Sailing race organiser wins legal battle against MBIE over $100,000 claim

Sailing race organiser wins legal battle against MBIE over $100,000 claim
Mayo & Calder successfully defended MBIE's $100,000 claim at the High Court at Auckland. (Image: Getty).
John Anthony
An event company has successfully defended itself against a statutory demand to repay the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) $100,000 after a dispute over whether the covid-19 pandemic triggered a force majeure clause.The eventMayo & Calder (M&C) was the delivery partner for the Auckland stopover of the 2022 international sailing competition, The Ocean Race (Tor). In February 2020, M&C entered into two agreements with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to provide funding to support th...

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