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Navigating COVID-19: updates for businesses
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak represents one of the most significant global public health crises in the last 100 years. The uncert…
19 March 2020
Winner at the 2020 Client Choice Awards
Buddle Findlay is delighted to have been recognised for the second year running at the 2020 Client Choice Awards. We were a finalist in…
19 March 2020
Jennifer Caldwell takes the reins as Buddle Findlay’s new National Chair
Known for her resilience and forward-thinking, Jennifer Caldwell is a force to be reckoned with. As a senior partner in Buddle Findlay’s…
1 April 2020
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COVID-19 response: Regulatory and other financial relief/extensions
New Zealand is currently operating in an unprecedented constitutional position. In particular: A national state of emergency has b…
7 April 2020
Responding to COVID-19: A further Health Act order clarifies the lockdown rules
On Friday 3 April the Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield made a further order under the Health Act 1956 that clarifies what…
6 April 2020
Proposed insolvency (and other) relief for businesses impacted by COVID-19
Finance Minister Grant Robertson yesterday afternoon announced a number of proposed temporary changes to the Companies Act, with the s…
4 April 2020
High Court provides guidance on voluntary administration and creditors’ meetings under COVID-19 Alert Level 4
A recent decision of the High Court of New Zealand provides helpful guidance for insolvency practitioners on how aspects of the volunt…
3 April 2020
Responding to COVID-19: Moving New Zealand to Alert Level 4 and beyond
At midnight on Wednesday 25 March New Zealand moved into Alert Level 4; a full nationwide lockdown. In two previous updates we summar…
2 April 2020
Overseas Investment Act Phase 2 Reforms: Are the borders closed?
On 19 March 2020, the same day that New Zealand’s borders were effectively closed to try to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Oversea…
2 April 2020
Jennifer Caldwell takes the reins as Buddle Findlay’s new National Chair
Known for her resilience and forward-thinking, Jennifer Caldwell is a force to be reckoned with. As a senior partner in Buddle Findla…
1 April 2020
COVID-19 – Do competition and consumer laws still apply?
The escalation of the response to COVID-19 has raised questions about how competition and consumer laws apply in extraordinary and cha…
31 March 2020
Cyber security and COVID-19 – how to stay safe online
New Zealand businesses and employees have been readjusting to a new way of working over the past week following the Government’s incre…
30 March 2020
