After a review of the Grocery Supply Code and its application to grocery supply agreements, you need to be prepared for new compliance risks and changed commercial considerations. Be ready for its introduction and the implications. One hour that will ensure you are prepared.
Monday, 9 March 2026
Early Bird Discount ends 19 Dec 2025
1.00pm to 2.00pm Grocery Supply Agreements and the Code: Navigating Legal Obligations in a Shifting Regulatory Environment
- Gain a practical overview of the Grocery Supply Code and its application to grocery supply agreements, including key obligations, compliance risks and commercial considerations
- Examine the amendments to the Code (whether in force or proposed) and explore how these changes may impact retailer conduct and contract terms
- Gain insights into how the Code shapes supplier-retailer relationships and how to navigate compliance in a shifting legal environment
Presented by Jennifer Hambleton, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the scope and purpose of the Grocery Supply Code plus key obligations
- Recognise compliance risks and commercial challenges implications for contractual practices
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD Hour
Presenters
Jennifer Hambleton, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWattsJennifer is a competition and consumer law specialist and general commercial litigator. Jennifer regularly advises clients on compliance with the Commerce Act and Fair Trading Act and the implications of commercial terms such as warranties and indemnities, termination rights, restraints of trade and confidentiality. She has significant experience acting for clients on merger clearance applications, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. Jennifer returned to New Zealand in 2016 after almost 10 years in Australia where she worked in the competition teams at several leading Australian firms. During that time, she represented both commercial clients and regulators in regulatory investigations and complex disputes in the Federal and Supreme Courts and the Australian Competition Tribunal.
