Mentions of Bell Gully in New Zealand Parliament debates
Bell Gully has been mentioned in 24 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Urgent Debates - Resignation of Supreme Court Judge—Justice Wilson
Resignation of Supreme Court Judge—Justice Wilson 9 Nov 2010
CHARLES CHAUVEL ... was an extremely well-thought-of partner, and a senior partner, in one of New Zealand’s most illustrious law firms, Bell Gully, a firm that is rightly known to have contributed some of the country’s leading lawyers to the bench, to the Bar, and ...
Attorney-General
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill—Criticism and Durability of Framework 14 Dec 2010
Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON I think the member probably means Mr Quentin Hay, who is a former partner of mine in Bell Gully. If that is the person, I have not read it but I certainly will. Then I will give the member my considered view.
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill—Application of Resource Management Act 26 Oct 2010
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... a Resource Management Act permission right with no right of appeal or objection against the decision, as described in Bell Gully’s newsletter update October 2010 on the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill?
Hon Rodney Hide Is Bell Gully correct when it states that “… the holder of such a title has the sole right to give, or deny, an RMA permission right ...
Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON I have the greatest of respect for Bell Gully—
Hon Rodney Hide Is Bell Gully correct when it states: “It is the first time that legislation has been introduced which effectively removes the ...
Mr SPEAKER Just before I call the Minister, I was going to point out to him that he does not have any responsibility for Bell Gully’s statements. But he can, of course, give an opinion on them, which he has already done. If the Minister wishes to ...
Limitation Bill
Third Reading 26 Aug 2010
RAYMOND HUO ... Court, the decision of the Court of Appeal was reversed. What is relevant to this particular bill, according to Bell Gully, is in respect of “reasonable discoverability”. As drafted, the bill does not define “knowledge”, nor does it specify ...
In Committee 25 Aug 2010
RAYMOND HUO ...g>. The issues are relevant to this particular bill, and particularly relevant to a late knowledge period. According to Bell Gully, it is relevant to this bill in respect of reasonable discoverability. As drafted, the bill does not define knowledge, ...
Commerce Commission (International Co-operation, and Fees) Bill
First Reading 25 May 2010
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... behaviour. It has, in addition, been an idea that has taken some time to get to the debating chamber; I am told that Bell Gully made submissions on a discussion paper on the issues some 4 years ago. Be that is it may, we are happy to have the ...
Taxation (International Taxation, Life Insurance, and Remedial Matters) Bill
Second Reading 4 Aug 2009
JOHN BOSCAWEN ... which was 150 pages long, and was presented by David Patterson. It was followed soon after by the submission of Bell Gully, which was also 150-odd pages long. I was impressed with the professionalism that went into preparing those ....
Finance
Overseas Investment Rules Review—Membership of Technical Reference Group 3 Jun 2010
Hon BILL ENGLISH I understand that technical reference group member Andrew Petersen of Bell Gully is working on behalf of Natural Dairy in New Zealand. I am not aware of any other members of the technical reference ...
Overseas Investment Act Review—Treasury Comments on Screening 1 Jun 2010
Dr Russel Norman Is he aware that the National Business Review has reported that Andrew Petersen of Bell Gully is working on behalf of overseas investors attempting to buy Crafar farms; if so, does he have any concerns that that ...
Dr Russel Norman Was Andrew Petersen of Bell Gully present when the Minister of Finance met the advisory group of corporate lawyers to discuss rewriting our overseas ...
Dr Russel Norman ... had not met with any lawyers acting for Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings, such as, possibly, the same Andrew Petersen from Bell Gully, and why is he refusing to release any information under the Official Information Act about his meeting on 18 February ...
Overseas Investment Rules Review—Activities of Technical Reference Group Members 25 Mar 2010
Dr Russel Norman When he spoke with the technical advisory group lawyers from Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeigh, Simpson Grierson, Bell Gully, and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts on 18 February this year, did he express any concerns about large foreign firms being ...
Dr Russel Norman ... the legal firms that the technical advisory group lawyers work for—Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeigh, Simpson Grierson, Bell Gully, and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts—have been involved in over 70 cases involving the Overseas Investment Office since they ...
Overseas Investment Rules Review—Ownership of Key Assets 23 Jul 2009
Dr Russel Norman I seek leave to table a letter from Richard Worth to Andrew Petersen of the corporate law firm Bell Gully thanking him for agreeing to join the technical reference group on overseas investment dated 12 March, which is 5 days ...
