Judge David Harvey's latest work, The Law Emprynted And Englysshed, is a gripping tale of the printing press as an agent of change in law and legal culture.

Thanks to the careful, clear journalism of the Herald's Phil Taylor, it became well known that an intellectually deficient man was serving a life sentence.

Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers returns to the witness box today as the High Court continues its look at his application for discharge from bankruptcy.

The biggest investor in one of Allan Hubbard's shambolic businesses has come out on top after a High Court hearing over how much money he is entitled to.

Former Act Party leader John Banks has given evidence in the trial of the man accused of throwing manure on him as he entered the High Court at Auckland last May.

The controversy over X Factor contestant Shae Brider's killer past is not the first time the show has been mired in scandal.

Convicted killer and X Factor contestant Shae Brider is not asking for mercy or pity, but says his success on the talent show was simply "tearing down another wall".

Australia's Foreign Minister is disappointed the latest appeal to save the lives two men on drugs charges in Indonesia has failed.

A former Hawkes Bay man who admitted bashing his wife to death has left NZ, travelling on an Indian passport he got while under NZ government care.

It's "very likely" Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be moved from their Bali jail cells for execution this week, Bali's chief prosecutor says.

The Judicature Modernisation Bill had its second reading last week. Somehow it has not led the news, Dr Richard Cornes writes.

The Government is not 'shopping around' for a report that will allow it to dodge paying David Bain compensation, Prime Minister John Key says.

Authorities managing the bankruptcy estate of a businesswoman facing bribery charges in Hong Kong have gone to the High Court to get access to records held by an Auckland law firm.

Justice Minister Amy Adams is attending an international law conference in London this week.

Small business owners, particularly in the construction industry, should be breathing a sigh of relief this week.

Former Justice Minister Judith Collins says she "stands by everything I said and did" in relation to David Bain's compensation case.

The receivers of Belgrave Finance are trying to bankrupt the terminally ill property developer who controlled the company, despite doubts it'll yield money.

Mark Lundy's wife Christine had 'gone off' sex after finding out they couldn't have children, a court heard today.

A prostitute who slept with Mark Lundy hours before he allegedly drove home and bludgeoned his gamily to death said he was "nice and pleasant" during their liaison.

Hours before allegedly killing his family, Mark Lundy said he had tried to increase his and his wife's life insurance to $1m but was declined because of their weight.

The mastermind behind the Bali Nine drug trafficking plot is reportedly living large after winning the lottery as two Australians face execution.

Even though Mark Lundy is accused of the murder of his wife and daughter, it was his brother-in-law who was in the spotlight today after defence lawyers pinned the crime on him.

Three years after he crashed the Costa Concordia, former captain Francesco Schettino will learn this week if he is to spend most of his remaining years in prison.

Steve Braunias at the Lundy trial for the NZ Herald: "He's already said the only two words which matter most to him."

The Crown now believes Mark Lundy killed his family about six hours later than its original estimation, a major change to its version of events since the 2002 trial.

A multimillion-dollar fight involving one of New Zealand's most luxurious resorts is heading back to the High Court at Auckland this week.

Indonesian authorities are waiting for a Nigerian drug boss and others to receive word their clemency bids have been rejected before scheduling their executions and that of two Australians.