Star Entertainment’s former top lawyer broke down in the witness box after conceding that “with the benefit of hindsight” the casino operator should have terminated agreements with an Asian gambling junket provider.
Paula Martin, Star’s former chief legal and risk officer, is one of nine former executives and directors being sued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that has alleged the casino’s board and some of its executives failed to appropriately manage risk and opened the company up to serious harm.
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