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Port Of Auckland CEO Conviction Sets New Health And Safety Precedent
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 1:33 pm | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
The prosecution followed the 2020 death of a stevedore who had been loading containers on a ship berthed at the port. He was killed when an object (a shipping container) fell from a crane. More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Wellington Office’s New Premises
Monday, 29 July 2024, 11:32 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is pleased to announce that our Wellington office has successfully relocated to BNZ Place at One Whitmore Street, Wellington. More >>
New Health And Safety Guide: Good Governance For Directors
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 11:14 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
The new guidance is provided across three documents: Health & Safety Governance – Guide; Health & Safety Governance – QuickGuide; Health & Safety Governance – Self Assessment. More >>
Lessons For New Zealand Officers From Australian Health And Safety Prosecutions
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 9:57 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
The Court noted that this would have involved the defendant micro-managing the performance of the actual work by the PCBU and did not accept this action was necessary for an officer to discharge his or her due diligence duty. More >>
Pinning Down The Purchase Price
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 8:18 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
“Buyer remorse” is on the rise following 12 months of gloomy economic outlook. With buyers looking to clawback perceived overpayments, we see a sharp uptick in disputes over purchase price adjustment mechanisms. More >>
Financing New Zealand’s Infrastructure And Improved Social Outcomes
Friday, 31 May 2024, 1:20 pm | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
The funding allocated in this year’s budget, while significant, is insufficient in and of itself to address the infrastructure deficit which is estimated to be in excess of $200bn. New Zealand must address this to meaningfully improve living standards. More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Amicaa And The Carlyle Group On NZ$140 Mn Financing Package For Management Buyout Of NPD
Friday, 24 May 2024, 9:19 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
MinterEllisonRuddWatts advised amicaa, an Australian private credit manager, and The Carlyle Group on all aspects of their debt financing. The loan includes sustainability-linked incentives to support NPD in meeting Scope 3 emission targets. More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises On Acquisition Marking A Corporate Law First In New Zealand
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 11:40 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Lunit Inc. has acquired all of the ordinary shares in Volpara Health Technologies Limited by way of a court approved scheme of arrangement. More >>
Prosecution Of Former Ports Chief Executive Now Underway
Monday, 29 April 2024, 9:51 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
This is the first prosecution of an officer of a major company, with prior prosecutions against officers initiated by the Regulator tending to involve small closely held companies or similar organisations, where the officers in question were much closer ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Leading Geothermal Software Provider, Flow State Solutions, On Global Sale
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 10:00 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Industry leader in geothermal simulation software, Flow State Solutions, has sold the Flow State Solutions business to Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company. Bentley Systems, an infrastructure engineering software company, is used by organisations ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Leading Tax Tech Company, DataTorque, On PE Investment By Simplicity
Monday, 7 August 2023, 12:10 pm | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Leading tax technology company, DataTorque has sold a minority stake to Simplicity, New Zealand’s non-profit KiwiSaver and Investment Fund manager’s private equity fund. Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts acted for DataTorque on the sale of ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Highland Europe On Its Investment In Ortain
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:37 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
United Kingdom venture capital firm, Highland Europe has led a funding round raising USD57million for investment in Ortain, a Dunedin-originated, and now global leader in forensic supply chain traceability. Long Ridge Equity Partners, Ortain’s existing ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Channel Infrastructure On Conditional Sale Of Decommissioned Refinery Assets
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 2:43 pm | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Channel Infrastructure has entered into an Asset Sale Agreement with US-based Seadra Energy Incorporated, granting Seadra Energy an option to purchase certain permanently decommissioned parts of the former refinery. Leading law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Welcomes The Supporters Of Tiritiri Matangi As Its New Community Investment Partner
Monday, 12 June 2023, 10:35 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is delighted to welcome the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi (SoTM) to its community investment programme. The leading law firm is the first and only corporate to partner with the SoTM. The firm is delighted to be able to support ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Toka Tū Ake EQC On The First New Zealand Originated Catastrophe Bond
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 9:28 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Toka Tū Ake EQC today announced the placement of a NZD225 million catastrophe bond by Singapore domiciled special purpose reinsurance vehicle, Totara Re Pty Ltd, in the first catastrophe bond (cat bond) transaction originated out of New Zealand. ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises Mercury NZ On New Zealand’s Largest Wind Farm
Monday, 29 May 2023, 3:26 pm | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is proud to have advised Mercury NZ in the delivery of its nationally significant Turitea Wind Farm Project . The project is another step towards a sustainable, low emissions future for Aotearoa New Zealand. Now complete, Turitea ... More >>
Market-first Tourism Holdings Merger With Australian Apollo Tourism & Leisure Gets Green Light
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 11:53 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
NZX-listed tourism operator, Tourism Holdings Limited ( thl) and ASX-listed Apollo Tourism & Leisure (Apollo) have completed their merger following the implementation of the Scheme of Arrangement in Australia last week. thl is a premier New Zealand ... More >>
Top-tier Law Firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts Welcomes Two New Partners
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 1:37 pm | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Leading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has welcomed two new partners in its mid-year promotions, further bolstering the firm’s capabilities in both environment law and litigation and dispute resolution practices. Chief Executive ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Announced NZ Deal Firm Of The Year
Friday, 20 May 2022, 11:56 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts was named New Zealand Deal Firm of the Year at this year’s Australasian Law Awards overnight. Corporate Partner Silvana Schenone also took out top honours, being named New Zealand Dealmaker of the Year ... More >>
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Continues To Strengthen Corporate And Commercial Offering
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 9:52 am | MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Leading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts is delighted to announce two new partners joining the firm’s top tier Corporate team. The new partners further bolster the market-leading team’s capabilities in competition and consumer law ... More >>