Supreme Court sides with Synlait over settled land dispute

Supreme Court sides with Synlait over settled land dispute
Rebecca Howard
New Zealand’s Supreme Court ruled in favour of Synlait Milk over historic land covenants at the company’s Pokeno site, although the dispute was settled last month.While that settlement is unconditional, “the court has nevertheless decided to deliver judgment. The issues raised by the appeal are matters of general importance and the court’s views differ, markedly in some respects, from those of the Court of Appeal,” Justice Mark O'Regan said in delivering the judgment. The court would have “allowed th...

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