McConnell to pay $1.1M: used Hawkins' insolvency as a weapon - judge

McConnell to pay $1.1M: used Hawkins' insolvency as a weapon - judge
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth June 26 (BusinessDesk) - The parent company of the former Hawkins businesses tipped into receivership has been ordered to pay $1.1 million of court costs for exploiting the looming failure and delaying a leaky school claim brought by the Ministry of Education.  The High Court has ruled McConnell Ltd, the ultimate shareholding company of H Construction North Island, should have to pay increased costs after it rejected a settlement offer and attempted to seek an adjournment that wasn't just unsuccessful, but unnecessary. ...

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