Commerce Act Refresher - Auckland

Recognised nationally as one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Lane Neave is a full-service law firm located in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown with a local and global client base.

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Come to our free seminar in Auckland on 27 June, looking at the Act's obligations and what can be done to promote compliance.

The Commerce Act seeks to ensure that businesses in New Zealand compete on their merits, and do not engage in illegal (and in some cases, criminal) anticompetitive conduct.This free 2-hour presentation is aimed at helping attendees to:<ul><li>understand their basic obligations under the Commerce Act;</li><li>differentiate between anticompetitive collusion and procompetitive collaboration; </li><li>distinguish rigorous competitive conduct from misuse of market power; </li><li>identify specific Commerce Act risks within their organisations; </li><li>implement basic measures to promote compliance with the Commerce Act.</li></ul>Join Lane Neave Partner Anna Ryan, who will look at some recent trends / current areas of focus for the Commerce Commission, including:<ul><li>New Zealand’s new “misuse of market power” regime, which came into force on 5 April 2023;</li><li>anticompetitive conduct in labour markets; </li><li>the application of New Zealand’s cartel laws to franchise networks; and</li><li>the difference between cooperation and collusion on sustainability initiatives.</li></ul>Who should attendThis session is suitable for: Directors; CEOs; CFOs; COOs; General Managers; Senior Leadership Team members; Audit and Risk Committee members; staff who Chair or sit on Boards of industry associations; managers; team leaders; and sales and marketing staff.Our speakerAnna Ryan specialises in corporate and commercial law and heads Lane Neave’s national Competition and Consumer Protection Law team (which is ranked as a leading New Zealand competition practice in international legal directory Chambers &amp; Partners’ 2023 Asia-Pacific Guide). She routinely advises on the Commerce Act, Fair Trading Act and all aspects of competition law. Anna holds a Masters Degree from the University of Melbourne in Competition and Consumer Protection Law, and chairs the Advisory Board of the Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand.This is a free seminar, but space is limited, so please register as soon as possible to guarantee a place. Tea and coffee will be provided.

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