December 2002
Real estate practices scrutinised: High Court rules on fair trading breaches
20 December 2002
In a High Court case taken by the Commerce Commission, Grenadier Real Estate Limited has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act with respect to misleading advertising of a Lyttleton property for auction in November 2000.Relates to: Fair Trading
HSBC to refund customers for undisclosed transaction fees
18 December 2002
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act and agreed to refund customers for undisclosed transaction fees overcharged since 1996.Relates to: Fair Trading
Cars sold as "new" but manufactured two years earlier: Daewoo fined $35,000
17 December 2002
In a significant case for the motor vehicle industry, Daewoo AutomotiveRelates to: Fair Trading
Warning to wine industry - Commission takes fair trading breaches seriously
6 December 2002
Brendon Thomas Meo, owner and director of Solstar Limited, has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to misleading representations as to the place of origin of his wine.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission to prosecute Qantas and Air New Zealand: advertising of airfares misleading
1 December 2002
The Commerce Commission is to prosecute Qantas Airways Limited and Air New Zealand Limited for misleading advertising of airfares, Director of Fair Trading Deborah Battell told the Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) at its 40th Anniversary Conference in Taupo yesterday.Relates to: Fair Trading
