Judge lays down high hurdle for Damien Grant

Judge lays down high hurdle for Damien Grant
Victoria Young
The judge overseeing whether Damien Grant can join insolvency body RITANZ says the former liquidator has a high hurdle to overcome.Justice Matthew Muir made the remarks at the outset of a one-day judicial review hearing into whether Waterstone director Grant can remain in practice.Grant has been unable to take new insolvency appointments since Sept. 1 because he is not a member of insolvency body RITANZ, which licenses liquidators.The High Court at Auckland is today hearing his application to review the RITANZ board’s decision to ref...

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