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Case number 170602

prosecution

CBL Insurance Ltd

The former Chief Executive of CBL Insurance Ltd, Peter Harris, and the firm's former Chief Financial Officer, Carden Mulholland, have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office. A stay of proceedings has been granted in a separate trial against former Director Alistair Hutchison following his passing.

Case Timeline

  • September 2023Sep 2023
    Peter Harris and Carden Mulholland found not guilty on theft, false accounting and obtaining by deception charges.
  • April 2023Apr 2023
    Trial for Peter Harris and Carden Mulholland has been rescheduled to April 2023.
  • February 2022Feb 2022
    Stay of Proceedings granted in relation to former CBL Director Alistair Hutchison following his passing.
  • September 2021Sep 2021
    Trial for Peter Harris and Carden Mulholland was scheduled to commence on 13 September however is delayed until 2023.
  • February 2020Feb 2020
    Former Chief Executive and Former Chief Financial Officer plead not guilty in the Auckland District Court on 4 February.
  • December 2019Dec 2019
    SFO files charges in relation to CBL Insurance on 17 December.
  • June 2018Jun 2018
    SFO announces that it is investigating matters relating to CBL Insurance on 27 June.