Victims freed up to speak
Victims will now be freer to express their raw feelings in court, though judges will still be called on to prevent impact statements from going too far.
Victims will now be freer to express their raw feelings in court, though judges will still be called on to prevent impact statements from going too far.
The police have won the first of many legal battles with businessman William Yan after a High Court judge ruled they are not liable for losses incurred from the seizure of his fortune.
Two lawyers have been suspended from practice this week - including a Tauranga woman who never turned up court to answer her own charges of dangerous driving.
An intellectually disabled teenager has lost a Supreme Court battle for a share in his stepfather's $2.2 million estate because he was unborn when his mother married.
A Nelson liquidator convicted of theft by a person in a special relationship has lost a bid to take his case to the Supreme Court.
Attorney General Chris Finlayson wants a new law to set the Supreme Court straight on what parliamentary privilege means following a decision he believes was wrong.
Dame Sian Elias and fellow judges of the Supreme Court made a remarkable declaration of confidence in you and me and our adherence to a constitution this week.
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.
The Supreme Court of New Zealand has knocked back a Commerce Commission action against an Australian businessman.
Chief Justice, Prime Minister, thank you both for your warm welcome.