On 17 December 2019, the Fair Trading Amendment Bill (Bill) was introduced, and on 12 February 2020 passed its first reading. The New Zealand Parliament is now inviting the public to make submissions on the Bill by 27 March 2020 [Update: Submissions now due 26 April 2020].
Matthews Law is delighted to announce the arrival of two new staff members: Genelle Seah as a solicitor, advising on competition, regulatory, trade practices and consumer protection law Danny Xie as a law clerk, assisting the senior lawyers and researching on competition and trade issues Genelle previously worked as a solicitor with Martelli McKegg and …
About us Matthews Law is a specialist competition law firm. We are internationally recognised market-leaders in competition law (antitrust), economic regulation and consumer law. We are also noted experts in TMT and aviation matters. We are involved in significant matters in our area, covering a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, from merger control, to …
Matthews Law and its lawyers have again been ranked as leaders in competition/antitrust in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 Guide. The firm has maintained its ranking as a “Band 2” firm (since 2019), with Principal Andrew Matthews retaining his “Band 1” position (which he has held since 2006) and Special Counsel Gus Stewart being elevated to …
Matthews Law is pleased to announce that Andy Matthews has again been selected for inclusion in the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in New Zealand for his work in both Competition & Consumer Law and Regulatory Practice.
The Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Bill (Bill) passed its Third Reading in New Zealand Parliament on 4 April 2019 and is expected to receive the Royal Assent imminently. It will come into force 2 years after the date of Royal Assent.
2018 saw continued law change and Commerce Commission (Commission) activity. This included: Competition studies – Commission got new powers to conduct ‘competition studies’. The Court of Appeal overturned the High Court decision in the Hamilton Real Estate price fixing appeal – confirming that even agreeing a component of “price” with competitors is price fixing. The …
Matthews Law and its lawyers have been ranked as leaders in competition law in New Zealand in the 2019 Legal 500. Notably, Andy Matthews has been recognised as a “Leading Individual”, while Gus Stewart is listed as a “Next Generation Lawyer.”
Matthews Law and its lawyers have again been ranked as leaders in competition/antitrust in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 Guide. Notably, the firm has been elevated to a “Band 2” position (just 5 years after being established), with Principal Andy Matthews retaining his “Band 1” ranking and Special Counsel Gus Stewart entering the Guide as an …
Matthews Law is delighted to welcome Millie Goldwater, who joined the team in November 2018. Millie works on competition (antitrust) and consumer law, technology and commercial matters, as well as general compliance issues and training. Her competition work covers merger control, cartels & investigations, and regulation & access.