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Grant Adams -v- The Queen (1995) WLR 52
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
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The Honourable R. Prebble -v- Television New Zealand Limited
(1995)
An interesting appeal, again from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, on
the issue of parliamentary privilege in relation to a defamation case. This
firm was instructed on behalf of the solicitors for Television New Zealand.
Various other Court of Appeal cases in civil and commercial proceedings
involving substantial sums of money.
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TIB -v- Bank of China (1996)
This firm was instructed by Bank of China in relation to a
Court of Appeal case involving bank guarantees and counter guarantees relating
to a substantial contract in Libya
of $20 - $25 million.
We also recently acted for a UK
company in relation to restructuring of it's loan arrangements with a major
mainland Chinese bank involving 27 UK properties.
In 1994 we acted for a Harley
Street practice in the sale of it's shares in a
part-share-part-cash transaction to a major plc health company.
More recently this firm has acted for many off-shore companies and clients
and has developed expertise in organising the acquisition of UK assets in a
tax efficient way.
Successful actions against BCCI (in compulsory liquidation) to resist
applications for possession in Barclays
Bank Plc -v- O'Brien situations.
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