A lawyer has ended a 41-year career having been found guilty of professional misconduct over a trust fund transfer.

Four police officers beating a young man with batons and pepper-spraying him 65 times was "unnecessary, unreasonable, and unjustified", the IPCA has found.

A person Amelia Gough trusted as a Facebook friend ended up stealing her photos and using them to create fake pages in her name.

Hells Angels is returning to court to challenge Whanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw.

High profile lawyer Chris Comeskey must pay costs of more than $66,000 to the body that suspended him from practising law nine months.

The way a witness in a sexual violation trial was questioned in court was such a "serious departure" from correct procedure the Supreme Court has quashed the accused's convictions.

One of NZ's most-notorious career criminals pulled in a six-figure income while in jail - then picked up legal aid as well.

Troubled financier Allan Hubbard claims his wife, Jean, was unable to buy groceries worth $23 when he was first put into statutory management.

Disgraced high profile lawyer Chris Comeskey has been suspended for nine months - but not struck off as a lawyer.