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.
Specialist competition and regulatory law firm Matthews Law has promoted Gus Stewart to Special Counsel. Gus is a senior commercial lawyer specialising in competition, regulatory, and consumer law.
The Commerce Amendment Bill (Bill) passed its first reading on 1 May 2018 and has now been referred to the Select Committee. If enacted, the Bill would lead to significant changes to the Commerce Act (Act), including giving the Commerce Commission (CC) the ability to undertake market studies and accept enforceable undertakings. Other features include …
Andrew Matthews has again been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 10th Edition of The Best Lawyers in New Zealand in the practice areas of Competition and Consumer Law and Regulatory Practice. Andrew has been listed as a top lawyer in the area of Competition and Consumer Law since 2014, and as a …
We are delighted to have been ranked again as a “Highly Recommended” competition law practice in the 18th edition of the GCR 100, listed only behind the three largest firms in New Zealand. Our firm profile reads: “Andy Matthews continues to lead New Zealand’s only competition law boutique, Matthews Law…. The boutique has represented major …
On 15 February 2018, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Kris Faafoi, tabled the Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Bill (Bill) in the House. The Bill introduces a new criminal offence for cartel conduct, which includes a penalty for individuals of imprisonment of up to seven years. If enacted, there would be a two-year transitional period …
We are pleased to announce that Matthews Law has again been ranked as a leading firm in competition/antitrust in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 Guide. The Guide describes our firm, established in 2013, as a “specialist competition law practice offering comprehensive advice on regulatory investigations, merger clearance and advisory matters, and consumer law for high-end clients. …
On 19 December the High Court essentially confirmed that the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) was right to decline clearance & authorisation for the proposed NZME and Fairfax merger. The proposed merger would have brought New Zealand’s two biggest newspaper networks and online news sites under common ownership, with a combined monthly reach of 3.7 million …