Money for justice, Part 2: Who’s who in CBL case
Read Part I: Money for justice – Costing CBL’s demise. At the June hearing of CBL Corporation’s civil claims in the High Court at Auckland, Justice Graham Lang acknowledged his son, a lawyer at Anthony Harper, had seen some of the liquidators’ file and so the judge could not p...
Judge denies publication of America’s Cup report
A High Court judge has stopped the New Zealand Herald from publishing an interim report into allegations of mismanagement at Team NZ and the organisers of the next America’s Cup.Justice Simon Moore said the public won’t be getting the full picture if the Beattie Varley report is...
Turners couldn’t handle unorthodox approach of used car dealer, court told
Turners Automotive Group couldn’t handle the unorthodox business approach of Brandon Orlandini, the used car dealer whose business it bought, the High Court heard today.Orlandini’s company, Turnover Limited, is suing Turners following a relationship breakdown following the $15.3...
Money for justice: Costing CBL's demise
The Financial Markets Authority had already spent more than the value of its entire 2018/2019 litigation budget on fees for its two cases against CBL Corporation, before it had even filed proceedings at the end of last year.Millions of dollars are being spent on high-powered lawy...