Temporary Freezing Orders

Lawyers for Hanover Finance advise that on Black Monday 13th December, " Plane Jane "Diplock played the role of a snowman and temporarily froze the New Zealand based assets of their client MrMark Hotchin.After bragging for weeks to the media that the Securities Commission were investigating the affairs of Hotchin with his associated companies and that the investigation would be completed by the first dayof Christmas, Plane Jane failed to notify Mr Hotchin until 7th December 2010 of the investigation. Atthis point Mr Hotchin received a brief of the scope of the investigations that was as thin andsubstantive as the vegetarian options at the Jervois Steak House. On learning of this developmentlawyers all went up to the top floor, consumed cigars with scotch on the deck and had Denny and Alanmoments while discussing who was to wear the flamingooutfits at the Staff Christmas Party this year. Rather outraged at the prospect of Christmas billable hours, lawyers all held their tempers for fear of Law Society sanction and sent the most charming member of staff, Rhonda the new summer clerkfrom Blenheim, to politely apply for an extension of time due to the piles of work on Partner desksacross New Zealand at this time of year. The overload of December activity can be attributed solely toevery client demanding completion of work before they all religiously drive in heavy traffic queues off to places like Matarangi to stay at one of the beautifully appointed holiday homesthat the New Zealand real estate market required to be built for use for those important few weeks over Christmaswhen it is warm enough to actually swim in New Zealand without a wetsuit.When contacted, Allied shareholder Mr Richard Longstated "The weather forecast here is for fine spells on Christmas day so I will definitely be down the road at the Matarangi Estates golf courseadmiring the wonderful efforts of Hanover investors in funding this magnificent course, and doing mybit to increase sales".Lawyers for Hanover claim that the company and Mr Hotchin were guilty only of attempting to meetthe needs of all New Zealanders who are obsessed with purchasing property they cannot actuallyafford so their families and bludging friends can all enjoy Christmassurrounded by their fellow New Zealanders. During this time the whole of the middle-classes will be talking about how much moneythey have all made tax-free benefiting from secondary sales of such property from notable NewZealand developers and supernormal returns on their fund investments as they dabble in propertydevelopment on the side.Less than a week after the lawyers had negotiated this extension of time to reply to Plane Jane'sscoping document, lawyers have claimed that she went behind their backs and slapped a freeze orderon Mr Hotchin's New Zealand based assets that she

believed to be associated

with Mr Hotchinincluding his beloved pet dog Bruceand various items Mr Hotchin was not actually aware that he did legally own, such as locks of his hair from the 1970's that were hidden in a storage vault at Te Papafornon - menstrualwomento view, a Warriors rugby league jersey signed by John Monie and the soul of Bernard Hickey.According to the lawyers everything except Amanda Hotchin's breasts were frozen but it is understood