Rural commentator Allan Barber has an item on the Interest web site discussing the latest developments on the SFF takeover saga.

http://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news...ing-date-allan

He says the Shrimpton Group will have hard time getting the FMA and Companies Office to change their minds. He is correct in his assumption as both these are do-nothing organisations whoose purpose is to deflect responsibility from cabinet ministers.

Mr Shrimpton and associates would be more successful if they head to court.

The danger is after the Bell Group & others V PPCS litigation the courts may take a view that SFF is a repeat offender.

Mr Bell makes an interesting observation in this NZ Herald article about the aftermath of this litigation;

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...jectid=3581562

It is so applicable to current circumstances that I am going to quote it;

"Bell says he is not entirely convinced PPCS has learned from the messy takeover process."