We are delighted to step into our 9th year. We are also proud to announce that Genelle Seah was promoted to Associate on 26 February 2021.
2020: Competition & consumer laws box on in the face of pandemic Competition Price fixing… – comes in all shapes and sizes, and does not discriminate! The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Commerce Commission (Commission) in the first defended price fixing case in a decade. Ultimately Lodge was ordered to pay $2.1M and …
The new Privacy Act 2020 (Act) came into force on 1 December 2020, replacing the 27 year old Privacy Act 1993. The new Act is intended to be more fit for the digital age where new technologies, such as social media platforms, e-commerce, and cloud storage, have transformed the way personal information is used. Many …
The Minister of Commerce and Consumer affairs has released a discussion document on options for establishing a consumer data right in New Zealand. Submissions are being sought to help determine whether New Zealand needs a consumer data right, and how any such consumer data right should be designed.
The New Zealand Government has announced its decision to make further major changes to NZ’s competition (antitrust) law. Assuming it is re-elected in September’s General Election, the Government anticipates introducing a Bill in early 2021 that would: replace the test for abuse of market power; remove IP exceptions; increase pecuniary penalties for breach of merger …
In its 2 April 2020 judgment, the Supreme Court ruled that an arrangement between Hamilton real estate agencies to adopt a vendor-funded model for listing properties on Trade Me (a major property listing website) and to remove existing listings from Trade Me in January 2014 had the effect of controlling the price of real estate …
The issue of “price gouging” is very topical – not just in New Zealand, but globally – as governments are effectively forced to reduce the competitive playing field in response to COVID-19. The New Zealand Government is acutely aware of the risk that essential businesses (eg supermarkets) might seek to take advantage of these unusual …
Andy Matthews and Gus Stewart have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in New Zealand for their work in: Competition and Consumer Law (Andy & Gus); and Regulatory Practice (Andy). Andy has been recognised by Best Lawyers® for his work in Competition and Consumer Law since …
On 1st April 2020 Matthews Law started its 8th year in business as New Zealand’s leading specialist competition law firm.
In February the New Zealand Government announced its response to the Commerce Commission’s (Commission) 2019 Retail Fuel Market Study. The study was the first competition study under the new Commission powers so the Government response has been eagerly anticipated. The Commission made 11 recommendations. The Government: agreed with 6 recommendations, which will be implemented by …