Judge allows release of Du Val receivers' report

Judge allows release of Du Val receivers' report
Du Val founders Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke opposed the release of the report. (Image: Supplied)
Maria Slade
The receivers’ first report on failed property developer Du Val will be made public.BusinessDesk and other media applied to the High Court to release the report and other documents in the Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA’s) case against the Auckland group.On Wednesday, Justice Neil Campbell ruled that the report and the formal court record are to be made available, but not wider documents in the matter.Du Val’s founders, Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke, and 64 entities in the group were placed in interim receivership...

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