WELCOME |
I hope you enjoy our first newsletter and those to come. It is our intention to be informative and from time to time thought provoking and to highlight the goings on at Anzarut & Holm. To everyone who has helped Anzarut & Holm get this far, thankyou. Our clients, our people past and present (thank you Karen) and our friends, this is for you. Charles Anzarut |
When I started Anzarut & Partners my intention was to offer a personalised law firm that was capable of great work with great clients provided by great people. Four years down the track we have substantially achieved this aim; with offices in Melbourne and Sydney, a name change in September 2007 and establishing relationships with law firms in the UK and New Zealand.At Anzarut & Holm we see many opportunities in the current market for partnering with our clients by the provision of top tier quality legal services at a realistic price.
ACCC Revises Approach to Mergers.
On 21 November 2008 the ACCC published its revised Merger Guidelines. This is the most significant amendment to the Guidelines since they were first published in 1999. While merger notification remains voluntary, the ACCC has abandoned its former two ‘safe harbours’ of the merged entity having less than 40% market share or (if the four largest market participants have 75% or greater market share) less than a 15% market share...
Criminalisation of Cartel Conduct.
On 3 December 2008 the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 was introduced to the House of Representatives. On 4 December 2008 the Senate referred the Bill to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics for report by 20 February 2009. It is however likely the Bill, or a variation on the Bill, will become law by the middle of this year...
New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) Revises
Merger Guidelines.
In Merger Guidelines released on 26 November 2008 the NZCC has introduced two new steps in its merger and acquisition clearance process.
- Pre notification and
- Issuance of a Statement of Preliminary Issues.
Government Reviews the Meaning of “understanding”
The ACCC has proposed amendments to the Trade Practices Act to broaden and clarify the meaning of the term “Understanding’ as it is used in the TPA...
Golden Handshake in the Spotlight.
The issue of remuneration for directors and executives and in particular termination payments to departing executives has received a great deal of attention, both in Australia and overseas, in recent times. The recent turmoil in world economies and some spectacular corporate collapses mean that the focus on perceived excessive payments is likely to intensify...
Price Fixing Case Drags On.
The ACCC instituted proceedings against the ANZ Bank in 2007 alleging that, by capping the maximum discounts mortgage brokers can offer on ANZ home loans, it was engaging in illegal price fixing. The Trade Practices Act 1974 strictly prohibits arrangements between persons that ‘fix, maintain or control’ prices of the goods or services they sell in competition with each other...
A New Holm!
Anzarut and Holm is proud to announce the arrival of the first child of Director, Paul Holm and his wife Megan.
Paul and Megan welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Ava Gail Mary Holm, on 26 January 2009 at The Mater Hospital. Congratulations !
