The Fair Trading Amendment Bill (Bill) had its third reading yesterday (10 August 2021) and should receive royal assent soon. The Bill was introduced on 17 December 2019. (Changes proposed earlier are summarised here.) [Update (at 19 August 2021): The Bill received royal asset on 16 August 2021. The main changes will come into effect …
Part of New Zealand’s new fuel regulatory regime comes into effect tomorrow, 11 August 2021. The regime implements the Commerce Commission’s (NZCC’s) recommendations from its 2019 competition study into the retail fuel sector.
On 29 July 2021 the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) released its draft report on its competition study into retail grocery. New Zealand has two major grocery retailers. The NZCC began the study in November 2020 following a Government directive to investigate competitive conditions.
Background Last year, the NZ Government consulted the public on the options to establish a consumer data right (CDR) in NZ. (Our newsletter on the CDR consultation is here.) In this digital, data-driven world it is common for businesses to collect data from their transactions with consumers. (They can even end up with more data …
Matthews Law is pleased to announce that Andy Matthews has again been selected for inclusion in the 13th 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 Act comes into force in New Zealand today. This means that: It is a now a criminal offence under the Commerce Act to enter into or give effect to a cartel provision while intending to engage in “price fixing”, “restricting output” or “market allocating”. Cartel law is designed to …
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.