InvestmentLaw firm ordered to pay more for Blue Chip lossesA Tauranga law firm will have to pay $150,000 more to retirees who lost money in Blue Chip, a Court of Appeal ruling has found.18 Nov 07:15 PM
BusinessTough limits on Dotcom's movementsInternet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom will face tougher new bail conditions and make a daily visit to the police for at least the next week.17 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessDotcom's helicopter banKim Dotcom is banned from using helicopters, travelling by boat or going 80 kilometres from his home, ahead of a bail hearing next Monday.17 Nov 01:21 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Name of top jailing judge kept secretJock Anderson is questioning why the identity of the NZ judge with the highest rate of jailing drink drivers will not be revealed.13 Nov 08:30 PM
BusinessHigh profile NZ lawyers drop DotcomA high profile Queen's Counsel and one of the country's biggest law firms are stepping down from Kim Dotcom's legal team.13 Nov 01:44 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Number of struck off lawyers explodesMore than three times as many lawyers were struck off this year than in 2009 and the trend is continuing.06 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Wayward briefs an 'insult' to stickler judgeA lawyer who misspelled the name of the trial judge incurs the wrath Justice Wylie and complaints against judges on the decline in this week's Caseload.30 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Struck-off lawyer rides againStruck-off Auckland ex-lawyer Barry Hart is back in the saddle, this time as a "lay advocate" representing banned jockey David Walker.23 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Slow start for 'celebrity judge'It has taken a while, but a fancy feed to pay tribute to Justice Simon Moore QC is rescheduled for next March - a year after the judge was sworn in.16 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: 'Close your legs' lawyer on drugs chargesIn Jock Anderson's Caseload today: a Wellington lawyer who made controversial comment during a rape case faces court himself and clash of the crocodiles.09 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: How Love Boat sank courtroom pestJock Anderson's Caseload looks at the goings-on around the courts and the legal fraternity. This week, a serial litigant is sunk by the cruise from hell.02 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Defence claim falls short of decencyJock Anderson remembers a time when violent attacks on police officers were condemned and not brushed off by slick lawyers paid to find ways of shifting the blame.25 Sep 12:15 AM
OpinionCaseload: Karam awarded more moneyMore defamation damages awarded to Joe Karam, judges clamping down on media reporting and legal aid payments dropping in this week's legal blog.18 Sep 01:00 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Judith Collins in hands of wily WillowerJock Anderson delves into one of former judge Lester Chisholm's little known but significant credentials.10 Sep 11:57 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Gay-friendly lawyers come up trumpsSimpson Grierson has achieved a certificate called a Rainbow Tick, which recognises the law firm for being inclusive of gender and sexual diversity.03 Sep 11:55 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Elderly lawyer's curious outburstThe Law Society has not criticised Justice Minister Judith Collins over the naming of Sir Robert Chambers Lane in Christchurch, as Jock Anderson writes.28 Aug 12:20 AM
New ZealandNo appeal over controversial decisionThe Crown will not appeal a decision to give a teen who assaulted schoolboy Stephen Dudley before his death last year a discharge without conviction.27 Aug 12:41 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: What lawyers worry aboutCrime barristers are up in arms over an increase in self-represented litigants and a surge in appeals based on the competency of lawyers, writes Jock Anderson.21 Aug 12:00 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: What price Stephen Dudley's death?Many are angered by the fact that the two brothers who who beat and punched Stephen Dudley have walked from court free, anonymous and unpunished, writes Jock Anderson14 Aug 12:14 AM
Banking and financeParoled director gets work from convicted fraudsterFailed finance company director Trevor Ludlow has done contract work for a receiver with his own fraud convictions since being released on parole.12 Aug 02:30 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Do judges want to get even?There are signs the judiciary may be eager to restrict news media court coverage, writes legal blogger Jock Anderson.06 Aug 11:53 PM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: What will happen to John Banks?John Banks is to be sentenced tomorrow after being earlier found guilty of electoral fraud in relation to his last mayoral bid. What is likely to happen to him?31 Jul 01:14 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Time for lawyers to stop whining over legal aidAs the brakes go on this fiscal profligacy, legal hand-wringers continue to whine about a so-called "justice gap" created by cuts to legal aid, writes Jock Anderson24 Jul 12:00 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's Caseload: Where have all the lawyers gone?All New Zealand lawyers are now located in Sydney, according to material published by "sister" magazines NZ Lawyer and Australasian Lawyer.17 Jul 12:00 AM
OpinionCaseload: Inside Judge CunninghamSome folk think ex-nurse turned district court judge Philippa Anne Cunningham should be looking for another job. What other cases has she tried?09 Jul 11:47 PM
OpinionCaseload: Is Sally Ridge broke?Sally Ridge, a person described by chums as a celebrity socialite and keen shopper, has been snubbed yet again in the higher courts.03 Jul 12:01 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's CaseLoadWhen a High Court judge is appointed one of the first things they are given is their personal copy of the Big Blue Chambers Book.17 Apr 12:00 AM
OpinionJock Anderson's CaseLoadVeteran journalist Jock Anderson joins the Herald with his new weekly column looking behind the scenes at the legal profession.03 Apr 11:20 PM
Banking and financeWhen the FMA comes a knocking...Law firm Bell Gully has published new guidelines about what to do if the Financial Markets Authority raids your business.07 Mar 01:50 AM
OpinionMark Lowndes: Around the world in 240 daysTravelling the world as a New Zealand businessperson can be a heartening exercise, says Mark Lowndes.16 Feb 08:30 PM
