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Power to oust 'incompetent and unskilled' liquidators, receivers
Commerce Minister Simon Power plans to force out "incompetent and unskilled" liquidators and receivers in a bid to improve regulation of insolvency practitioners.

Criminal lawyer billed taxpayers $1 million
A criminal-law barrister paid over $1m in legal aid during the past three years is suspended from the list of lawyers who can make a living from the system.

TVNZ furious over Veitch rumours
TVNZ is fuming over reports questioning some of its executives' roles in the Tony Veitch saga and has reiterated its full confidence in them.

Leaky homes throw up $6bn repair bill
Councils are staring at an estimated $6 billion legal bill to fix the country's leaky homes - with the crushing debt falling on ratepayers.

David Bain wants rifle, photo albums returned
David Bain wants the same rifle returned that was used in the killing of his family.

'Car boot' lawyers cashing in on legal aid
Poor-quality defence lawyers working out of their car boot and racking up legal aid bills are hurting Auckland's courts, a review finds.

Drink-driving actor convicted
Outrageous Fortune star name-dropped police officer in bid to evade breath test.