Zespri evidence 'lost in translation'

Zespri evidence 'lost in translation'
Victoria Young
A High Court judge has ruled the evidence of a Chinese woman was “lost, or at least confused, in translation” and she should not bear any costs of a multimillion suit against Zespri.At the same time Justice Ed Wylie has ruled Zespri should only get $213,098 for its costs in the suit, despite asking for $1.8 million.Weixin Li is the sister of Xiongjie Liu, known as Big Liu. He was the general manager of Shanghai Neuhof, Zespri’s former import partner which sued it after the pair were found guilty of customs duties breaches.Shan...

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