ON THE MONEY: Kim Ellis, Eric Watson, Mainfreight and more

ON THE MONEY: Kim Ellis, Eric Watson, Mainfreight and more
Victoria Young
Welcome to On the Money, BusinessDesk’s weekly column on money and the people making it. Businessman Eric Watson pictured above. Living large Justice Christopher Nugee’s 105-page judgment covering various contempts of court committed by ex-pat businessman Eric Watson is nothing short of comprehensive. The judgment canvasses many transactions hidden from creditor Owen Glenn, but perhaps the most intriguing was half a million pounds transferred to Watson from his mother’s “Rainy Day Fund" from...

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