By Saloni Sinha ( February 23, 2026, 06:51 GMT | Insight) -- Competition lawyers have raised concerns about expanding the powers of New Zealand’s antitrust regulator under a proposed merger-law overhaul, warning of potential regulatory overreach. In a submission to a parliamentary committee analyzing the 2025 Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, introduced in December, New Zealand’s Law Society raised concerns about several of the proposed amendments, including the extent of the proposed additional powers for the Commerce Commission, the country’s antitrust regulator.Competition lawyers have raised concerns about expanding the powers of New Zealand’s antitrust regulator under the proposed merger-law overhaul, warning of potential regulatory overreach....
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