The Commerce Commission has confirmed that Air New Zealand is being investigated.

The Federal Court has made orders by consent against Origin Energy Ltd and two of its subsidiaries.

ACCC Chairman Rod Sims has outlined the Commission's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2015.

A growing NZ economy, with low interest rates and increased bank loans, has resulted in an increase in M&A transactions.

he out of court settlement of the continuous disclosure civil proceedings negotiated between the Securities Commission and Nuplex is a good result for all stakeholders.

Sophisticated post-settlement Maori corporations are increasingly active in the general M&A market in New Zealand.

In August 2010, the International Bar Association Arbitration Committee resolved to form a taskforce on counsel ethics. The mandate of the taskforce is to consider "whether the lack of international guidelines and conflicting norms in counsel ethics undermines the fundamental protections of fairness and equality of treatment and the integrity of international arbitration proceedings".

A US senator has raised concerns about privacy implications of new vehicle technology.

Chapman Tripp has taken the opportunity to comment on the Select Committee’s proposed amendments to the Insolvency Practitioners Bill. The report proposes registration, but the criteria for registration are essentially the same as the existing qualification criteria in the Companies Act. This minimal qualification criteria will set the insolvency profession apart from all other registered professionals.

The new unfair contract terms (UCT) provisions of the Fair Trading Act will come into force on Tuesday, 17 March 2015.

FMA has left the listed company field to the NZX and has concentrated on unlisted companies and public sector entities.

New Zealand's securities law has developed significantly since the enactment of the Securities Act in 1978. Securities Law in New Zealand examines these developments and puts them into context.

The Companies Office is re-thinking its proposed service level standards to register prospectuses and related documents.

This changing media landscape covers social media, entertainment, advertising, broadcasting, digital and analogue media.

New NZX Main Board/Debt Market Listing Rules will streamline some processes and fix typographical and other errors.

The embedding of the public interest defence to defamation claims may have raised the bar for publishers to defend.

The ASA has partially upheld a complaint against an advertisement by the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

NZX Regulation published 5 practice notes to provide advice on common questions raised by issuers and their advisors.

NZX published five "practice notes" for user-friendly advice on common questions raised by issuers and their advisors.

Article contains a link to Reviews in Progress Booklet which focuses on work streams that affect the NZ business sector.