McConnell Group documents to be handed over to Hawkins' liquidators

McConnell Group documents to be handed over to Hawkins' liquidators
Hawkins was sold to Downer New Zealand before its insolvency. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Directors of the McConnell Group have been given until March to hand over seven years’ worth of board documents.The order came from a high court judge and relates to the long-running discovery process in the case of construction company Hawkins' liquidators against McConnell Group directors David and John McConnell.Justice Rebecca Edwards' judgment, delivered late last month, came after a full-day hearing on the matter in the high court at Auckland in early December.Prior to its insolvency, Hawkins – now H Construction North...

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