Mainzeal appeal: Did trial judge go rogue?

Mainzeal appeal: Did trial judge go rogue?
Victoria Young
The Mainzeal directors found liable for reckless trading are arguing the trial judge went rogue as they appeal a $36 million judgment against them. Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, Peter Gomm, Clive Tilby and Richard Yan are appealing Justice Francis Cooke’s finding that they had breached directors’ duties ahead of the construction company’s 2013 collapse. On day two of the five-day Court of Appeal hearing, the lawyer for Shipley, Gomm and Tilby, Jack Hodder QC, launched an attack claiming procedural unfairness. It is not clear whe...

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