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Editorial: Some wins for workers this Labour Day

Employed people have not always had a year of notable achievements to celebrate on Labour Day but this year they do.

Police freeze more assets in Yan case

Further assets allegedly linked to Auckland businessman William Yan have been frozen by the High Court at the behest of the police.

Kiwifruit Psa class action heads to court

Class action alleges the Government was negligent letting Psa disease into New Zealand.

Sir Robert's son 'not in need'

Lady Deborah Chambers would provide her stepson financial assistance if he was in need but she did not think he was, the High Court heard yesterday.

Ross Asset employees - 'all was not well'

Workers at Ross Asset Management knew 'all was not well' six months before his ponzi scheme was shut down.

$2.5m fight over judge's estate

Son of a late Supreme Court judge takes on leading divorce lawyer Lady Deborah Chambers.

Broker fights to keep investments

A Wellington broker wants investments he made through Ross Asset Management to be excluded from the liquidator's distributions to investors.

Ross investors split into rival camps

Investors in David Ross' ponzi scheme have alerted those who got out with more money they could face claw back action.

$8m divorce: Fresh bid to keep cash

Businessman Michael Thompson argues he should be able to keep more than half of an $8 million payment the Supreme Court says is relationship property.

Body corp firm slammed by tribunal

The administration of body corporates has been questioned in a Tenancy Tribunal decision.

Hearing begins with finger-pointing

Preliminary discussions in the Kim Dotcom extradition hearing have been dominated by finger-pointing from both sides.

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.

Luxury cars among assets frozen in FMA probe

Luxury cars are among $1.6m of assets frozen as part of a probe into company Prosper Through Trading.

'I feel like Dad is in the right place'

As a nine-year-old boy Tuhaka Pooley lost his beloved Dad. Now at 13, he's been dragged in to a court battle over his dead father's body.

Finance directors get 200 hours' community work

New twist in Kim Dotcom case

Managers of the nation's finances were kept at arm's length when the Kim Dotcom case required Kiwi taxpayers to underwrite a potential future legal suit, new document shows.