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Legal changes a road to 'massive bureaucracy'
A planned overhaul of the legal aid system will cost more for a worse service, say lawyers.
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Legal aid rules to be toughened
The Government is tightening legal aid rules - including making it harder for the wealthier to have legal aid for criminal cases - to try and clamp down on an expected $402m blow-out in the next five years.
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Carmen murder accused in court
The man accused of murdering Auckland woman Carmen Thomas has made a brief appearance in court today.
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Clamp 'cowboys' rile shoppers
Disgruntled drivers are being encouraged to take legal action after being hit with fines of up to $300 by a "cowboy" clamping company in Auckland.
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Compo fight for man caught in crossfire
Father of two Richard Neville is suing police for gross negligence and mental trauma after he was caught up in a bungled shootout on Auckland's northwestern motorway.
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Judge allows images of Carmen accused
A defence lawyer's attempt to prevent Brad Callaghan's image being photographed in court has been thrown out by a judge.
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Petricevic's legal aid bid 'a joke'
Former finance company boss Rod Petricevic was yesterday denied taxpayer legal aid, but his fraud case has been postponed to give his lawyer time to decide whether to appeal.
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Mel Gibson fights for his daughter
Mel Gibson wants Oksana Grigorieva immediately stripped of custody of their daughter.
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David Bain: 'Why I'm broke'
David Bain has spoken out about his dire financial situation, telling the New Idea magazine: "I'm having to do everything from nothing. I've had to do a catch-up of 15 years. I've had no income.