--- title: MoranLaw Blog | Corporate and Commercial description: Corporate and Commercial | Explore legal insights from our team on the MoranLaw.co blog. image: https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/Wellington-1500x1000.jpg --- [![dark-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/dark-logo.png) ![top-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/top-logo.png) ![dark-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/dark-logo.png) ![top-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/top-logo.png) ![dark-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/dark-logo.png)](https://moranlaw.co) - Our Services - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/protecting-intellectual-property) - [Commercial and Corporate](https://moranlaw.co/commercial-and-corporate) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/for-families) - [Elevated Trust Management](https://moranlaw.co/elevated-trust-management) - [Not-For-Profit](https://moranlaw.co/not-for-profits) - [Privacy, Cyber, and Data Security](https://moranlaw.co/privacy-cyber-and-data-security) - [Our Team](https://moranlaw.co/moranlaw-team) - [About Us](https://moranlaw.co/about) - [Careers](https://moranlaw.co/careers) - [Blog](https://moranlaw.co/blog) [Contact us](https://moranlaw.co/contact) - Our Services - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/protecting-intellectual-property) - [Commercial and Corporate](https://moranlaw.co/commercial-and-corporate) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/for-families) - [Elevated Trust Management](https://moranlaw.co/elevated-trust-management) - [Not-For-Profit](https://moranlaw.co/not-for-profits) - [Privacy, Cyber, and Data Security](https://moranlaw.co/privacy-cyber-and-data-security) - [Our Team](https://moranlaw.co/moranlaw-team) - [About Us](https://moranlaw.co/about) - [Careers](https://moranlaw.co/careers) - [Blog](https://moranlaw.co/blog) [Contact us](https://moranlaw.co/contact) - Our Services - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/protecting-intellectual-property) - [Commercial and Corporate](https://moranlaw.co/commercial-and-corporate) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/for-families) - [Elevated Trust Management](https://moranlaw.co/elevated-trust-management) - [Not-For-Profit](https://moranlaw.co/not-for-profits) - [Privacy, Cyber, and Data Security](https://moranlaw.co/privacy-cyber-and-data-security) - [Our Team](https://moranlaw.co/moranlaw-team) - [About Us](https://moranlaw.co/about) - [Careers](https://moranlaw.co/careers) - [Blog](https://moranlaw.co/blog) ##### WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Level 1, 40 Lady Elizabeth Lane Wellington 6011 Postal: PO Box 10538 Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 830 2430 Email: [team@moranlaw.co](mailto:team@moranlaw.co) ##### AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Suite 502, Level 5, Achilles House 8 Commerce Street Auckland 1010 Phone: +64 9 951 1468 ##### SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Level 26, 44 Market Street  Sydney, NSW, 2000 Phone: +61 2 9091 4258[mailto:sydney@moranlaw.co](mailto:sydney@moranlaw.co) Posts about # Corporate and Commercial - [All](https://moranlaw.co/blog) - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Trade Marks](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/trade-marks) - [Charities and Not-for-profits](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/charities-and-not-for-profits) - [Corporate and Commercial](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/corporate-and-commercial) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/for-families) - [Incorporated Societies](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/incorporated-societies) - [Privacy Law](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/privacy-law) - [Trusts](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/trusts) - [Partnerships and Community](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/partnerships-and-community) ![What is the difference between governance and management in a not-for-profit organisation?](https://moranlaw.co/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Diagonal%20Meeting%20Split%20in%20Minimalist%20Style.png?width=1024&name=Diagonal%20Meeting%20Split%20in%20Minimalist%20Style.png) [Charities and Not-for-profits](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/charities-and-not-for-profits) [Corporate and Commercial](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/corporate-and-commercial) September 16, 2026, 3:00:24 PM NZST ### [What is the difference between governance and management in a not-for-profit organisation?](https://moranlaw.co/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-governance-and-management-in-a-not-for-profit-organisation) A board meeting has been running for an hour. The board has debated the wording of a... [Read More](https://moranlaw.co/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-governance-and-management-in-a-not-for-profit-organisation) ![What founders should know before taking on an investor — and why investor rights matter more than the money](https://moranlaw.co/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Navy%20Silhouettes%20in%20Moranlaw%20Green.png?width=1024&name=Navy%20Silhouettes%20in%20Moranlaw%20Green.png) [Corporate and Commercial](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/corporate-and-commercial) September 4, 2026, 10:00:00 AM NZST ### [What founders should know before taking on an investor — and why investor rights matter more than the money](https://moranlaw.co/blog/what-founders-should-know-before-taking-on-an-investor-and-why-investor-rights-matter-more-than-the-money) Before signing a term sheet, founders should weigh four things: dilution, loss of... 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[Read More](https://moranlaw.co/blog/new-legislation-to-allow-some-company-directors-to-keep-addresses-private) ![Charitable Companies](https://moranlaw.co/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20navy%20blue%20background%20A%20skyscraper%20building%20to%20the%20left%20of%20the%20image%20to%20the%20right%20of%20the%20image%20an%20wax%20seal%20which%20says%20charity%20There%20is%20an%20arrow%20pointing%20from%20the%20skyscraper%20to%20the%20seal.jpeg?width=1024&name=A%20navy%20blue%20background%20A%20skyscraper%20building%20to%20the%20left%20of%20the%20image%20to%20the%20right%20of%20the%20image%20an%20wax%20seal%20which%20says%20charity%20There%20is%20an%20arrow%20pointing%20from%20the%20skyscraper%20to%20the%20seal.jpeg) [Charities and Not-for-profits](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/charities-and-not-for-profits) [Corporate and Commercial](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/corporate-and-commercial) July 11, 2025, 9:32:10 AM NZST ### [Charitable Companies](https://moranlaw.co/blog/charitable-companies) A company can be a charity – if it’s dedicated to exclusively charitable purposes [Read More](https://moranlaw.co/blog/charitable-companies) ![Should my Company Have a Constitution?](https://moranlaw.co/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20series%20of%20buildings%20and%20sky%20scrapers%20in%20a%20navy%20blue%20against%20a%20pale%20blue%20background-1.jpeg?width=1024&name=A%20series%20of%20buildings%20and%20sky%20scrapers%20in%20a%20navy%20blue%20against%20a%20pale%20blue%20background-1.jpeg) [Corporate and Commercial](https://moranlaw.co/blog/tag/corporate-and-commercial) May 5, 2025, 3:27:18 PM NZST ### [Should my Company Have a Constitution?](https://moranlaw.co/blog/should-my-company-have-a-constitution) We strongly recommend that every company adopts a constitution for the reasons outlined... 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