‘Nothing inherently dishonest’, CBL judge finds

‘Nothing inherently dishonest’, CBL judge finds
CBL Corporation's Peter Harris. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
After weeks of evidence, a high court judge could not find former CBL Corporation executives Peter Harris and Carden Mulholland guilty of Crimes Act charges.   In fact, many of the eight charges against the pair fell over at early hurdles, with findings that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) had not issued directions properly.  Justice Michael Robinson’s written judgment released on Sept 20 gave his reasons for finding the duo not guilty of all Crimes Act charges against them.His thorough 172-page judgment traverses th...

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