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Interest in leaky-home lawsuit expected to grow
A lawsuit against building products maker James Hardie Industries has so far been joined by more than 80 claimaints, with another 80 to 100 expected to sign up.

Commercial property owners join leaky homes suit
The owners of 22 business units have joined a lawsuit of 80 property owners against James Hardie over its Titanboard product.

Taxpayer funds for publisher at centre of grant spat
Trends Publishing, at the centre of legal battle with Callaghan Innovation, had already received hefty taxpayer funding.

Kiwi Red Bull rival can keep selling over summer
A local energy drinks maker can keep to use its existing branding over summer, despite Red Bull claiming breach of copyright.

'It even smells and tastes like Red Bull'
Global drinks giant Red Bull is seeking an injunction against a New Zealand energy drinks maker that it alleges has breached copyright.

Court orders man to pay Pauanui golf fees
An Auckland who owns a property within a gated community near a Pauanui golf course must join its club and pay it $5070 in membership fees, a High Court judge has ruled.

Building company seizes files from rival
Sopers MacIndoe has seized electronic files from a former business partner turned rival.

BMW hits hard over racing car loan
A former businessman facing bankruptcy action by BMW has been given the chance to appeal over the sale of a car he says won a big championship.

The $10 million tank farm fight
Fight over who pays for the clean-up of a heavily contaminated area of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter will go all the way to the Supreme Court.

Bankrupt: The man who owes $500m tax
It's the end of the road for veteran tax battler John George Russell, who has just been declared bankrupt after a long legal battle with the IRD.

$70m Te Atatu land claim fight
Wrangle over waterfront land on Auckland peninsula may be heading to the Supreme Court.

Property developers stung by old loan
Two retired property developers are liable to the receivers of a failed finance company for $308,572 because of guarantees they gave on an eight-year-old loan.

Rival gas move costs worker millions
An employee who took customer details to start a competing gas supply business has been ordered to pay millions in damages.

BNZ fights $157k freight claim
BNZ is facing a lawsuit which a liquidator of a freight-forwarding company says should have gone to the New Zealand Customs Service for import duty.

Duncan Priest RAM trading 'concerning'
Priest sought to remove a claim against his shares by RAM liquidator Fisk, arguing his investments through Ross were separate to the Ponzi scheme.

Funhouse caught in copyright court stoush
Gold Coast company claims sensory mazes in Auckland and Queenstown breached copyright.

Lawyer pay prompts trial delay request
Paul Bublitz is seeking a delay of his theft trial so he can get money to pay for a lawyer.

Editorial: Some wins for workers this Labour Day
Employed people have not always had a year of notable achievements to celebrate on Labour Day but this year they do.

Police freeze more assets in Yan case
Further assets allegedly linked to Auckland businessman William Yan have been frozen by the High Court at the behest of the police.

Kiwifruit Psa class action heads to court
Class action alleges the Government was negligent letting Psa disease into New Zealand.

Sir Robert's son 'not in need'
Lady Deborah Chambers would provide her stepson financial assistance if he was in need but she did not think he was, the High Court heard yesterday.

Ross Asset employees - 'all was not well'
Workers at Ross Asset Management knew 'all was not well' six months before his ponzi scheme was shut down.

$2.5m fight over judge's estate
Son of a late Supreme Court judge takes on leading divorce lawyer Lady Deborah Chambers.

Broker fights to keep investments
A Wellington broker wants investments he made through Ross Asset Management to be excluded from the liquidator's distributions to investors.