Former Dominion Finance chief executive Paul William Cropp has applied to have criminal charges against him thrown out of court.
Cropp's lawyer, John Billington, QC, made the bid in the High Court at Auckland yesterday.
Cropp, former Dominion Finance directors Terence Butler and Robert Whale and a fourth person with name suppression face Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office alleging theft by a person in a special relationship.
The lawyer for the accused person with name suppression also attempted to have the charges against his client dismissed yesterday.
Justice John Priestley allowed media to report the applications were being made but said details of the hearing were not to be published.