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Tindall bouncer charged with computer crime

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • October 25 2011

The bouncer at the centre of the Mike Tindall "mystery blonde" scandal, Jonathan Dixon, has been charged with accessing a computer for dishonest purposes under section 249 of the Crimes Act 1961 (Act), and if convicted, he could face a jail term of up to seven years

Court in Waipawa case adopts the "constant dollar" method to repay fraud victims

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 4 2011

Warren Pickett defrauded investors in two investment companies of which he was a director, (collectively, Waipawa), for almost 20 years, taking almost NZ$10m in investor deposits

The payment of Allan Hubbard's legal fees

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • July 1 2011

The government placed the Hubbards, their companies (Aorangi Securities and Hubbard Management Funds), and seven charitable trusts in statutory management in June 2010

No legal aid for former director of Bridgecorp

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
  • -
  • July 1 2011

Mr Petricevic is the former director of Bridgecorp and currently faces criminal charges of fraud that carry with them the possibility of a maximum of 49 years in prison

Nathans Finance verdict: guilty

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand
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  • July 14 2011

On 8 July, a High Court Judge found three directors of Nathans Finance, Roger Moses, Mervyn Doolan and Donald Young, guilty of offences under the Securities Act

Lombard decision - directors sentenced

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand
  • -
  • March 30 2012

The Lombard directors were sentenced in the High Court in Wellington yesterday (29 March 2012

Pending law change may have saved Lombard directors

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • February 28 2012

Had the Financial Markets Conduct Bill been in force, criminal proceedings may not have been issued against the Lombard directors and even if charges were laid the outcome would probably have been very different

Lombard decision - key messages for directors

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand
  • -
  • March 1 2012

Last week's Lombard decision added another dimension to the findings of the earlier cases involving director liability, both here and in Australia

Bridgecorp directors went many bridges too far

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 19 2012

The Bridgecorp convictions should not disturb the prudent director’s peace of mind

Bridgecorp decision - the verdict in the Bridgecorp trial

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 16 2012

The verdict in the Bridgecorp trial was delivered on 5 April, with directors Rod Petricevic, Rob Roest and Peter Steigrad all being found guilty in the High Court on charges of making untrue statements in prospectuses, investment statements and directors' certificates