A judge called New Zealand's busiest court 'Mickey Mouse Manukau mayhem'.

The Government has decided to implement key recommendations in Dame Margaret Bazley's report on the legal aid system.

Former Govt minister Taito Phillip Field is appealing against his conviction and sentence for bribery and corruption.

A coroner is calling for a national legal help phone line for prisoners in police custody after a lawyer could not be found for a man who later hanged himself.

A potential conflict of interest issue raises questions about maintaining the perception of judicial impartiality in a small country.

The teenager indecently assaulted by a prominent musician has broken her silence, saying police tried to dissuade her from pursuing charges.

A NZ judge who failed to stand down from a Court of Appeal case in which he had a financial relationship with one of the lawyers involved is being investigated.