August 2020

There is little doubt that New Zealand’s failure to follow Australia, by implementing a mandatory code of conduct for commercial lease negotiations as a result of the impact of COVID-19, has been a cause of pain for many SMEs.  However, the purpose of this note is not to re-litigate the arguments for and against such […]

At the end of July, the Court of Appeal re-affirmed that, in the absence of specific protection in a Shareholders’ Agreement, minority shareholders the ability to advance their own interests over those of other shareholders. The Court’s decision in Dold v Murphy involved the former shareholders of Queensland-based tourism company, Cruise Whitsundays Pty Limited.  The