What experts want from ComCom's new chief competition lawyer

What experts want from ComCom's new chief competition lawyer
Anderson Lloyd partner Sarah Simmers says churn can be frustrating. (Image: Anderson Lloyd)
John Anthony
The Commerce Commission is hiring a new chief competition lawyer and experts in the field, hoping the successful candidate will put the new misuse of market power laws to the test.The commission's job ad for chief legal counsel of competition, which closed on Oct 16, said the successful candidate would confirm their reputation among the pre-eminent competition law practitioners in New Zealand.“With cartel criminalisation cases now before the courts and investigations under the revised section 36 of the Commerce Act under way, the next...

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