Andrew Matthews
Partner at Simpson Grierson
Andrew is a partner in Simpson Grierson’s corporate group, advising on all aspects of corporate law and governance in New Zealand – including takeovers, schemes of arrangement, M&A, and overseas investment.
Directors of NZ companies now have temporary protection from liability under the two insolvency-related directors’ duties required under NZ law. In this article we discuss these “safe harbours” and offer our thoughts on what directors should be doing now to help get the protection offered.