David Bain has lodged a compensation claim that could cost taxpayers more than $1 million, but he has to prove his innocence first.

Susan Couch's case against Corrections will allege that RSA killer William Bell 'did not receive adequate supervision from the supervising officer'.

A man whose car was vandalised with a key says he's not surprised a former district court judge walked free of the charge yesterday.

Two Supreme Court judges yesterday helped to overrule a Privy Council decision which had earlier trumped their ruling when they were judges on the Court of Appeal.

Susan Couch's Supreme Court victory came with a sting in the tail - the Court has set the bar far higher for her and others to win "exemplary damages".

A teenager told police she knew a mother-of-three was at home when she started a fire that blocked the woman's chance to escape and left her to die.

The last moments of Liberty Templeman's life may never be known, as her killer has never told the truth, his sentencing judge has said.

When Push Push came to shove shove, rocker-turned-broadcaster Mikey Havoc had to deal with almost $40,000 in parking fines and court costs.

Forty-three of NZ's most dangerous criminals have been convicted of serious violent offences committed while they were already on parole.

One of NZ's most dangerous sex criminals attacked two women while on parole and under Corrections Department supervision.

Two families begin court proceedings tomorrow to sue police, Corrections and the Probation Service over crimes committed by parolees.

The Government is considering a proposal to limit the sale of knives to young people amid concerns over the number of knife crimes.