Zespri claim must go on without lead witness, judge rules

Zespri claim must go on without lead witness, judge rules
Victoria Young
A multi-million dollar claim against Zespri has been hanging about too long and must go to trial next year, a High Court judge has ruled. This is despite the fact that the main witness for the company bringing the case, Shanghai Neuhof, remains in a Chinese jail. Justice Ed Wylie is presiding over the case, first filed in May 2014, where Zespri’s former Chinese importer alleges breach of contract after they were both convicted of under-declaring customs duties in China between 2008 and 2010. For his part, Shanghai Neuhof’s genera...

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