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2010 news archive

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Government approach judicious

22 March 2010
The Government’s proposals to open up limited parts of the conservation estate to mining are appropriately judicious.

Pete Bethune expected to be charged with piracy - John Knight comments

19 March 2010
John Knight, specialist in maritime law, comments on the likely consequences for Pete Bethune for boarding a Japanese whaling vessel at sea.

Should Wellington super-size just because Auckland did?

16 March 2010
The super-sizing of Auckland has provoked debate about whether Wellington should follow suit, and there are some arguments for it – the question is whether they are strong enough.

Chapman Tripp named as top tier firm once again

8 March 2010
Chapman Tripp has been recognised as a pre-eminent New Zealand firm in the latest research by international legal publisher Chambers and Partners.

PODCAST: Criminalisation of cartels - the right course of action?

22 February 2010
Grant David talks to Linda Clark on MED's proposal to criminalise cartels.

Chapman Tripp on capital markets reform agenda

18 February 2010
The Government’s response to the Capital Market Development Taskforce is generally positive although more detail in places and a stronger sense of urgency would have been good.

PM’s super-fund hub statement welcomed

15 February 2010
The Prime Minister’s statement that he wants New Zealand to become an "international financial hub" for managed funds was today welcomed by Chapman Tripp Partners Casey Plunket and Tim Williams.

Commission to clarify definition of financial planning service

29 January 2010
The Securities Commission says it recognises that financial advisers are confused about the Financial Advisers Act definition of a "financial planning service" and it is working on giving the definition more clarity.

Tax Working Group report - a personal view

21 January 2010
The Tax Working Group Report has generally been positively received. Inevitably, some of the responses are based on first impressions or assumptions which are open to challenge. Rather than letting these go unanswered, we have attempted to provide a short list of those comments which in our view do not stand up to critical scrutiny.

Single economic market has risks

20 January 2010
Regulatory issues must be sorted out before integration deepens, writes Chapman Tripp Partner Geof Shirtcliffe.
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