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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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COMMERCIAL LAW

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COMMERCIAL LAW

In the broad sense commercial law includes company law and the law of contracts. This article contains brief notes on some topics not covered elsewhere.

For the most part commercial law in New Zealand follows that of England. This is true not only of those matters which are governed by the common law, but also of many of the subjects regulated by statute – for example, arbitration, bills of exchange, marine insurance, partnership, and trademarks.

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Bruce James Cameron, B.A., LL.M., Legal Adviser, Department of Justice, Wellington.

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