Banking and finance$372k award shrinks pool for investorsThe biggest investor in one of Allan Hubbard's shambolic business vehicles has won about $372,000 in court costs from it, further diluting the amount available to 300 others.27 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Justice must be seen for PoraFormer 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....26 May 09:30 PM
Banking and financeLawyers look at SCF disclosure timingA 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.25 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeSCF shareholders 'fool's gold' claimSome South Canterbury Finance preference shareholders played with 'fool's gold' due to a lack of proper information, says one broker.25 May 02:50 AM
Banking and financeInvestors mull SCF legal actionOut-of-pocket South Canterbury Finance investors will meet today in Auckland to join others rallying behind a probe looking into possible legal action.24 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandPora forgives but is still fighting fitTeina Pora will make his boxing debut in an amateur bout in five weeks.24 May 05:00 PM
BusinessJudge denies look at Erceg documentsMichael 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.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPora: 'I forgive the police'In his first major interview, Teina Pora says he forgives the police who charged him with the 1992 rape and murder of Susan Burdett.24 May 06:30 AM
New ZealandHow the justice system failed Teina PoraHerald 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.24 May 12:30 AM
New Zealand'Pora was a red herring' - victim's brotherMalcolm Rewa should be the focus of a police investigation into the murder of Susan Burdett, says her brother.23 May 05:00 PM
OpinionPhil TaylorPhil Taylor: Malcolm Rewa must go on trial for murderMalcolm 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.23 May 05:00 PM
OpinionCaseload: Why Evgeny Orlov will be missed at courtCaseLoad has a soft-spot for hapless ex-lawyer Evgeny Orlov, who defrocked himself the other day.21 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandSpending focus wrong claim crime victimsKiwis would benefit from crime and justice investments at community level rather than on white collar and international scales.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan sentenced for blackmailing womenA man who tried to blackmail women into revealing their sexual histories has been sentenced to community work and supervision.19 May 10:04 PM
Banking and financeRecord jail terms, but out earlyTwo finance company directors - sentenced to some of the longest prison terms for their offending - have been given parole.18 May 11:00 PM
OpinionCaseload: More special treatment and judicial flim-flamJock Anderson on Blues rugby player George Moala's recent discharge without conviction as an example of a two-tier justice system.14 May 09:30 PM
WorldMistaken ID sex attacker given pardonVirginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has granted an absolute pardon to a convicted sex offender, ending a decades-long campaign by an imprisoned man whose claims of innocence were eventually supported by prosecutors and police.14 May 05:00 PM
TaxForced rates sale pulled at last minuteAuckland Council's first big forced-sale property case sparked by unpaid rates did not go ahead as planned when the money was suddenly paid.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOperator fined after grandmother's fallThe operator of a fairground ride has been convicted and fined after a grandmother fell off and broke both legs.11 May 05:00 PM
OpinionCaseload: Lawyer (in)competency tests Court of AppealJock Anderson on the Court of Appeal, the new Crown Solicitor for Manukau, the death penalty and Nigel Hampton QC.07 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandJudge asks jurors if they'll be impartialThe judge in the Blessie Gotingco murder trial will take the rare step of asking each jury member whether they can be impartial after they have heard all the evidence.05 May 04:56 AM
New ZealandBloodstained car part found in garageA police officer says he found a "heavily bloodstained" car part hidden in the garage of the man accused of killing Blessie Gotingco.05 May 12:51 AM
New ZealandBlessie trial in jeopardy?The story about the Blessie Gotingco case, which ran in an overseas publication, contained several comments that could result in the trial being aborted.04 May 05:00 PM
WorldDeath row grandmother: Chan was my heroA British grandmother on death row in Indonesia says executed Australian Andrew Chan was a hero to her.03 May 10:54 PM
OpinionCaseload: Margaret Malcolm comes to lawyers' rescueJock Anderson on Margaret Malcolm helping lawyers deal with client complaints, a conference in Wellington and media reporting.30 Apr 09:30 PM
WorldMass US protests spreadThousands 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....30 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeHanover case takes High Court stepThe Hanover Finance case took another tentative step towards closure yesterday with revelations the finance company was undertaking settlement negotiations.28 Apr 11:45 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Minister latest to stonewall Ellis and justice system28 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionCaseload: Society doles out the bikkies ...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.24 Apr 02:00 AM
OpinionCaseload: What's afoot* at police watchdog?Jock Anderson on IPCA appointments, gossip about Justice Simon Moore and the rule of law controversy.16 Apr 09:30 PM
New ZealandTeina Pora claims compensationJustice Minister Amy Adams confirmed today she had received a letter from Mr Pora’s lawyers notifying her of the claim.16 Apr 09:26 PM
