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<i>Andrew Hooker:</i> How insurers accuse customers of dishonesty
You might be surprised how often insurance companies call their customers liars, fraudsters or criminals, and the flimsy basis on which they sometimes do so.
Finance company directors want charges annulled
The former Capital + Merchant directors are fighting to have criminal charges against them annulled because the Crown failed to file the summary of facts on the case within the specific time period, a court heard today.
Waihopai suit 'stupid, intimidating'
Green MP Keith Locke is warning the Government the lawsuit it's bringing against the Waihopai spy base saboteurs may backfire.
Former lawyer pays high price for P habit
He was a high-flying, successful inner-city lawyer - until he destroyed his privileged life with methamphetamine abuse.
Jackson: Fees to my actors 'fair', 'generous'
Peter Jackson says his actors receive the "most generous" conditions in NZ, rejecting claims that The Hobbit actors need a union deal.
Court quashes decision for panel on Wilson complaints
The High Court has quashed a decision for a Judicial Conduct Panel to hear complaints against Justice Bill Wilson.
Nats cited in claims of election law breaches
Ex-National Party president John Slater has linked several party members to claims of electoral law breaches.
Slater guilty of suppression breaches
Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has been found guilty on eight breaches of suppression orders and one of identifying a victim.
Slain cop's mother cut out of $2m will
A bitter dispute has developed over the will and $2m fortune of slain undercover police officer Don Wilkinson.
Disgraced lawyer pulls pin on his court career
Banned lawyer Chris Comeskey has called it quits on his courtroom career.