The trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance will restart today after the original High Court judge hearing the case stood down last week.

A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the Dominion Finance case after it was revealed she was a partner at a law firm as one of the defendants.

A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the case of three men associated with Dominion Finance.

The trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance was adjourned just after lunch yesterday for reasons the Herald is prohibited from reporting.

White collar criminals leave a trail of destruction, not just in monetary terms but also in human terms, according to Harry Markopolos.

Former All Black Matthew Ridge's decade-old property development woes have been dug up as evidence in a finance company trial.

Former All Black and NZ Warriors captain Matthew Ridge is to be called as a witness in the Dominion Finance trial.

New Zealand is considering a system which would pay whistleblowers to come forward with fraud-related tips.

The SFO has spent longer considering charges after the Hanover collapse than in the case of any other finance company it has probed.

Angry home buyers and investors are running out of patience over a troubled housing development that promised massive returns.

Conman Loizos Michaels has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he "manipulated his victims for greed''.

Former property developer and insurance broker Marcus Friedlander has been sentenced to seven months home detention after he attempted to hoodwink investors.

The former high-flying barrister was one of a select few to be honoured with a Queen's Diamond Jubilee SPCA Volunteer Medal at the Government House ceremony, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to animal cruelty prevention.

The New Zealand Law Society is investigating a complaint over the way a former top barrister and prosecutor was treated in the Auckland District Court this week.

A former prosecutor and barrister who pleaded guilty to forgery charges has been discharged without conviction after a court heard of a fertility drug's disastrous side-effects.

A financial adviser has been sentenced to six years and two months in prison after stealing $4.7 million from investors, many of whom were family and friends.

A former Serious Fraud Office chief prosecutor has pleaded guilty to forgery charges but was this morning discharged without conviction.

A visit to New Zealand by the man who blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff is "timely", says the SFO's acting chief executive.

An Auckland woman who lived in New Zealand's most expensive state house has been sentenced to nine months home detention for benefit fraud.