Media and marketingDefamation case not too complex for jury, court toldDefamation action launched by Hanover's Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson against the former chairman of the Shareholders Association is not complex enough to be "outside the ordinary".25 Mar 04:30 PM
Media and marketingHotchin, Watson want no juryMark Hotchin and Eric Watson's defamation action against Bruce Sheppard should be heard by a judge without a jury, says the pair's lawyer.25 Mar 01:30 AM
Banking and financeSix-year wait for Feltex court dateA court date for out-of pocket investors taking legal action against former directors of the failed carpet maker Feltex has been set for March 2014 - six years after the proceedings started.24 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandResidency agreed at last minuteThe Security Intelligence Service blocked Kim Dotcom's application for residency after learning of the FBI investigation into internet piracy then lifted it at the last minute.24 Mar 04:30 PM
PropertyCouncil sees no conflict in belonging to property bodyAuckland Council has voted to stay in an organisation that calls itself the voice of commercial property - after rejecting pleas that citizens see a conflict of interest.24 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandFine for Auckland lawyer over affidavitAn Auckland lawyer has been censured and fined after his firm prepared an affidavit for a man who was about to retract evidence against one of his clients.18 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeClass actions needed in NZ, says lawyerClass action acts as a "handbrake to corporate mischief" and should be allowed in New Zealand, says a Christchurch lawyer.17 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire Matthews: Win on bank fees suit may send wrong messageA massive class-action suit being taken against New Zealand's big four banks and Kiwibank was announced with much fanfare earlier this week.13 Mar 08:30 PM
Banking and financeKiwis stung by bank feesKiwi bank customers are being stung by significantly higher default fees than their Australian counterparts but some say banks across the Tasman are undercharging.13 Mar 06:17 AM
Banking and finance10,000 join fight against banksAndrew Hooker won't say who he banks with but isn't worried that the billion-dollar legal case he is taking against New Zealand's major banks will force him to stash his cash under a mattress.12 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeFees battle: 'Bank owes me $10,000'An Auckland woman says she is owed $10,000 in excessive bank default fees after she was not able to meet her mortgage repayments during a time of financial hardship.12 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeThousands sign up for bank fee lawsuitMore than 10,000 people have registered to join a billion dollar legal case against New Zealand's major banks in less than 24 hours.11 Mar 09:30 PM
Banking and financeClaim in bank-fee fight inflatedA banking expert says a bid to take a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against New Zealand's banks is ambitious and the amount claimable appears to be inflated.11 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeHotchin wants help to pay damagesFormer Hanover director Mark Hotchin wants two trustee companies to contribute to any damages he may need to pay if he loses a civil action against him.11 Mar 05:50 AM
BDBDBanking and financeBank lawsuit unveiled: 1m Kiwis eligibleNew Zealand banks face what is expected to be the biggest class suit the country has seen over $1 billion in default fees claimed by lenders over the past six years.11 Mar 02:00 AM
BusinessSheppard seeks jury in case brought by Hotchin, WatsonFormer Shareholders' Association chairman Bruce Sheppard wants the defamation action against him to be heard by a jury.04 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSheppard: No settlement offer from meEx-Shareholders' Association chairman Bruce Sheppard says he hasn't even thought about making a settlement offer to Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson in his defamation case.03 Mar 10:10 PM
BusinessAsahi alleges 'channel stuffing' at beer firmThe former private equity owners of New Zealand's Independent Liquor allegedly used a technique known as "channel stuffing" to artificially boost the company's earnings in the lead-up to its $1.5 billion sale to Japanese beer giant Asahi.17 Feb 10:45 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHubbard Management Fund investors to get principalInvestors in the frozen Hubbard Management Funds will get all of their capital back.14 Feb 10:40 PM
EntertainmentKardashian, Humphries divorce gets nastyKim Kardashian's estranged husband has filed a motion to put the brakes on the reality star's request expedite their divorce.06 Feb 08:23 PM
New ZealandCouncillor: They'll bankrupt meA Far North district councillor has just days to stump up more than $800,000 or face bankruptcy.30 Jan 09:40 PM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Legal language trivialises ordealRape is a horrifying physical and psychological ordeal which leaves emotional scars long after physical injuries have faded.27 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldMatrimony turns to acrimonyA wedding photographer missed "the kiss" at a Melbourne ceremony and was brought before a tribunal for thousands of dollars in damages.10 Jan 04:30 PM
KahuMaori, Pacific offenders on watchAlmost two-thirds of offenders caught by the controversial "three-strikes" law in its first two years are Maori or Pacific Islanders, a new study has found.02 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDPersonal FinanceBid to stop Feltex class action failsAttempts by the former directors of the failed carpet-maker Feltex to halt a class action by 2852 shareholders who lost $250 million have been thrown out by the Court of Appeal.23 Nov 05:13 AM
