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An Article first published in New Zealand Retail Magazine (July 2010 Issue)
MoreAnthony Harper has employed Chris Baldock as a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution team in the Auckland office.
MoreAn Article first published in New Zealand Retail Magazine (April 2010 Issue)
MoreAn Article first published in New Zealand Retail Magazine (February 2010 Issue)
Competitions and prize draws are a powerful marketing tool for retailers, particularly in difficult trading conditions. Used properly, they can increase sales and enhance brand recognition. Further, they can be used to collect information for future promotions.
Are You A Director Of A Company In Financial Difficulty?
You are a director of a company and you have seen revenue fall and costs increase. You are trying to balance day to day management of the company with managing the company's finances on a long term basis. You may have guaranteed the company's debts and the bank has secured the guarantee over your home.
MorePowerPoint presentaion from the recent South Island Alliancing Summit.
MoreThe franchise industry will welcome this Court of Appeal Judgment (David and UAR Limited v TFAC Limited & Ors [2009] NZCA 44), delivered on 2 March 2009, which contains much awaited clarification of the effect of disclaimer and acknowledgment clauses and the application of the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA) to Franchise Agreements.
MoreCapital Market Changes
The international economic crisis has had a huge impact on the ability of businesses to obtain funds. The Capital Markets Development Taskforce ("CMDT") and the NZX have been considering ways to improve capital markets.
"The Construction Contracts Act which was supposed to provide greater protection for sub contractors, was of little use"
MoreCarbon credits - what does this mean and why does it matter to you? Will the new climate change laws cost your business money, or could your business make money out of the new opportunities?
MoreAnthony Harper's specialist dispute resolution team is currently advising the Body Corporate and owners of a 23 multi-unit apartment complex in Queenstown to recover repair costs of $3 million. This High Court claim is one of the largest "leaky home" claims in the South Island involving the developer, Queenstown Lakes District Council and seven sub-trades.
MoreThe Anthony Harper Property Group is pleased to provide you with the spring edition of its Commercial Property Update, designed to keep you informed of recent developments in the property sector.
In this update:
- Mike Parker looks at the issues property developers face when raising finance for developments in the current market.
- If you are in the construction business Richard Smedley's discussion of the Construction Contracts Act 2002 will be of particular interest to you.
- Hamish Grant comments on how the IRD's controversial changes to the definition of "associated persons" could affect the tax you pay on the sale of investment properties.
New Zealand businesses with an Australian website or looking to acquire one will be pleased to know that a recent policy change in Australia has ended the prohibition on the sale of Australian domain names, making it easy for businesses to buy and sell Australian domain names.
MoreNow in its 5th year the COCA Anthony Harper Award has achieved a level of public interest and quality hoped for...
MoreThe Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (the “Act”) creates three new implied rights for software licensees. The Act has been passed, with its commencement date to be set by Order in Council.
MoreAlthough financial vendor due diligence has been common for some time, legal vendor due diligence is rather newer. Anthony Harper has been at the forefront of this development in New Zealand...
MoreA long-standing impediment to attracting international venture capital to New Zealand has been the lack of a limited partnership investment structure...
MoreWould your business spend thousands of dollars on a new software deployment, if there was a chance it would have to write out a blank cheque later in order to continue using the software in the way it always intended?...
MoreAnthony Harper's specialist property team has been appointed to advise Sydney based Ganellen Limited, on the purchase from Fairfax New Zealand Limited and $150m redevelopment of a seven building Christchurch CBD complex...
MoreAnthony Harper Lawyers is pleased to announce that Ellen Sewell has joined our specialist corporate advisory law team as a Senior Associate.
MoreThe Anthony Harper Property Group is pleased to provide you with the first edition of its Commercial Property Update, which is designed to keep you informed of recent developments in the property sector.
MoreThe partners are pleased to announce the opening of an office in Auckland...
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