand law firm in each of Thomson Financial's Australasian M&A legal adviser league tables for the first half of 2004.

Changes to New Zealand's corporate governance regime
Corporate governance in New Zealand has undergone some significant changes in recent times. These include the recent corporate governance-related changes to the NZX Listing Rules and the corporate governance principles and guidelines released by the Securities Commission.

Do your employment policies comply?
When employers invest considerable time and effort on their business assets, surely their employees should expect the same level of attention.

Time limits - more for IRD but less for you
New tax legislation currently before Parliament proposes significant changes to the time limits for refunds of overpaid tax and GST, plus changes to the four-year statute bar on increases to tax assessments. This article discusses the potential impact of these proposals.

Charities Bill introduces new compliance regime
The new Charities Bill, currently before Parliament, marks the beginning of a new era for charitable organisations in New Zealand, imposing greater compliance obligations on all charitable entities.

How to commercialise your innovations
The best way to make money from the intellectual property in your ideas or your employees' ideas is not always obvious, but Bell Gully has produced a new guide to the process, called Commercialisation of Innovation.

Off the shelf
Other useful articles and publications from Bell Gully

Enquiries and information

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