Commentary
MBIE consultation: Capital Markets Regulatory Reforms Phase Two
July 15, 2026
Yesterday, the Commerce Minister announced consultation on the government’s second phase of capital market reforms, focusing on issues such as...
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QEX Logistics Limited financial reporting lapses lead to management ban (and fines)
May 20, 2026
As possibly the last shoe to fall as a result of the demise of former NZX -listed company QEX Logistics...
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Nuix decision: More lessons about continuous disclosure from across the Ditch
May 14, 2026
An Australian Federal Court decision at the end of April, involving ASX Listed software business Nuix Limited, provides more lessons...
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Good governance – conflict-of-interest management plan
April 20, 2026
The media coverage, today, of the difficulties faced by the director of an SOE when seeking to discharge his duties...
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Termination for repeated late payment – be careful what you wish for
February 20, 2026
A recent, high profile, judgment from the UK’s top court has wider application than just standard-form contracts such as those...
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Companies (Address Information) Amendment Bill – passed
November 14, 2025
A private member’s bill providing a stopgap measure which allows directors to use an alternative address, and not their home...
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Directors’ duties (diversion of corporate opportunity) – Drylandcarbon decision
November 6, 2025
Last month, Radich J delivered a very long decision in what was obviously a keenly contested dispute affecting the Drylandcarbon...
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Watered down disclosure for climate reporting entities
October 23, 2025
Branded as ‘commonsense changes’, the Government announced yesterday that it will make significant changes to the disclosure regime for climate...
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