The business owner behind a covert recording at the centre of a defamation trial has admitted he decided to record a meeting with the Peel Development Commission because he had concerns he was “getting set up”.

The first week of a defamation trial more than seven years in the making that has embroiled politicians, journalists and a Perth property developer has concluded.

The business owner behind a covert recording at the centre of a defamation trial has admitted he decided to record a meeting with the Peel Development Commission because he had…