Banking and financeNZ's biggest-ever fraud trial delayedA throwaway comment at a law conference last week by the boss of the Serious Fraud Office has delayed the start of the South Canterbury Finance fraud trial.11 Mar 10:40 PM
Banking and financeNZ biggest-ever fraud trial beginsThe trial of three former heads of South Canterbury Finance in what is alleged to be New Zealand's biggest ever fraud case begins in Timaru today.11 Mar 08:00 PM
New ZealandManning murder trial: DNA holds more cluesA mystery DNA sample could hold the key to tracing other people the Crown believes were involved in Mellory Manning's brutal murder.11 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandFawcett guilty of murderThe Mongrel Mob prospect accused of murdering Christchurch woman Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning has been found guilty by a jury in the High Court at Christchurch.10 Mar 11:14 PM
New Zealand12 Questions: Peter WilliamsPeter Williams, QC, turns 80 this year and is finishing a new book of stories from his long legal career.10 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandManning trial: Jurors cautioned on biasThe jury in the Mellory Manning murder trial have been told not to read anything into the fact her accused killer has represented himself in court.10 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Job seekers need clear privacy lawThe law is not always an ass but it can produce an absurdity. The decision to allow a failed job seeker access to his competitors' CVs is one of them.09 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSth Canty Finance trial loomsThe Serious Fraud Office trial of South Canterbury Finance's chief executive and two of the failed firm's directors is due to begin in Timaru on Wednesday.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCraig: 'Raise standard of debate'Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says he is trying to "raise the standard of debate'' with his defamation claim against Greens co-leader Russel Norman.07 Mar 09:57 PM
New ZealandCraig's defamation fund takes offA mock fundraising campaign launched by Colin Craig to cover his defamation case against Russel Norman has collected $50,000 in less than a day.07 Mar 01:42 AM
New ZealandNZ ranks 6th in world for law and orderNew Zealand has been ranked sixth overall in a global index measuring the rule of law.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandI've nothing to hide in my emails: CraigConservatives leader Colin Craig has rejected Russel Norman's suggestion he's limited his defamation claim because he's afraid of what's in his emails about gay Kiwis.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandHigh Court judge recalls horrible crimesThroughout his 34-year legal career, Simon Moore, QC has had a front row seat to the recounting of some of the most horrible crimes in this country's history.28 Feb 10:55 PM
WorldEx admits suspicion over Knox's actionsAmanda Knox's former boyfriend has admitted he "has some questions" about her behaviour in the hours after British student Meredith Kercher was murdered.25 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandSchool to work with student's familyThe school that excluded an Asperger's student after a row with a teacher says the decision to remove the boy was not taken lightly, but it'll work with his family.24 Feb 09:50 PM
Banking and financeLombard payout 'peanuts'Almost 4000 out-of-pocket Lombard investors will still get only "peanuts" after the failed finance firm's receivers reached a $10 million settlement with its directors.24 Feb 04:30 PM
TelecommunicationsChorus working to counter price cutsChorus says it isn't relying on High Court action or an appeal to the Commerce Commission to reduce the changes it has to make to its business.24 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHope high to get boy back into schoolThe family of an Asperger's child who was excluded from his high school after a dispute with a teacher hope he will be able to return to the school.24 Feb 04:30 PM
BusinessDotcom case: Appeals consideredKim Dotcom's lawyers and the Crown are both considering appealing aspects of a Court of Appeal ruling that search warrants on Dotcom's Coatesville mansion were valid.19 Feb 06:19 AM
BusinessDotcom creditors see redKim Dotcom is facing calls to pay $500,000 in debts by creditors who have watched him appear to embrace again an opulent lifestyle.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandLegal experts doubt Craig can winDefamation experts say Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has little chance of winning a case against Greens co-leader Russel Norman.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandTreat gambling addicts, don't jail them - JudgeTreating gambling addicts who commit crimes would be much cheaper than jailing them, and would reduce reoffending, says a New York judge.18 Feb 04:30 PM
BusinessCompany's debt 'not personal responsibility of owner'The debts of a company are not the debts of the person who owns it, says Professor Susan Watson, deputy dean of the faculty of law at Auckland University.18 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldDancing with SchapelleThe real-life soap opera of Schapelle Corby's drugs conviction has gripped Australia for a decade.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCameras-on-cops idea floated by ministerThe Government will discuss frontline police wearing small cameras on their uniforms while on duty so they can provide immediate evidence.11 Feb 08:46 PM
OpinionDamien Grant: Go softer on tax cheats - they are society's contributorsMost of those who seek to reduce their tax obligations are net contributors to our society, writes Damien Grant. The only complaints against them are they do not pay enough.08 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAustralia and NZ to share crime filesCriminal files will be shared between Australia and New Zealand after an agreement was signed this week.08 Feb 04:44 AM
WorldSchapelle Corby granted paroleIt took almost 10 years, but convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby is set to taste freedom after Indonesian authorities granted her parole.07 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldCorby soap opera lathers upBy this time next week, or even earlier, Schapelle Corby could be bodyboarding in the Bali surf.06 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand$18m conman wins parole - loses wifeStephen Versalko, the ASB Bank fraudster who stole $18 million, will be released from prison this month, but his wife has moved on.05 Feb 04:30 PM
AirlinesUnruly flyers face crackdownAirlines claim legal measures to deal with violent passengers outdated, jeopardising safety and call for revamp.04 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandTalkback host sues for $620,000Internal company emails reveal how MediaWorks tried to shut down media coverage of controversy over a Roast Busters interview by hosts John Tamihere and Willy Jackson.03 Feb 04:30 PM
