Disgraced lawyer Barry Hart has launched a fresh bid to continue his 46-year career - as it emerged his fleet of luxury cars had been seized by debt collectors.

Auckland market analyst Guy Hallwright, who ran down a man in a road rage incident two years ago, is no longer with investment firm Forsyth Barr.

Disgraced lawyer Barry Hart is taking legal action in the hope he can stop authorities ending his 46-year career.

A violent gang member was free to kill despite committing crimes while on bail for five consecutive years.

The high-flying lawyer had been censured seven times for unsatisfactory conduct over a 30-year period.

Dotcom tells court he was punched and kicked to the ground by police special tactics group during the raid on his house.