Veteran journalist Jock Anderson joins the Herald with his new weekly column looking behind the scenes at the legal profession.

Law firm Bell Gully has published new guidelines about what to do if the Financial Markets Authority raids your business.

Travelling the world as a New Zealand businessperson can be a heartening exercise, says Mark Lowndes.

Greg King's death is a tragic illustration of one of the burdens of the "standard conception" of the lawyer's role.

A lawyer from Dargaville has been has been struck off and rebuked by the Law Society for failing to respond to his client's instructions and then lying about it.

An Auckland property lawyer has been struck off the professional roll of barristers and solicitors after admitting charges of misconduct.

Ten horses were left to starve on lawyer Barry Hart's property after it was seized by the bank, leaving at least two in an emaciated state.

Disgraced lawyer Barry Hart has lost his bid to take his fight against the decision to strike him off to the Court of Appeal.

Struck-off Auckland lawyer Barry Hart has failed in his latest bid to stop the mortgagee sale of one of his properties by the ANZ bank.

Struck-off Auckland lawyer Barry Hart was back in court today fighting to stop the mortgagee sale of one of his properties by the ANZ bank.

A director of a failed finance company delayed his sentencing so he could go on holiday to Fiji over the Christmas break, says the Crown.

10 years ago, a Law Commission paper found our court system too slow, too costly and unhelpful. Today, there is still a long way to go - and modern technology must be harnessed to improve efficiency in black-and-white cases.

Sharebroking firm Forsyth Barr was not brought into disrepute when senior analyst Guy Hallwright was convicted for running a man over, his lawyer says.

The untimely death of top lawyer Greg King has focused attention on one of society's most unpopular jobs. Jared Savage examines the case for the defence.

A bill tightening bail laws for killers and repeat offenders is being toughened by making it harder for 18- and 19-year-olds to avoid custody.

Embattled criminal lawyer Barry Hart is now facing bankruptcy and is being forced from of his last property following a failed bid for damages from ANZ.

Despite being struck-off, embattled lawyer Barry Hart was back at the Auckland High Court today - this time fighting to keep the last of his rural properties from being sold by the bank.

Kim Dotcom has issued a call for whistleblowers to leak information about his case to the media in the wake of spy and police blunders.

A United States judge has allowed the case against Megaupload to proceed after throwing out an appeal from its founder Kim Doctom.