Part of a farmer's $1.3m lawsuit against a firm of financial advisers has been thrown out for being launched too late.

So-called independent teeth-gnashing, hair-shirt inquiries into dysfunctional court sentencing and offender monitoring are a waste of time and money, writes Jock Anderson.

Up to 300,000 working New Zealanders won't have access to one of the most effective ways they can keep themselves and their mates safe at work, writes Helen Kelly.

Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley and four other Mainzeal board members are accused of failing to appropriately assess the company's financial position, according to the liquidators suing....

Lawyers have expressed concern for the safety of victims of domestic violence as more district courts streamline their operations.

Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.

Weird things are said when lawyers gather. Jock Anderson looks behind the scenes of the legal profession.

Seven former Mike Pero Mortgages' franchisees have taken High Court action over restraint-of-trade obligations.

The parked civil action against convicted directors of Capital+Merchant Finance has been dropped.

Rich-lister clashes with trust that owns neighbouring house over a gate on a right-of-way.

Jock Anderson on the clear leader in the scramble to succeed Dame Sian Elias as the next Chief Justice, and more.

Part of the Ministry of Education's lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey has been thrown out but the bulk of the litigation remains.

Lawyers and a support group are calling for big changes to the accident compensation scheme, saying it stops many people from seeking justice.

A fight over the right to use the CC's brand name has lead to claims that a food giant was trying to misappropriate

An undercover agent socialised in the VIP lounge at SkyCity casino to gain the confidence of suspected drug dealers.

Auckland QC Paul Edmund Dacre - who led the fatally flawed prosecution of John Banks - is not out of the fire, writes Jock Anderson.

A woman who wants her partner's body to be cremated has gone to the High Court seeking permission to exhume his coffin and body.

Judith Collins described a champagne stunt by SFO boss Adam Feeley as an "utter disaster" that threatened to overshadow the Government at a crucial time.

The eldest daughter of Hugh Green is once again a director of a slew of the late businessman's companies after her High Court victory.

Former rich-lister and property developer Arthur Morgenstern has settled with the liquidators pursuing him.

Jock Anderson takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.

Hamish Fletcher analyses the High Court’s judgement in a scrap over rich-lister Hugh Green’s will.

Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua has confirmed it will seek a judicial review of Government’s plan to sell off Crown land to private developers.

CaseLoad must remain tight-lipped about his part in last week's appointment of two new High Court judges - lest nosey parkers get the wrong idea...

An investor in the David Ross ponzi scheme - who has been named for the first time - has been ordered to pay back $454,000 of fictitious profits in a clawback test case.

Family of the late rich-lister Hugh Green are planning an appeal after his final will was declared invalid by the High Court.

Len Brown is being urged by a senior councillor to accept a court ruling on controversial wharf extensions and instruct Ports of Auckland to do the same.