Overseas investment *

New Zealand - February 14 2013
Overseas investors are currently required to obtain consent from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) before making any investment in "significant…

Co-authors: Stephen Ward, Shelley Cave, James Hawes, Peter Stubbs, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton, Craig Nelson.

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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, Kevin Jaffe, 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, Kevin Jaffe, 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, Kevin Jaffe, 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, Kevin Jaffe, Don Holborow, Peter Hinton.

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