tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post9141362654173778671..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: A lesson in contrastsEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-31422979044593412782011-12-20T09:48:43.989+13:002011-12-20T09:48:43.989+13:00@Mark: I've avoided the Hotchin / Hanover Fina...@Mark: I've avoided the Hotchin / Hanover Finance stuff.<br /><br />I've not followed the debacles in the NZ finance companies that closely; it would take me a week's worth of background work to be able to say anything on Hotchin without worries about being sued for defamation. I agree that trials should be speedy, but I certainly don't have enough background to say anything on whether SFO is here being reasonable. I can easily imagine things going either way. Maybe the SFO's being ridiculous, or maybe they have reasonable worries that all his assets are basically proceeds of financial crimes against his investors and that he'd tunnel them out of the country absent a freeze. I've flat priors.<br /><br />Thanks for link on Nelson; other responses have been that it's been more than a bit sensationalized. Looking forward to golden sands at the north end of the South Island!Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-22730656645488139382011-12-20T07:52:38.148+13:002011-12-20T07:52:38.148+13:00Without deliberately trying to self-promote, a fur...Without deliberately trying to self-promote, a further contrast is Mark Hotchin's asset freeze, now over one year old without even a charge laid, <a href="http://www.solopassion.com/node/8802" rel="nofollow">which I've written on here</a>: especially the final series of questions. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on that Eric - surely that's a form of 'detention without trial'?<br /><br />(And OT, regarding your tweet yesterday, about holidaying in Nelson - we've a holiday home in the Mahau Sound, and are wondering what the damage may be there - <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g255104-i125-k5004973-Nelson_floods-New_Zealand.html" rel="nofollow">you might find this site, Nelson Travel adviser</a>, useful.)Mark Hubbardhttp://www.solopassion.com/blog/966noreply@blogger.com