Commercial
The RMA is on its way out, set to be replaced by an entirely new resource management system that the government has described as a ‘once-in-a-generation’ reform. The new system will reshape development and environmental decision-making for the foreseeable future.
Our latest round up of what’s happening in Commercial Law, including: the launch of the new Business Investor Visa; Responsible AI usage; HelloFresh and the Fair Trading Act 1986.
The Commerce Commission has now completed the country’s first criminal cartel prosecution with two sentences imposed on two construction companies in the High Court in Auckland.
Late last year, the Supreme Court decided that Uber drivers are employees. An employment law lifeline, however, has been proposed.
Our latest Business Brief takes a look at Commerce Commission action against Noel Leeming; the Online Casino Gambling Bill; and what’s happening with the Biometrics Processing Privacy Code 2025.
If you are a shareholder but not a director of a company, what information should you be entitled to receive? We take a look at how the Companies Act 1993 covers this issue.
While you can’t always control when sickness hits, as both employees and employers, there are things we can do to minimise the impact of illness in the workplace.
We take a look at the latest commercial law headlines that could impact your business.
On 31 March 2025, the government introduced into Parliament a reform package making major changes to New Zealand’s financial services landscape. Included in the reform package is the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill.
With this 2025 Budget and despite worldwide geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions, the minister has indicated New Zealand’s fiscal outlook will gradually recover, despite an initial period of retraction.