Cullen v R - [2015] 1 NZLR 715

Company law — Corporate personality — Criminal liability — Receiving stolen goods — Manager of scrap metal yard — Cars received by employees — Entries in register and general supervision by manager — Whether offence of receiving complete when cars accepted by employees — Whether actions of employees to be attributed to company — Crimes Act 1961, s 246.

Criminal law — Offences — Receiving stolen goods — Manager of scrap metal yard — Cars received by employees — Entries in register and general supervision by manager — Whether offence of receiving complete when cars accepted by employees — Whether actions of employees to be attributed to company — Crimes Act 1961, s 246.

Criminal practice and procedure — Company as defendant — Whether to charge company as co-defendant when offences committed by directors or employees — Observation.