Competition and consumer law

Making claims: Ribena case a warning to industry
The prosecution of GlaxoSmithKline for making misleading vitamin C content claims underscores the need for food manufacturers to be careful of their claims.

'Made in New Zealand' claims "blatantly dishonest"
A clothing supplier's failure to sweep the factory floor made life easier for the Commerce Commission when it raided the company's premises following a confidential tip-off.

Review of price control provisions in the Commerce Act
The Ministry of Economic Development has released its long awaited discussion document reviewing the price control provisions under Parts 4, 4A and 5 of the Commerce Act.

Bell Gully authors New Zealand chapter of global competition publication
Bell Gully competition specialists, partner Phil Taylor and senior associate Torrin Crowther, have authored the New Zealand chapter of The 2007 Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies.

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