More than 10,300 New Zealanders had their legal aid debt wiped last year - a big increase from 2013.

The Government is not 'shopping around' for a report that will allow it to dodge paying David Bain compensation, Prime Minister John Key says.

Justice Minister Amy Adams is attending an international law conference in London this week.

A law expert has slammed the Government's move to commission a new report looking into David Bain's claim for compensation.

Almost $9 million in parking and traffic fines has gone unpaid in Auckland in the past year, and the worst offender owes nearly $38k.

Mike Hosking on why he believes we owe David Bain: 'He was found not guilty after being inside for 13 of the most potentially fruitful and productive years of his life'.

The All Blacks, Warriors and the Black Caps say proposed changes to alcohol sponsorship and advertising would threaten the sustainability of their codes at nearly every level.

The PR supremo whose employment of attack bloggers was exposed in Dirty Politics says his unconventional media strategies are here to stay.

Judith Collins has been blindsided by John Key’s decision to deny her the "Honourable’’ title while an inquiry into alleged undermining of the ex-SFO head is investigated.

A man accused of stabbing another man to death with the help of the dead man's wife has been declined bail at the High Court at Auckland today.

A move away from the adversarial court system for sexual and domestic violence may be back on the agenda after the resignation of former Justice Minister Judith Collins, a senior National MP says.

The job of a Minister of Justice is to protect the integrity of the system and any sign of political interference risks infecting the whole system, writes Josie Pagani.

An accused child rapist is one of a growing number of people able to flee criminal charges after cutting off their electronic bracelets.

TV3's gratuitous clip of John Banks picking his ear was a bad call and the timing couldn't have been worse, writes John Drinnan.

A lawyer took to wearing a flea collar on her ankle at one of the country's biggest courts while others reported maggots falling from the ceiling, an inquiry hears.

A man with a history of violent offending has admitted assaulting a senior Crown lawyer after escaping from security escorts while being led to courtroom cells.

Taxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.

Trustees of private trusts in New Zealand will soon have a clearer idea of their obligations and duties.

A New Zealand man who has been sentenced in Australia to more than eight years jail on incest and sex charges will be deported, despite his family not living here.

Cabinet has approved proposals to make court less traumatic for sex abuse victims, including a requirement that a victim is warned if their sexual history will be raised in a trial.

Drivers who refuse to pay speeding fines will have their licence confiscated - sometimes on the side of the road - and possibly lose their car under changes due in months.