Jurisdiction: New Zealand

Five eyes intelligence alliance form new international working group aimed at preventing anti-competitive collusion in international trade....

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ACCC and other competition authorities sign MOU to cooperate...

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The New Zealand Government has announced a range of major reforms to NZ’s competition laws, including a relatively controversial proposal to introduce an “effects test” for abuse of dominance and remove various intellectual property exemptions...

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New Zealand joins the criminal cartel club

May 24, 2019 | 0 Comments

After years of gestation, New Zealand law now provides criminal penalties for serious cartel conduct, in a similar form to Australia’s laws that are about to experience their tenth birthday....

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Cartel conduct is set to become a criminal offence for the first time in New Zealand following the tabling of a new bill in Parliament....

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ACL reform a step closer

November 10, 2016 | 0 Comments

The first review of the Australian Consumer Law (“ACL”) is well underway, with an interim report being issued last month....

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Sims looks ahead to consumer law review

December 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Delivering the keynote address at the recent Australiasian Consumer Law Roundtable in Canberra, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims discussed the current state of the Australian Consumer Law (“ACL”) in light of the upcoming ACL review in...

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Competition changes are afoot across the Tasman

November 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

An Issues Paper has been released in NZ in relation to key provisions of the Commerce Act...

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After years of debates and Senate reviews, the country of origin food labelling regime is set to change. With community, consumer lobby group and media pressure for change mounting in the wake of the frozen...

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New unfair contract terms regime in New Zealand ...

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