New ZealandTribunal needed for funding fairnessLawyers taking rising numbers of special education cases say an independent tribunal is needed to ensure funding decisions are resolved fairly.06 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessHugh Green's daughter back on group boardsThe eldest daughter of Hugh Green is once again a director of a slew of the late businessman's companies after her High Court victory.03 Jul 02:30 AM
BusinessDeveloper Morgenstern staves off bankruptcy actionFormer rich-lister and property developer Arthur Morgenstern has settled with the liquidators pursuing him.03 Jul 12:20 AM
OpinionCaseload: Judge steps into historic pub feudJock Anderson takes a look behind the scenes of the legal profession.02 Jul 09:30 PM
BusinessSiblings war over $400 million empireHamish Fletcher analyses the High Court’s judgement in a scrap over rich-lister Hugh Green’s will.26 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuNgati Whatua files legal actionAuckland iwi Ngati Whatua has confirmed it will seek a judicial review of Government’s plan to sell off Crown land to private developers.26 Jun 05:18 AM
OpinionCaseload: Little known truths about new judgesCaseLoad 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...25 Jun 09:30 PM
CrimeMore Ross investors could face claimsAn investor in the David Ross ponzi scheme - who has been named for the first time - has been ordered to pay back $454,000 of fictitious profits in a clawback test case.23 Jun 01:50 AM
BusinessGreen family appeal High Court decisionFamily of the late rich-lister Hugh Green are planning an appeal after his final will was declared invalid by the High Court.23 Jun 12:00 AM
Construction'Raw anger' at Brown's port standLen 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.21 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandProsecution of fishers hailedProsecutions against those behind fishing vessels that tangled with the Royal NZ Navy over summer have been hailed as a "giant step forward" by Foreign Minister Murray McCully.21 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHigh court halts PortsPort opponents have won a historic victory and sunk the latest expansion plans involving filling in more of the Waitemata Harbour.21 Jun 01:23 AM
New ZealandVictory over Ports of AucklandPorts of Auckland has stopped work on its wharf extension programme after a High Court judge ruled the consents are not lawful.19 Jun 05:02 AM
BusinessRich-lister's will declared invalid by CourtThe will of the late Hugh Green has been declared invalid by the High Court in a major victory for his eldest daughter in a fight for control of his $400m empire.19 Jun 03:30 AM
EnergyTrustpower loses in $8.9m tax fightElectricity retailer and generator Trustpower has lost the latest round of a $8.9m tax battle.19 Jun 12:30 AM
OpinionCaseload: A family at loggerheadsJock Anderson on the late Bill Heast's will and his family division, the best places to be seen and heard, and more.18 Jun 09:20 PM
Business$28m divorce goes to Supreme CourtA $28m divorce wrangle that has big implications for trusts is heading for the Supreme Court.18 Jun 01:20 AM
EconomyFirms face risky legal groundNew Zealand companies face an increasingly risky legal landscape as professional litigation funders bankroll class action lawsuits and emboldened regulators flex their muscles, says a major law....17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandExhuming young dad a 'difficult' caseA judge would require "a very good reason" to allow a woman to exhume the body of her partner who died four years ago so that she can have him cremated.16 Jun 06:51 AM
New ZealandFeud over young dad's bodyThe former partner of a father of three who died four years ago wants to exhume his body and have him cremated.15 Jun 05:00 PM
ConstructionLeaky-home legal battleMore than 500 New Zealand leaky-home victims, whose places have been clad in James Hardie materials, could lodge legal action in Auckland in the next few weeks.15 Jun 05:00 PM
ConstructionLeaky schools decision dueCompany denies liability, awaits appeal result involving Ministry of Education.15 Jun 05:00 PM
TaxBankrupt gets taxpayer aidA bankrupt business trainer whose companies are in liquidation has been revealed as a taxpayer-funded envoy hired to teach the secret of success.15 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuIwi takes land row to High CourtGovernment and Auckland iwi are headed to court over plans to sell off up to 500 hectares of surplus Crown land to private developers.15 Jun 01:00 PM
New ZealandComplaint against port ad thrown outA complaint about an ad telling Len Brown and Auckland councillors to stop "violating" the city's harbour has been thrown out.15 Jun 02:24 AM
KahuIwi land row heads to courtTribes have decided to go to court to challenge the Government's interpretation of "right of first refusal" in light of moves to free up land for private housing developments.14 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionCaseload: Freddie Gray lawyer to speak in NZOne of Baltimore's most revered lawyers, William "Billy" Murphy, is coming to town to speak at a conference in Auckland.11 Jun 09:30 PM
BusinessOutcome of $400m family feud secretA decision in the High Court family feud over Hugh Green's $400 million fortune has been made, but remains secret.10 Jun 04:02 AM
BDBDBusinessDanone Nutricia blames Fonterra for lossDanone Nutricia has reported a full-year loss it attributes to ongoing fallout from the Fonterra botulism scare in 2013.09 Jun 03:00 AM
Banking and financeNorth South investors get better dealNorth South Finance investors will get a better deal in the $10.24 million settlement with its board and the directors of Dominion Finance.09 Jun 02:20 AM
Banking and financeDominion Finance investors get $10m payoutDominion Finance and investors will share a $10m payout after receivers and the FMA settled claims.08 Jun 03:52 AM
