Synlait seeks leave to appeal Pokeno land covenants decision

Synlait seeks leave to appeal Pokeno land covenants decision
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 7 (BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk has filed for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in an effort to remove covenants over its Pokeno site. The company says it is still confident it can reach a solution with the involved parties, but lodged its application with the Supreme Court in Wellington today. “This is really just the next step in the process as we continue to progress all our options,” chief executive Leon Clement said in a statement to the stock exchange. “We are also still in continued conversations with a...

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