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Lay litigant tries to force sale of $1m property
Law & Regulation

Lay litigant tries to force sale of $1m property

Buyer May Moncur is representing herself in property battle after owner tried to back out of the deal.

Victoria Young 24 Feb 2021
Sanford slapped with fine and ordered to forfeit $20m boat
Law & Regulation

Sanford slapped with fine and ordered to forfeit $20m boat

Listed fishing company Sanford has forfeited a $20 million trawler and been fined for fishing in a protected BPA.

Brent Melville 23 Feb 2021
More trouble for QEX as it's charged over alleged illegal exports
Law & Regulation

More trouble for QEX as it's charged over alleged illegal exports

Chief executive Ronnie Xue said he will be defending the charges.

Dan Brunskill 23 Feb 2021
Southern Response loses bid to negotiate individually with claimants
Law & Regulation

Southern Response loses bid to negotiate individually with claimants

Southern Response asked the High Court in Christchurch on Monday if it could have direct contact with potential members of the class to settle claims but their application was rejected.

Victoria Young 23 Feb 2021


Victoria Young
Victoria Young

Editor

With a professional career spanning New Zealand, Singapore, and London, Victoria Young has been with BusinessDesk since 2019, initially as a senior reporter before taking on the role of investigations editor in 2022, then editor in 2024. 
She has been instrumental in growing BusinessDesk as this country’s premium business news brand.
She was the 2023 recipient of a Brian Gaynor initiative grant.
Victoria holds law and arts degrees from Victoria University of Wellington. 
You can follow her on Twitter @victoriayoung03 or connect with her on LinkedIn here.

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