Securities Disclosure and Financial Advisers Amendment Bill
In Committee 21 Jul 2009
RAYMOND HUO ... Bill and the Financial Advisers Amendment Bill. The intended benefit of the reform is usefully summarised by Bell Gully: “The obvious advantage for listed issuers is to reduce the time and the cost of complying with the full (prospectus ...
Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Bill
Third Reading 25 Sep 2008
CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON ... their achievements. I know that those in the gallery will forgive me if I single out one person, my former partner at Bell Gully, Roger Drummond, with whom I have worked on Treaty matters in years gone by. I know how much he enjoyed working on ...
Justice
Electoral Finance Act—Public Participation in Democracy 26 Aug 2008
Hon Bill English ... public interest group, Family First, was deterred from producing material, after legal advice to it from the law firm Bell Gully pointed out that the Electoral Finance Act was “unhelpfully vague in a number of important respects including the ...
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2007
First Reading 13 Dec 2007
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON ... of gradual disease process was being brought up, Simon Porter, who is a senior solicitor with the employment team at Bell Gully, noted that the biggest challenge with these diseases is in determining whether the onset was work-related or caused ...
Electoral Finance Bill
Second Reading 22 Nov 2007
R DOUG WOOLERTON ... and here is why. In the 2005 election, donations over $10,000 were made to the New Zealand National Party from a Bell Gully trust account, PO Box 4199 Auckland, a donation of $62,000; a Buddle Findlay trust account, PO Box 1433 Auckland, a ...
Succession (Homicide) Bill
Third Reading 9 Oct 2007
CHARLES CHAUVEL ... solution.” In conclusion, I am proud that this Government—through the Prime Minister on 24 July at an occasion at Bell Gully that launched the publication of the speeches given at the Law Commission’s 20th anniversary seminar—announced a ...
Urgent Debates - Tranz Rail Shares—Insider Trading
Tranz Rail Shares—Insider Trading 19 Jun 2007
NANDOR TANCZOS ... Actually, it is quite interesting to look at the report in the media today. We see Mr Richwhite and Midavia’s lawyer, Bell Gully partner Roger Partridge, said: “It had been a commercial decision to settle the case. The case wasn’t set down to go ...
Māori Purposes Bill
Second Reading 5 Dec 2006
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... attempt at eroding Māori fisheries rights by making technical adjustments here and there.” I read a paper by Bell Gully Senior Associate Mr Damian Stone, who described the Māori Purposes Bill as “the most significant legislation affecting ...
Business Law Reform Bill 2006
Second Reading 26 Oct 2006
CRAIG FOSS ... board member who pleaded that the board be not given the exemption has been a corporate and commercial law partner in Bell Gully since 1992, but the Minister knows better than him. Another board member is a partner with Beattie Rickman and works ...
Ngāti Mutunga Claims Settlement Bill
First Reading 27 Jul 2006
CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON ... it is a real blot on the nation’s history. As an aside I can tell the House that some years ago my former law firm, Bell Gully, was a co-sponsor of an art exhibition called Parihaka. It was one of the most powerful art exhibitions I have ever ...
Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill
First Reading 4 May 2006
CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON ... December 2004. I also acknowledge my old friend David Tapsell, with whom I worked in two law firms, most recently at Bell Gully, and I acknowledge his father, Peter Tapsell, who, as we all know, was a great member of this House and a very wise ...
Privilege - Television New Zealand—Former Chief Executive, Consideration of Interim Report of Privileges Committee
Television New Zealand—Former Chief Executive, Consideration of Interim Report of Privileges Committee 6 Apr 2006
Hon MURRAY McCULLY ... that this Parliament and its select committees have had with that organisation in recent years. The law firm Bell Gully is also singled out for mention in the appendices to the report—and it is rightly singled out for mention. Surely, it ...
Hon PETER DUNNE ... rhetoric that could go away once the dust had settled. I found it interesting, incidentally and in passing, that Bell Gully should write and say, basically, that it did not check the point through, but as that was not material to the case, ...
Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill
In Committee 28 Feb 2006
CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON ... is the exception rather than the rule for people to practise within law firms. When I first joined the partnership of Bell Gully in Wellington there were 10 litigation partners in the Wellington office. When I left to go to the Bar, following all ...