A former United States Marine who brutally killed New Zealand-born nurse....

Going to court is slow, costly and stressful, so many companies are embracing another way of settling disputes - hiring an umpire and thrashing out their differences face to face. Chris Barton reports.

Businesses can save themselves a lot of time, money and heartache if they solve disputes this way, argues Deborah Hart.

A series of poor decisions by the "totally incompetent'' Rena crew led to the ship's grounding on...

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has told a court in London an allegation of match-fixing against him is "wholly untrue".

Justice Minister Judith Collins says taxpayers foot the bill for the Crown Prosecutor and the rest of the legal team in extradition cases.