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Author: Mark Copeland
QUESTION ONE – In your experience, what are the key considerations that international clients should have the front of mind when assessing a target company for acquisition in your jurisdiction? Once a target company is identified, the key issues to consider for an acquisition in New Zealand are: The local statutory approvals required (if any) […]
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New People of the Land: Purchasing residential and rural property in New Zealand
New Zealand, known to the indigenous Maori as Aotearoa or ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’, is often noted as one of the most beautiful countries on Earth. New Zealand has also been praised internationally – including by the World Bank and Forbes – for being a country that is great to do business […]
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Effluent Discharge Prosecutions under the Resource Management Act Regional Councils take unlawful effluent discharge, especially when it enters waterways, extremely seriously. Under the Resource Management Act (RMA) any discharge is unlawful if it breaches the permitted activity rule in your region. The severity of the fines imposed has recently increased significantly as the government cracks […]
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Commercial lawyer Mark Copeland of Mark Copeland Lawyers at Rotorua and Auckland has been appointed as Chairman of the Legal and Ethics Committee of the International Paralympics Committee in Bonn, Germany. Pursuant to this role he is responsible for the determination of all complaints made under the IPC Code of Ethics, and also acts as […]
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“Last week I was in Melbourne on business, and made a very enjoyable visit to Geoffrey Shiff and Julia Adams of Shiff & Co there.” – Mark Copeland
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IR Digital in conversation with Mark Copeland – Mark Copeland Lawyers – New Zealand
Mark Copeland of Mark Copeland Lawyers (New Zealand) spoke to the IR team about his firm’s philosophy, the current New Zealand property market and the structures available for Real Estate investments. To view the video in full please CLICK HERE
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Mark Copeland at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games in South Korea
Mark Copeland of Mark Copeland Lawyers, IR Global’s Commercial and Real Estate Member in New Zealand, recently attended the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games in South Korea. Mark is the Chairman of the Legal and Ethics Committee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and is responsible for dealing with all formal ethics matters within Paralympic sport […]
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Tips for doing business in Asia Pacific: how easy is it to do business in New Zealand?
New Zealand is a safe place to invest and do business. It is currently ranked first of 189 countries by the World Bank for ease of starting a new business and for protecting minority investors, and second for ease of doing business. Major exports include dairy products, tourism, meat, timber and minerals. New Zealand also […]
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Lessons on Law Firm Management From A Successful ‘Country Boutique’ Law Firm
Starting a successful law firm takes many skills, as well as good timing, but for Rotorua lawyer Mark Copeland his timing coincided with the country emerging from the global financial crisis in 2009 and his development of a ‘regional boutique’ that could foot it with some of the firm’s big city colleagues. The timing may […]
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Giving back is an important part of how MJC Legal does business. Mark Copeland and his team provide community support through many sponsorships, accepting governance roles and providing services to not-for-profit and community organisations. Paralympics New Zealand supports and encourages opportunities for disabled people to participate in sports, from regional, national and international levels. Sports […]
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Mark Copeland Lawyer joins IR as the exclusive Real Estate & Corporate Law Member in New Zealand.
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Mark Copeland of Mark Copeland Lawyer. Mark has joined IR as our exclusive Real Estate & Corporate Law Member in New Zealand. Mark is a highly regarded senior commercial lawyer with an enviable track record of more than 20 years practicing across […]
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