Late changes to Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill *

New Zealand - June 7 2013
Commerce Minister Craig Foss has tabled a Supplementary Order Paper in Parliament amending the Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill…

Co-authors: Stephen Ward, Robert Mclean, Michael Pollard, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton.

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Select Committee reports back on company law changes *

New Zealand - December 19 2012
Significant company law changes moved one step closer last week when the Commerce Committee (Committee) reported back on the Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill (Bill).

Co-authors: Stephen Ward, Robert Mclean, Michael Pollard, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton.

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Andrews v ANZ: A fundamental shift in the approach to break fees *

Australia - December 17 2012
A recent decision of the High Court of Australia in Andrews v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Andrews) has expanded the scope of the common law penalty doctrine to include payments stipulated for events other than breach of contract.

Co-authors: Stephen Ward, Shelley Cave, Michael Pollard, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton.

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Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism – more than just a bank and casino issue *

New Zealand - November 5 2012
If you think about how criminals might conduct money laundering, or the financing of terrorism, the first associations that come to mind are cash transactions with banks and casinos.

Co-authors: Stephen Ward, Shelley Cave, Michael Pollard, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton.

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Financial Markets Authority and External Reporting Board levies *

New Zealand - June 26 2012
A number of levies are to be introduced to help fund the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the External Reporting Board (XRB).

Co-authors: Stephen Ward, Shelley Cave, Michael Pollard, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton.

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