CBL's Harris ‘diligent’ and ‘dedicated,’ court hears

CBL's Harris ‘diligent’ and ‘dedicated,’ court hears
Peter Harris at the high court at Auckland. (Image: BusinessDesk).
Victoria Young
The lawyer representing CBL Corporation’s Peter Harris said her client was “diligent, dedicated and responsible” in closing submissions on Thursday. CBL’s former chief executive Harris and chief financial officer Carden Mulholland are defending criminal charges in the high court at Auckland, which stems from the collapse of the listed insurer.The Crimes Act charges for both include "theft by person in special relationship", "obtaining by deception" and "false accounting".In closing subm...

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