This firm was instructed on behalf of a former director of Equiticorp Holdings Limited, in relation to his appeal from a criminal conviction for conspiracy to defraud. It was the largest case involving corporate fraud in New Zealand's legal history. The High Court trial lasted in excess of four months. Because of the complexity of the financial arrangements around the globe, the High Court case used sophisticated computer spread sheets and flow charts to trace funds. In the first instance, the petition for leave to appeal was successful, and is one of seven in the entire history of the Privy Council where such petitions from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand have been successful