High Court rejects Westland Dairy’s claims of big losses from using Gloriavale milk

By Amanda Cropp | Stuff |

Westland Dairy Company claims it lost customers as a result of doing business with Gloriavale got short shrift in a High Court decision over suspension of a milk supply contract.

Canaan Farming Dairy Ltd has successfully obtained an interim injunction forcing Westland Dairy to keep collecting milk from its three dairy farms as part of a contract worth more than $8m annually.

In a decision delivered on Tuesday Justice Jan-Marie Doogue said Canaan had a very real prospect of succeeding in its claim for a permanent injunction at trial, and there was no evidence of actual loss by Westland Dairy, which had claimed one customer would only resume orders if its product did not contain any Gloriavale milk.

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