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New Zealand’s Crown Law merry-go-round of legal fees

In this article, I use a number of recent Official Information Act (OIA) responses to summarise a merry-go-round of money paid by just four...

Gunn free with assault conviction dropped

In his manual for unbraiding the disingenuous, Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments, Professor T. Edward Damer stated a red herring...

Travel Company ordered to pay worker $141K over unapproved pay cuts during COVID

Auckland-based travel company Worldwide Holidays Ltd (WHL) has been ordered to pay former marketing manager Xiaoyu Kan over $140,000 after unlawfully reducing his salary...

Former Marvel exec sues Disney, claims promotion denied for being ‘Old White Guy

Robert Steffens, a former CFO and co-president of Marvel, has filed a lawsuit against Disney, alleging he was denied a promotion to president of...

Liz Gunn wins High Court appeal in airport assault case

High Court Justice Mary Peters has overturned the conviction of Liz Gunn, who was previously found guilty of common assault following an incident at...

Big Pharma outfit faces class action over ineffective cold medicines

A class action has been filed against Johnson & Johnson NZ, alleging the company sold and marketed phenylephrine-based cold and flu medicines in New...

Law firm partner faces Tribunal over inappropriate conduct at Christmas party

A senior partner at a major law firm is facing a disciplinary tribunal after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct during Christmas functions, including grabbing...

Leaked emails expose Merck’s negligence in Gardasil safety testing

A landmark lawsuit in Los Angeles has exposed troubling internal communications at pharmaceutical giant Merck, revealing the company failed to properly test its Gardasil...

Judge puts brakes on Trump’s USAID purge

The order comes as the agency’s more than 2,000 employees fight to prevent it from being shut down. A federal judge has temporarily barred the...

Brutal attack on custody officers at Auckland District Court

Police are investigating a violent assault on two custody officers at Auckland District Court, where one officer suffered a broken jaw and the other...

Should human rights be denied if a medical treatment only promises a marginal change in symptoms?

Public health always involves tricky, ethics-based issues. I believe that the Director General of Health Diane Sarfati has short-circuited her obligations in law, by failing...

Lawyer found guilty of misconduct for improperly accessing and disclosing neighbour’s criminal record

An Auckland-based lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct after improperly obtaining his neighbour's criminal conviction history and presenting it during a mediation...

When Parliament is misdirected – A case for regulatory failure?

The western world is witnessing a steady corruption of laws and processes, with governments ‘bending’ our institutions to serve the interests of powerful industries...

Judge faces investigation over alleged disruption at NZ First event

The Judicial Conduct Commissioner has called for an investigation into District Court Judge Ema Aitken's behaviour at a private New Zealand First event in...

Ex-US Army lawyer jailed for destroying DoD materials

Manfredo Martin-Michael Madrigal III was also found guilty of lying about contacting the Russian embassy in Washington DC. A former US Army officer and attorney...

TikTok’s fate in the US hangs by a thread after Supreme Court ruling

The US Supreme Court has upheld a bipartisan law that could lead to a ban on TikTok, a decision with far-reaching implications for the...

South African court orders probe into law firm’s use of AI

A judge at the Pietermaritzburg High Court says a case cited by lawyers representing a local politician did not exist in the country’s legal...

Stuntwoman-turned-attorney accused of leading elaborate crash scheme for profit

Vanessa Motta, a former stuntwoman-turned-personal injury attorney, is facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to stage 18-wheeler crashes in New Orleans to...

Judge sets Trump sentencing date amid criticism of ‘politically charged case’

In a controversial decision, Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan has set January 10, 2025, as the sentencing date for President-elect Donald Trump, just ten days...

How the US tried to replace international law with its own twisted creation

From Kosovo to Crimea, the hypocrisy of Washington’s ‘rules-based order’ would be funny if it weren’t so serious. While international law is based on equal...

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached president

Seoul court has approved request for Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. A court in Seoul has approved a...

Judge rules Jay-Z’s sexual assault accuser can stay anonymous – for now

A New York judge has ruled that the woman accusing music moguls Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her when she was 13...

Australian law firm files class action against Johnson & Johnson over ‘ineffective medicines’

Australian law firm JGA Saddler has launched a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the company misled consumers by marketing cold and...

Essex police visit journalist’s home over Tweets

Allison Pearson, a journalist at the Telegraph, recently found herself at the centre of a police investigation based on an allegation that one of...

Commerce Commission delays decision on Contact’s $2 billion takeover of Manawa Energy

The Commerce Commission has postponed its decision on Contact Energy's proposed $2 billion acquisition of Manawa Energy, extending the deadline until 31 March next...

Court of Appeal rules kids can stay with dad in NZ in international custody battle

In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that two New Zealand-born children, known as Andrew and Sophia, can remain in New...

US Supreme Court justice’s Broadway cameo provokes mixed reactions

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shocked audiences with a one-night-only Broadway cameo in & Juliet, playing the role of "Queen Mab" in a...

Judge and TV star partner apologise after confrontation at NZ First event

A district court judge and her reality TV star partner have issued apologies following a heated confrontation at a New Zealand First Christmas function...

Public consultation on Arms Act rewrite to begin in January

The government will begin public consultations in January 2025 on a long-awaited rewrite of the Arms Act 1983, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced. The...

Florida jury awards $310m to family of teen killed in amusement ride tragedy

A Florida jury awarded $310 million to the family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old who fell to his death from a drop ride at...

TikTok loses court battle over US ban, plans Supreme Court appeal

TikTok's attempt to overturn a law that could see the app banned or sold in the US by early 2025 was rejected by a...

Lizzo wins key ruling in stylist’s harassment lawsuit

Lizzo secured a legal win as a Los Angeles federal judge dismissed all individual claims against her in a lawsuit by former wardrobe assistant...

Taranaki farmers’ herbicide cancer claims reveal potential widespread issue

The case of a terminally ill Taranaki farmer, who successfully overturned ACC’s repeated denials of compensation for cancer linked to exposure to the herbicide...

Court of Appeal condemns Serious Fraud Office for unlawful practices in landmark ruling

In a scathing judgment the Court of Appeal has condemned the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for its "unnecessary, unreasonable and oppressive" methods, marking a...

‘Lawfare’: Liz Gunn calls for support to appeal ‘assault’ conviction

Liz Gunn has called for support in a quest to appeal her recent conviction for assault at Auckland Airport, calling the ruling an example...

Judge grants Trump Motion to File for Dismissal in Bragg lawfare case

New York Judge Juan Merchan has granted President-elect Donald Trump’s request to file a motion to dismiss charges in New York v. Trump and has...

Trump names Pam Bondi as Attorney General pick

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated veteran prosecutor and long-time ally Pam Bondi as his choice for attorney general. Bondi, who served as Florida's attorney general...

Tenant ordered to pay landlord $4K after causing $40K damage to property

A tenant responsible for extensive damage to a rental property, totaling more than $40,000, has been ordered to pay $4085 to the landlord by...

Brenton Tarrant’s lawyers granted permanent name suppression

The lawyers assigned to represent Brenton Tarrant, the man convicted of the Christchurch mosque attack, have been granted permanent name suppression. The lawyers will represent...

Liz Lambert at the “Safe & Effective” Roadshow: Informed consent in NZ’s health system

The "Safe & Effective" Roadshow is set to host a notable figure in New Zealand's legal and workers' rights landscape this month. Liz Lambert, a...

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