Lombard four begin push to reclaim reputations, say they couldn’t predict ‘perfect storm’

Lombard four begin push to reclaim reputations, say they couldn’t predict ‘perfect storm’
March 4 (BusinessDesk) – Former Lombard Finance directors Sir Doug Graham, Bill Jeffries, Lawrie Bryant and Michael Reeves began their attempt to reclaim their reputations in the Court of Appeal, saying they couldn’t have foreseen the ‘perfect storm’ that engulfed finance companies starting in early 2008. All four were in the Court of Appeal in Wellington, accompanied by family members, to hear their lawyer Jim Farmer QC begin his case. The hearing is set down for four days though that includes one day for the Crown to appeal against the sent...