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.

Acting Attorney-General Judith Collins has defended her decision to accept the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson with a golden handshake.

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.

A Scotland Yard detective is in trouble for allegedly inserting song titles into his evidence.

David Dougherty - compensated in 2001 for wrongful imprisonment - is in court again accused of stealing meat, beer, socks, DVDs and underwear.

Individual MPs use of travel perks - such as that used by Act leader Rodney Hide to take his fiance on an overseas holiday - will now be kept secret under new rules.

Supreme Court Justice Bill Wilson is incensed his sudden resignation has been publicly interpreted as an admission of guilt.

The lawyer who represented the head of the "Mr Asia" drug syndicate has been awarded $140,000 in a defamation case.