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Sasha Borissenko: The ins and outs of WorkSafe’s Whakaari/White Island trial

OPINION: Charges were laid against 10 organisations and three individuals.

Sasha Borissenko: The fine line between accountability and double punishment

OPINION: The case of James Gardner-Hopkins has raised some challenges.

Sasha Borissenko: The lawyers getting the bulk of legal aid payments

Legal aid fees - who’s getting what.

Q&A: Ex-Files lawyer Jeremy Sutton on love, money and divorce

Senior family lawyer Jeremy Sutton answers your questions.

Australia's largest law firm held ransom by cyber attack

Plus: Aussie set to follow NZ into recession.

Lawyers to vacate historic central Auckland building

A historic building, used as law offices for over a century, is being vacated.

Tears, fears, and too many beers: A typical day in court

Some beg for mercy. Some are bored. Kurt Bayer spends a day in court.

Mayor Wayne Brown’s $300k bill with top law firm

It can be revealed some of the legal advice was on the damning Auckland flood review.

The curious case of the disappearing ERA member

Employment Relations Authority member abruptly departs, leaving 19 cases dangling.

'Heartbreaking': Lawyer killed by car remembered by top school as ‘exceptional young woman’

No charges have been laid over the crash which killed Telise Martin.

Who wants $14.9m from biggest builder to fail this year?

Name anything you see happening on a building site and those supplying stuff are on list.

Lawyer tried to blackmail client’s ex-wife into divorce settlement

Lawyer threatened to make complaint to Immigration NZ to force client's ex into settling.

Two new wāhine judges add kaupapa Māori to the bench

Two wāhine Māori judges sworn on at marae in front of peers and whānau.

'Kangaroo court': Lawyer who called a judge racist wants his suspension wiped from the record

Frank Deliu was earlier suspended for 15 months for his accusations against the judges.

Crime sprees raise question: Where is Supreme Court on the rule of law?

Opinion: Ram raids, gang hospital invasion among serious issues for rule of law.

Sasha Borissenko: Law firm 'disappointed' living wage instruction not followed

Analysis: Good living wage intentions can hit a hurdle when you're relying on others.

Kaikohe lawyer and law firm the highest legal aid earners in Northland

Covid blamed for a decrease in legal aid payments to Northland lawyers.

King Charles ‘too busy’ to see Prince Harry during surprise London visit

The Duke was told the King was "too busy" despite his visit to France being cancelled.