Wool row to go to Court of Appeal

A legal row which last year reached the highest court in the land -- a challenge by a small group of fine wool growers against the way they were treated by the former Wool Board -- will be tried again in the Court of Appeal on June 30.

Wool Equities Ltd chairman Cliff Heath said yesterday the Supreme Court had ordered the Court of Appeal's decision in favour of the Wool Board Disestablishment Co. Ltd (DisCo) against Saxmere Co. Ltd be set aside.

"The date for the re-hearing has been set at June 30," he said. Saxon woolgrowers initially complained the Wool Board refused to recognise Saxon as a wool type that entitled farmers to a specific share of wool levies.

Mr Heath said the verdict had been set on the grounds there was a reasonable possibility of the personal and business relationship one of the three Court of Appeal judges had with DisCo's counsel might raise a perception of bias.

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