The recently announced proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island has gained much press. Some argue it will change little, given that the cooperatives work closely, have common branding, and have chosen (or agreed) to operate in separate geographic markets. The proposal has been promoted as leading to greater consolidation of efficiencies.
Andy Matthews had the pleasure of speaking at the Legalwise IP Licensing Fundamentals webinar on 9 November 2023, presenting on Competition Law Reforms in New Zealand & Australia: Changes, Issues & Options for IP lawyers. A copy of the slides and paper accompanying Andy’s session can be found here:
Andy Matthews was delighted to attend the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) 2023 annual conference in Sydney over 1-3 November 2023. For those who haven’t seen our 2 page summary of the grocery supply code before, we’ve updated this below:
Andy Matthews really enjoyed being part of the 2023 36th IPSANZ annual conference as a speaker on The interplay between patent law and competition law with Cynthia Cochrane SC (Level 22 Chambers, Sydney), Kon Stellios (Special Counsel, Specialist Advice and Services Division, ACCC, Sydney), Linda Govenlock (Partner, Allens, Sydney), and with Natalie Shoolman (Principal, Wrays, Sydney) …
On 1 September 2023 the New Zealand Government announced that the Grocery Supply Code (Code) will commence on 28 September 2023. We’ve created a summary of supplier rights and retailer obligations in the Code, which you can download.
On 5 April 2023 the Commerce Amendment Act 2022 comes into full force. Significantly this means: New Zealand’s misuse of market power provision now uses an “effects test”. Persons with substantial market power (SMP) are prohibited from engaging in conduct that has the purpose, effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in the market …
New Zealand competition law has had a busy year with record numbers of clearance applications, leniency applications, and market study reports. We summarise below some competition highlights for 2022 and some insider intel on what we can look forward to for the new year. Thank you all for your continued support.
The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) released its residential building supplies market study final report (Report) on 6 December 2022. The Report largely reinforces the findings and recommendations in the draft report with the benefit of further consultation and evidence. Unchanged from the draft report, the Report’s key finding is that “competition for the supply …
We are delighted to announce a series of exciting achievements for our staff. We are proud that Andrew (Andy) Matthews has been named as one of Who’s Who Legal “Thought Leaders – Competition 2023”. We also congratulate the other two named individuals – our friends and colleagues barrister Sarah Keene and economist James Mellsop. We …
On 21 November 2022, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs David Clark announced the introduction of the Grocery Industry Competition Bill 2022 (Bill) which is expected to have its first reading in Parliament soon.