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)…

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…

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…

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…

“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 

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

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…