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Our Hothouse programme is a popular series about recent legal changes and current issues in business and law. Our people also feature as expert commentators at conferences and other events. The next round of seminars and events are below.

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Featured News

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.more

Moratorium changes explained

17 December 2009
The government this week moved to tighten the rules around the use of moratoriums by finance companies. Chapman Tripp Partner Roger Wallis talks about the changes in the context of Hanover, which went into moratorium a year ago. more

M&A activity hotting up

16 November 2009
Is merger and acquisition activity staging a comeback? Chapman Tripp Partner Nick Wells discusses with Corin Dann.more

News

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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. more

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.more

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.more

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. more

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.more

Single economic market has risks

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

That’s a wrap! – Chapman Tripp acts on big budget Hollywood blockbuster

23 December 2009
Chapman Tripp has acted for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation on the production of James Cameron’s recently released and much praised movie Avatar. more

Events

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HotHouse: Emissions Trading Scheme

Auckland 23 March, Wellington 25 March
More details will be available soon.more

HotHouse: Tax update

Christchurch 20 April, Auckland 27 April, Wellington 28 April
More details will be available soon.more

HotHouse: Trans-Tasman integration

Auckland 25 May, Christchurch 27 May, Wellington 28 May
More details will be available soon.more

HotHouse: The financial adviser regime

Auckland 22 June, Wellington 23 June
More details will be available soon.more