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Special housing areas legislation extended
Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 9:39 am | Chapman Tripp
The government is legislating under urgency to extend the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act (HASHA Act). More >>
Nine New Appointments at Chapman Tripp
Monday, 5 September 2016, 3:07 pm | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce the promotion of eight new senior solicitors and one new senior legal advisor in the firm’s Auckland and Wellington offices. The appointments are effective from 1 September 2016. More >>
Second consultation on taxation of employee share scheme
Monday, 5 September 2016, 1:44 pm | Chapman Tripp
Inland Revenue has released an update on proposals to reform the tax treatment of employee share schemes. Submissions close on 30 September. More >>
Thumbs up for NZX Corporate Governance Review
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 1:11 pm | Chapman Tripp
The reform directions indicated in the consultation paper on the review of the NZX Corporate Governance Code represent a significant step forward with further progress to come, says Chapman Tripp Partner Geof Shirtcliffe. More >>
Unitary Plan recommendations – highlights and next steps
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 10:13 am | Chapman Tripp
The Independent Hearings Panel’s recommendations on the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan propose bold new directions to manage Auckland’s growth pains. More >>
Governance Reporting: Could Do Better
Friday, 5 August 2016, 3:17 pm | Chapman Tripp
Listed companies need to be more transparent about remuneration policies, Chapman Tripp says. More >>
Financial Markets Good Conduct Guide ‘Fuzzy Law’
Thursday, 4 August 2016, 12:12 pm | Chapman Tripp
Guidelines released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) around conduct in financial markets were created without clear relevant statutory basis and are open to subjective interpretation, a Chapman Tripp partner says. More >>
Chapman Tripp Commerorates Homosexual Law Reform
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 2:31 pm | Chapman Tripp
Leading law firm Chapman Tripp is teaming up with Rainbow Law to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act. More >>
Liquidator "fabricated" key document – High Court
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 12:20 pm | Chapman Tripp
A High Court finding this month that a liquidator fabricated a key document and failed to account for receipts of over half a million dollars highlights the need for regulation of the insolvency profession. More >>
Chapman Tripp Consultant Awarded Doctorate
Friday, 22 July 2016, 10:26 am | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp consultant Craig Elliffe has been awarded a Doctorate from the University of Cambridge. More >>
Chapman Tripp Acts in Proceedings Against Olympic Committee
Monday, 18 July 2016, 9:49 am | Chapman Tripp
Leading law firm Chapman Tripp is acting for London-based New Zealand marathon runner Paul Martelletti in Sports Tribunal proceedings against Athletics New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee. More >>
Employee fault no effect on employer liability
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 3:43 pm | Chapman Tripp
The requirement on the employer to take all practicable steps to ensure workplace health and safety is not diluted if the injury occurred through employee stupidity. The test is whether the risk was reasonably foreseeable. More >>
Efforts To Simplify Taxation of ESS Commendable
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 12:49 pm | Chapman Tripp
Efforts to reduce the complexity of the tax treatment of employee share schemes ( ESS ) are commendable but current proposals by Inland Revenue ( IR ) go too far, says Chapman Tripp. More >>
New fire service levy regime
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 10:22 am | Chapman Tripp
Higher levies and stronger compliance measures will be key features in the new unified fire service to be created by the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) Bill, now before the Government Administration Committee. More >>
Brief Counsel, 04 July 2016
Monday, 4 July 2016, 10:14 am | Chapman Tripp
The Asia Region Funds Passport will provide a multilaterally agreed framework for offering high quality regulated managed funds across participating economies without having to go through a full regulatory approval process. More >>
Stock market manipulation law in New Zealand
Friday, 1 July 2016, 10:47 am | Chapman Tripp
As New Zealand's second stock market manipulation case - the civil action by the Financial Markets Authority ( FMA ) against Mark Warminger - heads to court in September, we provide a detailed analysis of the applicable legislative and regulatory regime ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Welcomes New Chief Executive Partner
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 5:03 pm | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp farewells the firm’s current Chief Executive Partner, Andrew Poole, and welcomes his incoming replacement, corporate partner Nick Wells. More >>
Overseas investment regime – the shape of things to come
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 3:55 pm | Chapman Tripp
The new fee structure for the Overseas Investment Office ( OIO ) screening regime, to come into force on 4 July 2016, was always only part of the solution to lifting the OIO’s performance and turnaround. More >>
Employee share scheme reform – with more to come
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 12:41 pm | Chapman Tripp
Legislation to simplify the collection of tax on employee share schemes has just been passed, and much more fundamental change is in the pipeline through an IRD issues paper released last month. More >>
Ten Senior Promotions at Chapman Tripp
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 3:23 pm | Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce ten senior promotions in the firm’s Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch offices. The appointments are effective from 1 June 2016. More >>
