Mainzeal
Business commentator Victoria Young
Victoria discusses the Mainzeal Supreme Court judgement and the significance for company directors.The Supreme Court rejected an appeal the appeal of the four directors of the collapsed construction… Audio
Mainzeal directors fail to have $36m liability reduced
The High Court has rejected an attempt by Dame Jenny Shipley and other directors of failed construction firm Mainzeal to challenge the way their liability for millions of dollars of losses was…
High Court rejects directors liability challenge
The High Court has rejected an attempt by Dame Jenny Shipley and other directors of failed construction firm Mainzeal to challenge the way their liability for millions of dollars of losses was… Audio
Mainzeal liquidators file counter-claim to directors' appeal
The legal battle over the failed construction firm Mainzeal has just got more complicated with the liquidators filing a counter appeal .. and seeking more money from the directors. Audio
Call for Mainzeal directors to be pursued for personal assets
One of the creditors who's lost over $1 million in the Mainzeal company failure wants high-profile director and former PM Jenny Shipley to relinquish her knighthood and all four directors to be… Audio
Mainzeal directors ordered to pay $36 million
The directors of the failed construction company have been ordered to pay the company's creditors $36 million. Audio
Mainzeal verdict
Dame Jenny Shipley and other directors of the failed construction company Mainzeal have been ordered to pay 36 million dollars for continuing to trade while insolvent. Audio
Governance found lacking at Mainzeal
The High Court has found Mainzeal's directors liable for 36 million dollars in losses and confirmed the company was trading while insolvent for nine years. Audio
Mainzeal fell into debt despite $10m loan
A court has been told that a $10 million loan failed construction firm Mainzeal gave to associated companies generated hundreds of millions in wealth for them. Audio
Not recording Mainzeal transactions a mistake - Richina boss
The boss of Mainzeal's parent company says he never paid particular attention to the legal impact of transactions that ultimately led to the construction giant's demise. Richina chief executive… Audio
Richina boss: Not recording Mainzeal transactions a mistake
The boss of Mainzeal's parent company says he never paid particular attention to the legal impact of transactions that ultimately led to the construction giant's demise.
No legal advice sought over finance from China - Dame Jenny
Dame Jenny Shipley concedes she, and the rest of the board of failed construction firm Mainzeal, never sought expert legal advice on securing money needed from China.
Jenny Shipley 'trusted' Mainzeal was backed by parent company
Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley has told a court that major construction company Mainzeal had every reason to trust its parent company to financially back it up, before it collapsed. Audio
Jenny Shipley relied on parent company to prop up Mainzeal
Dame Jenny Shipley has described the perfect storm that led to the collapse of major construction firm Mainzeal. The former prime minister is one of the former directors of Mainzeal who are being sued… Audio
Former PM Jenny Shipley in court over Mainzeal
Dame Jenny Shipley has denied breaching her duties as a director amid allegations the board of collapsed construction company Mainzeal shouldn't have continued trading while its coffers were empty. Audio
Mainzeal directors defend their role in construction firm's demise
It is impossible to say whether Mainzeal's collapse would have been less disastrous if it had occurred earlier, says the lawyer for directors of the failed construction firm.
Mainzeal directors should have known it couldn't recoup loans, court told
Dame Jenny Shipley was among directors of a failed construction company who should have known it wouldn't be able to recoup $33 million in loans, a court has been told.
Jenny Shipley accused of mismanaging construction giant
Former prime minister Jenny Shipley sat in the public gallery of the High Court in Auckland for the second day of the case against Mainzeal's former directors, who are accused of mis-managing the… Audio
Mainzeal directors in court over collapse
Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley is among the former Mainzeal directors accused of mismanaging the business when it was on the brink of collapse. Audio
Ebert Construction goes into receivership
Ebert Construction has gone into receivership, owing $40 million and leaving subcontractors out of pocket. Workers and contractors arrived at sites around the country this morning to find themselves… Audio