Prominent lawyer says he shouldn’t be struck off for misconduct
“She was a vulnerable client who was badly let down.”
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Worker left with burns and PTSD after electric shock awarded $30,000
The lingering effects of electrocution have left the man unable to work.
Man accused of trying to murder wife by driving car off cliff can’t remember crash
The man denies the Crown’s claims he tried to kill his wife by driving off a cliff.
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Community work 'manifestly excessive' says driver in fatal crash
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SAS trooper death: Charge against Army dismissed
The Army exists to do dangerous things in dangerous environments, the High Court ruled.
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Fake online reviews, misleading ads among charges against TV Shop
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'Demeaning' revenge attack: Pair shave woman's head, escape conviction
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Landlord who inherited dad's property wanted long-term tenant's bond
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Baby living in mouldy, damp house suffers respiratory illness
Medical evidence showed the mould-ridden house caused lasting health issues to a baby boy.
Parking fine stoush: Academic resigned after alleged privacy breach
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'Eating out of rubbish bins': Ex Mob member's childhood led to drugs, jail
Judge accepted he basically had no parental care for most of his life.
Sounds murders witness Guy Wallace took own life, left note about Scott Watson conviction
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'Hysterically laughing': BSA finds radio host 'ridiculed' teen activist
The authority found Heather du Plessis-Allan “hysterically laughed" at the teen.
‘Two glasses’ of wine put driver well over limit
The woman claimed that she had consumed two glasses of wine before she drove.
Government consultant's son gets home detention for theft, petrol drive-offs
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Caretaker paedophile's appeal against conviction thrown out by court of last resort
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Tourist injured in fall wants ACC to cover bills so he can continue a normal life.
Driver sacked for writing the f-word on recycling bins wins $39,000 payout
A sticky situation led to employee's rubbish language
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“I promise not to bite. Well not hard,” a law firm partner told one junior female intern.
Drug dealing trio plead guilty to 40-plus charges ahead of trial
Three drug dealers including two women admit to over 40 charges of offending.