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Silk of the Year v the Silver Fox

As far as opening deliveries go, Sasha Wass' first question was a bouncer.

Legal aid expenses in Lundy case top $2m

Legal expenses at the Mark Lundy retrial have topped $2 million and the bill for the entire case is three times that amount.

Key biographer forced to release tapes

John Roughan has been forced to release recordings of his conversations with PM John Key as part of a court case relating to the "teapot tapes".

Govt rushes law ahead of convict flight

A law change could cover criminals due to arrive in NZ by charter plane this week - but serious offenders already deported here won't be monitored.

NZ's three-strikes legislation

Figures showed 96 second strikes had been issued in courts since the legislation was introduced, with the number increasing each year.

Three strikes: 96 offenders face final warning

Almost 100 offenders have been issued final warnings under the country's "three strikes" law, but no offender has reached a third qualifying offence.

Cops got Hager data without court order

Detectives sought the banking, telephone and travel records of author and journalist Nicky Hager without any search order or other legal power.

Conman admits guilt, but no parole

A multi-million-dollar fraudster "motivated by naked greed" has finally admitted his guilt and said he was ashamed of his behaviour.

Valiant Homes boss could be in Europe

The liquidators of an Auckland building company that collapsed owing more than $4 million believe its director is somewhere in Europe.

Caseload: Judge did it again

Electronic monitoring expansion could impact rehabilitation - reformer

Expanding electronic monitoring of offenders could be at the expense of their rehabilitation in the community, a justice reformer says.

Connor's killer told: 'Your day is coming'

Michael Murray is expected to be 'kept out of general population' as he serves his time for killing Connor Morris.

Caseload: Why judges need to do better

So-called independent teeth-gnashing, hair-shirt inquiries into dysfunctional court sentencing and offender monitoring are a waste of time and money, writes Jock Anderson.

Editorial: Monitoring of offenders must be backed up

The Government is right to press ahead with plans to extend the use of electronic monitoring of offenders. But they are far from infallible.

Wang loses bid to stop release of files

Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.

More offenders to be GPS-tracked under new plan

Following two high-profile cases of child sex abusers breaching GPS-tracking conditions, the Government says it will expand the use of electronic monitoring.

Milestone for Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal reached a new milestone this week -- an all women bench for the first time in its 153-year history.

Caseload: The curious case of the smelly knickers

Weird things are said when lawyers gather. Jock Anderson looks behind the scenes of the legal profession.