Following pressure from EUFA, Hon Simon Power, the Minister of Commerce, has discovered Commerce Commission officials have been providing him with false information.

EUFA has been engaged in fruitful dialogue with the Minister but frustrated for some time about the deceptive and obstructive information they say his officials are providing him.

This has culminated in (more…)

Special thanks to DS who observed that “Nothing is slower than the justice system” and tipped me off to the following grook by Piet Hein…

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New Plymouth firm Dennis King Law served seven sets of proceedings last week and applied to have all proceedings heard in the High Court.

The firm is the second to take action on behalf of family trusts against former directors of Vestar and members of its investment committee, including Donal Curtin, Kelvin Syms and Simon Purvis.

Barrister Lawrence Herzog represents investors in the first case and has a significant head start (more…)

Dunedin-based sharebroking and investment company Forsyth Barr opened a North Shore branch at the end of last year with three staff members, including non other than Pip Irwin, one of Vestar’s spruikers.

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