Lender foiled in long-running litigation linked to failed finance company FE Investments.
Employment quarrel forms backdrop to search orders.
Defence QC says arrangement wasn't deliberate unlike other cases in pecuniary penalties hearing.
The argument dredges up a key legal issue from the foreshore and seabed era.
Two Hamilton realtors' penalties for anti-competitive conduct all that remains in lengthy case.
The trial of Geoffrey Smith was disrupted for months by Covid-19.
The potential director prohibition is another can Bublitz is carrying, his QC says.
Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board says its right to charge is clear but operators oppose the cost.
The convicted financier wants 75% of the $1.5m he spent defending FMA Viaduct/Mutual suit.
Pacific Premier barred from enforcing California court judgment against Cook Islands trust.
