A Far North district councillor has just days to stump up more than $800,000 or face bankruptcy.

Rape is a horrifying physical and psychological ordeal which leaves emotional scars long after physical injuries have faded.

A wedding photographer missed "the kiss" at a Melbourne ceremony and was brought before a tribunal for thousands of dollars in damages.

Almost two-thirds of offenders caught by the controversial "three-strikes" law in its first two years are Maori or Pacific Islanders, a new study has found.

Attempts by the former directors of the failed carpet-maker Feltex to halt a class action by 2852 shareholders who lost $250 million have been thrown out by the Court of Appeal.

The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal today decided to strike off controversial lawyer Barry Hart, who has been mired in legal trouble.

Nearly $900,000 in reparations paid in by three convicted Nathans Finance directors will go to receivers, not investors misled, a judge has ruled today.

The Commerce Commission wants more power to demand compulsory interviews on fair trading cases.