Jock Anderson remembers the late Sir Ronald Davison and takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.

Interest rate swaps sold to a North Island motel operator were unsuitable for it and "one-way traffic for the benefit" of Westpac, says a witness in a $3 million lawsuit.

An extradition order granted for man accused of a cold case killing in Switzerland has been appealed and is now in the hands of the Justice Minister.

Jock Anderson takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.

CaseLoad must remain tight-lipped about his part in last week's appointment of two new High Court judges - lest nosey parkers get the wrong idea...

Convicted former Capial + Merchant boss Neal Nicholls will forfeit assets worth $1.8m to the police.

Nearly 200 investors who got about $30 million of "fictitious profits" from David Ross' Ponzi scheme could face claims from liquidators following their success in a test case.

A young inmate who died after two weeks on life support likely carried the superbug which killed him into the hospital from prison.

Len Brown is being urged by a senior councillor to accept a court ruling on controversial wharf extensions and instruct Ports of Auckland to do the same.

Michael October is not a rapist and murderer but he carries that stigma with him every day of his life, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

One of Baltimore's most revered lawyers, William "Billy" Murphy, is coming to town to speak at a conference in Auckland.

The hopes of euthanasia supporters appear to rely on Act leader David Seymour and the luck of the draw after both Prime Minister John Key and Labour chief Andrew Little ruled out putting up a bill on the issue.

It did not take long. Just three days, if that, for the politicians to get voluntary euthanasia well and truly off the political agenda, writes John Armstrong.

A leading former High Court judge has been appointed to assess Teina Pora's compensation claim.

A new company offering to vet the Facebook and Twitter profiles of potential jurors could deter people from turning up in court, a law expert warns.

Jock Anderson on bad name suppression calls, legal aid, the John Banks affair and the Crown Solicitor.

Two bandana-clad men have been charged with disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence after going to a college in Mosgiel in school time to confront a pupil.

Former Auckland Mayor John Banks is screaming blue murder, demanding the Solicitor-General stand down after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for filing a false electoral return after the....

A SCF investor who is helping fund a legal probe says he bought preference shares on the back of statements the company made about its prospects only months before it collapsed.

Some South Canterbury Finance preference shareholders played with 'fool's gold' due to a lack of proper information, says one broker.

Out-of-pocket South Canterbury Finance investors will meet today in Auckland to join others rallying behind a probe looking into possible legal action.

Teina Pora will make his boxing debut in an amateur bout in five weeks.

Michael Erceg's brother has been denied access to documents that would reveal who got what from trusts set up by the late multimillionaire and liquor magnate worth $620 million.

In his first major interview, Teina Pora says he forgives the police who charged him with the 1992 rape and murder of Susan Burdett.

Herald reporter Phil Taylor wrote the first story claiming a miscarriage of justice in the Susan Burdett murder case. Now he sets out how the system went wrong.

Malcolm Rewa should be the focus of a police investigation into the murder of Susan Burdett, says her brother.

Malcolm Rewa murdered Susan Burdett. No other conclusion is possible, writes NZ Herald journalist Phil Taylor, who has reported on Teina Pora's case for three years.

CaseLoad has a soft-spot for hapless ex-lawyer Evgeny Orlov, who defrocked himself the other day.