Whiskas has won the first round of a legal cat fight with the maker of Purina pet food.

There are signs the judiciary may be eager to restrict news media court coverage, writes legal blogger Jock Anderson.

Let's not get sidetracked over whether or not Housing New Zealand's dog ban failed.

Disgraced Bridgecorp boss Rodney Petricevic has been denied parole on the grounds he may still pose an undue risk to the safety of the community.

John Banks is to be sentenced tomorrow after being earlier found guilty of electoral fraud in relation to his last mayoral bid. What is likely to happen to him?

Vladimir Putin is facing a multimillion-dollar legal action for his alleged role in the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine.

As the brakes go on this fiscal profligacy, legal hand-wringers continue to whine about a so-called "justice gap" created by cuts to legal aid, writes Jock Anderson

A dispute between the Pauanui land owner and a golf club about a covenant on the property has gone to the Court of Appeal.

Proposed "vote-winning" law changes relating to criminal justice reform of rape cases could result in more innocent people being sent to prison.

New Zealand technology companies could be unwittingly heading into a "perfect storm" of intellectual property litigation risk as they rush to float on the sharemarket.

Claims on packets of Whiskas cat biscuits are misleading and create "a smoke and mirrors effect", the lawyer for a competing pet food maker has told the High Court.

Some folk think ex-nurse turned district court judge Philippa Anne Cunningham should be looking for another job. What other cases has she tried?

Those baying for the blood of the Maori King's second son after his drunken night out with some mates should take a deep breath and consider what they're demanding.

Sally Ridge, a person described by chums as a celebrity socialite and keen shopper, has been snubbed yet again in the higher courts.

Burger chain Wendy’s has failed to get a High Court judge to revoke resource consent for a development next to one of its restaurants where a Carl’s Jr is planned.

French food giant Danone was "lulled into a false sense of security" by allegedly misleading information Fonterra gave it months before the botulism scare.

Pink Batts’ maker Tasman Insulation has confirmed that both it and rival Knauf Insulation are appealing parts of a High Court judgment about the term "batts" and how it can be used in NZ.

A former Forsyth Barr stockbroker who poured $460,000 into a now-failed internet business says he was unaware of its tax debt.

A former Forsyth Barr investment adviser who poured $460,000 into a now-collapsed internet provider failed to impose discipline on the company.

The Financial Markets Authority is refusing to disclose who paid what in its $22 million Strategic Finance settlement and says this confidentiality is appropriate.

Geneva Finance has won a $150,000 judgement against its founder, who borrowed money from the company.

Car window washers who cause a nuisance have been put out of action by Auckland Council's new public safety and nuisance rules which came into force today.

Yong Xin Chen bought a leasehold $2.4 million Greenlane property from the Cornwall Park Trust Board expecting to develop it, the High Court has been told.