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Change of Registrar

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 21 2013

As of 1 March 2013 Mandy McDonald became the Registrar for registers managed by the Companies Office, including the Register of Companies. The

Earlier cut-off times proposed by the Companies Office for same day registration of prospectuses and related documents

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 21 2013

The Companies Office has been engaging in an informal consultation on the proposed service level standards for the registration of prospectuses and

Court of Appeal takes different position on the "good faith" defence to voidable transactions

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 21 2013

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal (Farrell v Fences & Kerbs Limited 2013 NZCA 91) will make it very difficult for creditors to successfully

Further changes for the Consumer Law Reform Bill

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 21 2013

The government has introduced two Supplementary Order Papers (SOP 207 and SOP 218) to the Consumer Law Reform Bill at the committee of the whole

A free flow of information across the Tasman

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 3 2013

It took Parliament over four years to enact legislation that enables the Commerce Commission (the Commission) to better share information with, and

Voidable defence is further limited

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 11 2013

Section 296(3) of the Companies Act 1993 (the Act) provides a defence to creditors who have received a payment found to be a voidable transaction

Commerce Commission enters into co-operation with the ACCC

  • Bell Gully
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • March 27 2013

The NZCC has entered into a co-operation agreement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as part of a wider framework of

Shadow directors, de facto directors and duties not to trade recklessly

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • March 27 2013

A recent decision of the High Court, Delegat v Norman 2012 NZHC 2358 provides a useful illustration of the application of the following Companies

Consumer Law Reform Bill do your contracts comply?

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • March 14 2013

The Consumer Law Reform Bill (the Bill) has now had its second reading and is on track to be passed early this year. The Bill represents the

Commerce Committee considers the Financial Reporting Bill

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • February 7 2013

The Financial Reporting Bill has had its first reading and is currently before the Commerce Select Committee. Submissions on the Bill closed on 18