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| | 20 January 2010 |
Regulatory issues must be sorted out before integration deepens, writes Chapman Tripp Partner Geof Shirtcliffe.
This article first appeared in the NZ Herald on 20 January 2010.
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| | | 16 December 2009 | The careful consideration the Capital Market Development Taskforce has given to the complex issue of how to improve New Zealand’s investment and capital raising environment is encouraging, says Chapman Tripp Partner Roger Wallis.
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| | | 24 September 2009 | The order by the High Court that a financial adviser pay almost $260,000 in damages to an elderly widow whom it advised to invest in a Blue Chip scheme is unlikely to set a strong precedent for similar claims in our view.
For discussion of the case and its potential implications for others, please click here.
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| | | 15 September 2009 | With the Maori Party on-side, National now has the numbers to push through the revamped Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) it wanted. A Bill will be introduced next week and then the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee will once more consider the issue.
Find previous commentary on climate change and the ETS here.
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| | | 28 August 2009 | The decision to retain corporate trustees as the frontline supervisors of debt and collective investment scheme issuers under a new regulatory regime is welcome, say Chapman Tripp lawyers, Tim Williams and Penny Sheerin.
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| | | 28 August 2009 | “Commerce Minister Simon Power’s acknowledgment that the Financial Advisors Act and Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act need to be changed is encouraging,” says Chapman Tripp Partner Tim Williams.
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| | | 24 August 2009 |
This interview was first aired on TVNZ's NZI Business program on 24 August 2009.
The law firm that advises a number of distressed finance companies operating under moratorium is welcoming parliament's decision to hold an enquiry into finance company failures. Chapman Tripp's Roger Wallis talks to Corin Dann.
To view TVNZ’s video, please click here.
To view previous statements from Roger Wallis on this topic, please click here.
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| | | | 24 July 2009 | Chapman Tripp partner Nick Wells was interviewed on TVNZ's NZI Business program on 24 July 2009.
In this interview Nick discusses moves by the government to ease the rules around foreign investment. He notes the need for practicality and certainty with a national interest test. He objects to the 25% threshold for foreign investment. He recommends defining strategic industries rather than particular assets.
To view TVNZ’s video, please click here.
To view our previous Counsel on the Overseas Investment Act, please click here.
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| | | 19 May 2009 |
Organisations with a database of any sort should be paying attention to a brand new copyright case from Australia which will have repercussions here. Our courts are likely to find the Australian High Court's analysis persuasive. And if the case leads to law change in Australia, can New Zealand be far behind given the Government's commitment to trans-Tasman harmonisation?
To read the full Brief Counsel on this topic, click here.
For further comment, please contact Chapman Tripp Partner Matt Sumpter.
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| | | 5 May 2009 |
The swine flu threat is a timely reminder to all employers to develop a disaster plan for the workplace for when a pandemic or disaster occurs.
Our recent Brief Counsel provides broad advice on what the employer’s legal obligations and options are. |
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