CBL defendants plead not guilty, opt for jury trial
Finance

CBL defendants plead not guilty, opt for jury trial

The two defendants facing Serious Fraud Office charges in relation to the collapse of CBL Corporation have pleaded not guilty and have opted for a jury trial. Former CBL chief executive Peter Harris - aided by a walking cane - briefly appeared in the Auckland District Court this...

Victoria Young 04 Feb 2020
PwC drawn into CBL litigation in liquidator's suit
Law & Regulation

PwC drawn into CBL litigation in liquidator's suit

CBL Insurance’s actuary PwC is one of several parties being sued by the collapsed insurer’s liquidators in proceedings filed late last year. The case is the latest keeping lawyers busy following the February 2018 collapse of NZX-listed CBL Corporation, which had a market capitali...

Victoria Young 04 Feb 2020
CBL’s Harris to plead not guilty to SFO charges
Law & Regulation

CBL’s Harris to plead not guilty to SFO charges

Former CBL Corporation chief executive Peter Harris says he will plead not guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office following an investigation into the insurer’s 2018 collapse. The fraud agency said in December last year it had filed criminal charges following an inv...

Victoria Young 03 Feb 2020
Climate change case against Fonterra, Genesis and major corporates kicks off
Law & Regulation

Climate change case against Fonterra, Genesis and major corporates kicks off

Lawyers for Fonterra, Genesis Energy, Dairy Holdings, NZ Steel, Z Energy, NZ Refining and BT Mining all attended the High Court at Auckland this morning to fight off a claim by climate activist Mike Smith. Smith, chair of the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group, argues the corporate...

Victoria Young 03 Feb 2020