Downloads & papers
Summary of cartel prohibition, exceptions and criminalisation – October 2023ML views on the Foodstuffs merger decline – October 2024
Global Legal Insights – Merger Control 2024 Chapter 12: New Zealand – July 2024
Submission on proposed review of Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines – July 2024
Competition law guide for grocery suppliers & their advisors – 17 November 2023
Overview of grocery wholesale regime – 17 November 2023
Legalwise – Competition law reforms in NZ & Australia: Changes, issues & options for IP Lawyers – Paper & slides – 9 November 2023
IPSANZ – IPR and the NZ Commerce Act – 31 August 2023
Grocery Supply Code summary – 8 November 2023
CLPINZ – Keynote session: The Future of Antitrust – Commentator notes – August 2023
Legalwise – Misuse of Market Power Powerpoint – March 2023
Submission on draft Misuse of Market Power Guidelines – November 2022
CPI Antitrust Chronicle – The NZCC Market Study into Retail Grocery – December 2021
Submission on Commerce Amendment Bill 2021 – April 2021
Legalwise – Increased penalties for anticompetitive conduct – March 2021
Lawasia – Competition law in the age of COVID-19 – 6 October 2020 (watch)
Submission on Discussion Paper: Options for establishing a consumer data right in New Zealand – October 2020
IBA Antitrust Committee Covid-19 Matrix – The reactions of competition authorities to the Covid-19 pandemic – June 2020
Submission on Discussion Paper: Review of section 36 of the Commerce Act and other matters – October 2019
Submission on Discussion Paper: Protecting businesses and consumers from unfair commercial practices – March 2019
Matthews Law Submission on the Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Bill – April 2018
LegalWise – The Commerce Act: Navigating a brave new world with the new prohibition on cartel provisions – March 2018
LegalWise – The Fair Trading Act: Unfair contract terms and unsubstantiated representations – March 2018
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – NZCC rejects merger of two media heavyweights – November 2017
Major changes to competition law – 8 September 2017
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – NZCC kicks Sky / Vodafone merger for touch – May 2017
IPBA – Competition law issues in M&A transactions – Merger Control: drafting SPA clauses Powerpoint (Matthews) – April 2017
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – Draft decline for media merger – December 2016
LegalWise – House Rules: The Art of Using Competition Law to Add Value and Reduce Risk Paper (Matthews/Stewart) – November 2016
CPI Antitrust Chronicle – Competition alive and kicking in New Zealand – October 2016
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – Merger Fever – September 2016
ADLSi – Commerce Act: Insights and Guidance (Matthews/Stewart) – August 2016
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – Unilateral conduct and ‘unfair contract terms’ – May 2016
LegalWise – Key Competition & Consumer Law Issues Paper (Matthews/Waymouth) – March 2016
LegalWise – Key Competition & Consumer Law Issues Powerpoint (Matthews/Waymouth) – March 2016
Matthews Law submission on the Targeted Review of the Commerce Act 1986 Issues Paper – February 2016
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control 2016 Edition (New Zealand chapter) – November 2015
NZ consumer news – October 2015
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – NZCC declines Reckitt Benckiser and Johnson & Johnson lubricant merger – September 2015
Newsletter – Commission identifies areas of focus for Z (ex-Shell NZ retail) / Chevron (Caltex) merger investigation – August 2015
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – New Zealand Commerce Commission starts 2015 with a focus on consumer rights – April 2015
LegalWise – Consumer Law Reform Update Paper (Matthews/Waymouth) – March 2015
LegalWise – Consumer Law Reform Update Powerpoint (Matthews/Waymouth) – March 2015
Fast Broadband: A New Zealand Perspective – February 2015
Getting up to speed with Cartel Criminalisation Paper (Matthews/Stewart) – November 2014
Getting up to speed with Cartel Criminalisation Powerpoint (Matthews/Stewart) – November 2014
CPI Antitrust Chronicle – The intersection of advertising and antitrust in New Zealand – July 2014
CPI Antitrust Chronicle – Antitrust and the grocery sector in New Zealand – June 2014
IBA Antitrust Newsletter – Recent competition law developments in New Zealand – April 2014
International Information Exchange between Regulators & Third-Party Claimants (Matthews/Borrowdale) – August 2013