The man who shot an undercover cop three years ago will be sentenced next week for his drug operation.

Labour will be watching the government "like a hawk" over MediaWorks tax dispute because of past treatment for the media company which owns TV3 and RadioLive.

Mark Lundy's last-ditch attempt to clear his name begins tomorrow night (NZ time) when his appeal against a double murder conviction goes before the Privy Council in London.

High-profile West Coast criminal lawyer Doug Taffs has been suspended from practising law for three months for bringing the legal profession into disrepute.

The workers from Iona College and Woodford House will be relying on the principles established by last year's ground-breaking Court of Appeal ruling in the long-running case of disability support worker Phillip Dickson and Idea Services Ltd.

A High Court order enforcing the exhumation of a Christchurch man's body might be needed to finally return his body to his partner, after it was taken to Bay of Plenty.

Denise Clarke is overwhelmed that the fight to have the body of her partner returned is over after it was taken by his family to be buried with his ancestors.

The family of a man, who was buried in a place against his partner's wishes has lost a five-year legal battle to have his body buried with his ancestors, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The Corrections Department faces a fresh legal challenge over its handling of RSA killer William Bell, with the widower of one his victims relaunching a claim for compensation.

The continuing obstinacy of courts, police and government is thankfully no match for the determination of Joe Karam, writes Sir Bob Jones.

The so-called Urewera Four have lost their appeals against conviction and sentence, but the case could still be taken to the Supreme Court.

For Justice Helen Winkelmann, the justice system is already open and responsive to criticism.

The key police witness in the murder of a man by Killer Clown Fiend gang members should not have been put on the stand in court, a defence lawyer says.

The Government's proposal to close courts and shift registries to nearby towns is another welcome sign that crime is on the wane.

District court staff, reeling from court closures and job losses, were hit yesterday with the extra blow of a consultation document that overstated the number of positions to be axed.

More than 100 jobs will be lost in a wide-ranging district court shake-up in which four courts will be closed and nine will have their hours slashed.

Details of a major shake-up to court services around the country will be announced tomorrow and court staff will learn whether there will be any job losses.