New Zealand: The Commerce Act sets out the rules which apply to mergers and acquisitions affecting markets in New Zealand. The Commerce Act prohibits an acquisition of shares or business assets which would result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in any market.

New Zealand: New Zealand has a strong and sophisticated system of registrable and unregistrable intellectual property (IP) rights, governed by international agreements, statute and case law. The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand is responsible for the registration of certain types of IP in New Zealand. It operates an online register of these rights and interests.

New Zealand: The three key procedures used in corporate restructurings and insolvencies in New Zealand are liquidation, receivership, and voluntary administration.

New Zealand: Determining which country’s law is applicable to an international contract can have important implications for when and how a contract was formed, whether the parties had capacity to enter into the contract, whether the contract conferred benefits on third parties and even whether the contract was formally valid for the particular transaction

New Zealand: A government-funded superannuation entitlement is available to most persons living in New Zealand provided they meet the eligibility requirements.