Latest fromLegal Services
Maori King lands in strife over sacking
Waikato-Tainui could be headed for the courts after a woman King Tuheitia fired claimed the move was unconstitutional.
High-flyer faces road-rage charge
A high-flying financial analyst is accused of a road-rage attack that left a motorist with broken legs.
Pike River: Ministers likely to face probe scrutiny
Present and past Govt ministers are likely to come under scrutiny from the royal commission of inquiry into the Pike River mine tragedy.
Teacher who wouldn't play the game
Judy Kraidy lost her job teaching foreign students because she refused to pass those who didn't learn anything.
Judges' register of interests possible
The Govt could set up a register of pecuniary interests for judges the same way MPs are required to in the wake of the Bill Wilson affair, the Attorney General has indicated.
Collins defends judge's golden handshake
Acting Attorney-General Judith Collins has defended her decision to accept the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson with a golden handshake.
Judge throws out Capital+Merchant annulment bid
An application by the former directors of failed finance company Capital + Merchant to have criminal charges against them annulled, has been thrown out of the Auckland District Court.
Singing detective's private joke backfires
A Scotland Yard detective is in trouble for allegedly inserting song titles into his evidence.