Cardin Laurant Ltd v Commerce Commission - [1990] 3 NZLR 563

Criminal law — Offences — Fair Trading Act — Company and its director were convicted of offering to supply garment which failed to comply with product safety standard — Each appealed arguing inter alia that they had relied on advice of departmental officers — Whether ingredients of offence had been established — Whether appellants had acted reasonably on advice proffered by departmental officers — Fair Trading Act 1986, ss 29(4), 40 and 44.

Criminal law — Parties to offences — Procuring — Company and its sole director were convicted of offence under Fair Trading Act 1986 — Whether director had procured the company's offence and was a party to it — Crimes Act 1961, s 66.