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Helen Kelly: Soft safety law? Thank big business
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.
Shipley defends reckless trading accusation
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....
Changes at court worry for victims
Lawyers have expressed concern for the safety of victims of domestic violence as more district courts streamline their operations.
Wang loses bid to stop release of files
Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.
Caseload: The curious case of the smelly knickers
Weird things are said when lawyers gather. Jock Anderson looks behind the scenes of the legal profession.
Mike Pero bust-up hits High Court
Seven former Mike Pero Mortgages' franchisees have taken High Court action over restraint-of-trade obligations.
Caseload: Selfless judge jets off for jolly hoot
Jock Anderson on play-acting in London, real judging for Simon Moore, trustworthy-looking lawyers and more.
Supreme Court refuses feud
One of Christchurch's richest families, the Goughs, has been infighting for decades.
Caseload: Next Chief Justice
Jock Anderson on the clear leader in the scramble to succeed Dame Sian Elias as the next Chief Justice, and more.
Court of Appeal rules on leaky school lawsuit
Part of the Ministry of Education's lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey has been thrown out but the bulk of the litigation remains.
Justice demand for ACC claimants
Lawyers and a support group are calling for big changes to the accident compensation scheme, saying it stops many people from seeking justice.
CC's in snack giant brand fight
A fight over the right to use the CC's brand name has lead to claims that a food giant was trying to misappropriate
P trial told of sex pills
An undercover agent socialised in the VIP lounge at SkyCity casino to gain the confidence of suspected drug dealers.
Caseload: More heat for Crown over Banks miscarriage of justice
Auckland QC Paul Edmund Dacre - who led the fatally flawed prosecution of John Banks - is not out of the fire, writes Jock Anderson.
Exhumation fight goes to court
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.
Caseload: Uncompromising judge jailed Greenpeace bombers
Jock Anderson remembers the late Sir Ronald Davison and takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.
'Champagne stunt an utter disaster'
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.
Developer Morgenstern staves off bankruptcy action
Former rich-lister and property developer Arthur Morgenstern has settled with the liquidators pursuing him.
Caseload: Judge steps into historic pub feud
Jock Anderson takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.
Siblings war over $400 million empire
Hamish Fletcher analyses the High Court’s judgement in a scrap over rich-lister Hugh Green’s will.
Ngati Whatua files legal action
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: Little known truths about new judges
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...
More Ross investors could face claims
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.
Green family appeal High Court decision
Family of the late rich-lister Hugh Green are planning an appeal after his final will was declared invalid by the High Court.
'Raw anger' at Brown's port stand
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.
Prosecution of fishers hailed
Prosecutions against those behind fishing vessels that tangled with the Royal NZ Navy over summer have been hailed as a "giant step forward" by Foreign Minister Murray McCully.
High court halts Ports
Port opponents have won a historic victory and sunk the latest expansion plans involving filling in more of the Waitemata Harbour.