Mainzeal appeal: Chinese assurances ‘clear and definite’

Mainzeal appeal: Chinese assurances ‘clear and definite’
Jack Hodder QC is fighting in Jenny Shipley's corner.
Victoria Young
The first day was a battle for Jack Hodder QC, the lawyer representing Jenny Shipley and two other former Mainzeal directors in the supreme court.Shipley, a former prime minister, is appealing a ruling along with Clive Tilby and Peter Gomm that found they breached Companies Act provisions as the construction company went under.The court of appeal said those directors, and Richard Yan, had traded recklessly and incurred obligations they should not have.On Monday morning, Hodder told the panel, which included Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann and Ju...

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