A damning review of legal aid says a sea change is needed to fix a system undermined by incompetent and sometimes corrupt lawyers.

A group supporting investors in ING's frozen funds has called for more transparency around the settlement of claims against ANZ.

Medals lawyer Chris Comeskey has mounted an all-guns-blazing attack on the judiciary after being ordered to give evidence.

Australian publicans are no longer legally responsible for the behaviour of people who become intoxicated in their bars.

A criminal defence barrister suspended from working as a legal aid lawyer has been paid more than $2.5 million from the public purse.

A honey company has topped the list of New Zealand's fastest growing companies for the second year in a row.

The grieving widow of the victim of an alleged drink-driver has lashed out at the law that allowed the accused back behind the wheel.