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Swiss cold case revisited

An extradition order granted for man accused of a cold case killing in Switzerland has been appealed and is now in the hands of the Justice Minister.

Caseload: Judge steps into historic pub feud

Jock Anderson takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.

Caseload: Little known truths about new judges

CaseLoad must remain tight-lipped about his part in last week's appointment of two new High Court judges - lest nosey parkers get the wrong idea...

Finance boss hand over $1.8m to police

Convicted former Capial + Merchant boss Neal Nicholls will forfeit assets worth $1.8m to the police.

Ross investors in the sights of liquidators

Nearly 200 investors who got about $30 million of "fictitious profits" from David Ross' Ponzi scheme could face claims from liquidators following their success in a test case.

Deadly bug carried from prison

A young inmate who died after two weeks on life support likely carried the superbug which killed him into the hospital from prison.

'Raw anger' at Brown's port stand

Len Brown is being urged by a senior councillor to accept a court ruling on controversial wharf extensions and instruct Ports of Auckland to do the same.

Police using their brains a good idea

Police are slagged all the time for being revenue gatherers when they write tickets; now they're being criticised for trying to stop the offence before it happens, writes Kerre McIvor.

Caseload: A family at loggerheads

Jock Anderson on the late Bill Heast's will and his family division, the best places to be seen and heard, and more.

Abusive pair confront school pupil

Two bandana-clad men have been charged with disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence after going to a college in Mosgiel in school time to confront a pupil.

$155,000 raised for possible SCF legal action

A whip-around of holders of South Canterbury Finance preference shares has raised more than $150,000.

$372k award shrinks pool for investors

The biggest investor in one of Allan Hubbard's shambolic business vehicles has won about $372,000 in court costs from it, further diluting the amount available to 300 others.

Brian Rudman: Justice must be seen for Pora

Former Auckland Mayor John Banks is screaming blue murder, demanding the Solicitor-General stand down after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for filing a false electoral return after the....

Lawyers look at SCF disclosure timing

A SCF investor who is helping fund a legal probe says he bought preference shares on the back of statements the company made about its prospects only months before it collapsed.

SCF shareholders 'fool's gold' claim

Some South Canterbury Finance preference shareholders played with 'fool's gold' due to a lack of proper information, says one broker.

Investors mull SCF legal action

Out-of-pocket South Canterbury Finance investors will meet today in Auckland to join others rallying behind a probe looking into possible legal action.

Cartoon: Teina Pora case

Pora forgives but is still fighting fit

Teina Pora will make his boxing debut in an amateur bout in five weeks.