Unfair business practices on borrowed time

Unfair business practices on borrowed time
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Business owners who use unfair trading and contract terms in their dealings look likely to face a stiffer range of rules and penalties following a government review of unfair commercial practices. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash published a discussion document today outlining four possible packages of reforms to strengthen existing prohibitions on poor corporate behaviour, the most impactful of which would also create new uncertainties...