A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia says executed Australian Andrew Chan was a hero to her.

Jock Anderson on Margaret Malcolm helping lawyers deal with client complaints, a conference in Wellington and media reporting.

Thousands of people have demonstrated in major American East Coast cities demanding equal treatment for all by police, after a young African American died of injuries sustained in custody in....

The Hanover Finance case took another tentative step towards closure yesterday with revelations the finance company was undertaking settlement negotiations.

CaseLoad's cosy mano a mano with distinguished Queen's Counsel and Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) president Brian Keene was jolly and long-overdue.

Jock Anderson on IPCA appointments, gossip about Justice Simon Moore and the rule of law controversy.

Justice Minister Amy Adams confirmed today she had received a letter from Mr Pora’s lawyers notifying her of the claim.

The man charged over an attack on an elderly couple in their Onehunga driveway will keep his name secret at least until his next court appearance.

A teenager has appeared in court on charges relating to a sword attack south of Auckland yesterday.

Jock Anderson on the rule of law, the criminal call-over, the St Bedes rowers, name suppression for sex offenders and a tranny-saurus.

The lawyer heading a legal fight against New Zealand's major banks over fees says he won't be throwing in the towel despite a ruling in favour of the ANZ in Australia.

Three men have appeared in court today charged with murdering a prisoner at a Christchurch jail.

Debate about the health of the justice system and how it might be reformed is raging, with some aspects of the system clearly not working, writes Bryce Edwards.

Parliament seems about to drop NZ's commitment to the rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty from the act underpinning the judicial branch in NZ, writes Richard Cornes.

Pressure is mounting for the abolition of a law allowing Queenslanders who kill homosexuals to have a murder charge reduced by arguing that their victim propositioned them.

A friend of murdered woman Christine Lundy says she hopes there will be no appeal of yesterday's guilty verdict.

Three men have been charged with murder after a prison inmate they allegedly attacked died on Monday.

Justice Ministry officials wrote-off $9,587,285.55 owed by 10,306 legal aid debtors in 2014 - an average of $930 each.

An 88-year-old man called up for jury service said he would probably have slept through most of the trial.

The suspected murder of a Christchurch prisoner in his jail cell is the eighth case in two decades, but one expert fears that gang revenge could "snowball" out of control.

Susan Burdett's brother wants police to reopen the inquiry into her murder in 1992.

Justice France will be remembered at the trial as the most brilliant legal mind on display.

The Privy Council has recommended that Teina Pora not be retried for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett.

A Swedish man has been sentenced to one and a half years' in prison following the death of a Kiwi man at a pub brawl in Thailand in 2012.

Delays for sexual violence jury trials are increasing, with the median length for trials to conclude growing from 388 days to 459 days in the past few years.

More than 10,300 New Zealanders had their legal aid debt wiped last year - a big increase from 2013.

The country's top judges will take the rare step of hearing three serious criminal appeals amid concerns over incompetency among defence lawyers.