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Sasha Borissenko: Why NZ lawyers face festive season cyber crime surge
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Speaker overturns advice on Fast-track Approvals Bill's private benefit
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Du Val collapse: Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke’s rent payments end
Charlotte Clarke told a court public scrutiny of the situation was 'disgusting'.
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Sue Grey guilty of unsatisfactory conduct for 'sloppy' use of a suppressed child's name
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'F*** you': Man's human right's case thrown out after he sent abusive messages to courts, lawyer
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‘Fierce' Christchurch lawyer dies in Aussie cliff fall
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US set to seek Google divestitures in search monopoly case
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