What is a woman?
It’s the question that had our most recent Prime Minister squirming in such embarrassing fashion on national television not so long...
There are growing demands for transparency surrounding the HMNZS Manawanui’s grounding and sinking near Samoa in October 2024, particularly over whether the Navy vessel...
Former National Party candidate Jake Bezzant and his NZ company Invisible Urban Charging are being sued by U.S. investor John Stapleton, who alleges he...
Ontario’s top court has ruled that provincial pandemic restrictions banning peaceful protests from April 17 to May 22, 2021, were unconstitutional.
The decision came after...
In a recent interview Erika Whittome discusses an ongoing Employment Court case involving 33 Air New Zealand staff—mostly pilots—who were placed on unpaid leave...
British comedian and popular social commentator Russell Brand has been formally charged with rape and multiple counts of sexual assault in connection with alleged...
Telecommunications company 2degrees has been fined $325,000 by the Auckland District Court after admitting to misleading customers with advertising that falsely claimed "free" or...
A senior lawyer, whose name remains suppressed, has been found guilty of misconduct by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal after making lewd comments...
The Social Workers Registration Amendment Bill has been passed by parliament, reinforcing the professional oversight of social workers to enhance public safety.
The legislation introduces...
The platform alleges the government is bypassing Supreme Court rules and creating a parallel system to block content.
Elon Musk’s social media platform X is...
The Victorian state government in Australia has lost its bid to keep secret the internal communications and briefings that informed its COVID lockdown decisions,...
Dr. Sam Bailey, a former TVNZ presenter and prominent New Zealand doctor, has had her medical licence cancelled following a long and contentious battle...
Grant Illingworth KC, leading phase two of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, is urging more Kiwis to share their...
On Tuesday the High Court in Wellington heard Whangarei District Council’s (WDC) application for an interim injunction to delay the start of fluoridation until...
Judge Ema Aitken is contesting a judicial review at the High Court in Wellington after the Judicial Conduct Commissioner recommended an inquiry into her...
Vaughn Hill, a 46-year-old lawyer and former co-director of a Far North law firm, has been permanently banned from practicing law after being caught...
A legal challenge against the Coalition Government's gang patch ban has likened the law to oppressive regimes such as Nazi Germany and the Taliban.
Lawyer...
The only period of legal authoritarian rule in India was June 1975–March 1977 following the declaration of an Emergency by Prime Minister (PM) Indira...
Those who think the ICC is “a great idea” that just needs some reforms fail to grasp its fundamental problems.
The International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced legislative changes granting businesses broader authority to detain shoplifters, allowing citizens to intervene in Crimes Act offences at...
A Wellington law firm has sent letters to more than 20 healthcare providers, warning them of potential legal risks associated with offering "gender-medicalisation services".
The...
The Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry has been thrown into uncertainty following the resignations of executive director Helen Potiki and senior legal counsel Kristy...
Florida has filed a lawsuit against Target, claiming the company misled investors by promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The US state of Florida has...
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...
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...
High Court Justice Mary Peters has overturned the conviction of Liz Gunn, who was previously found guilty of common assault following an incident at...
A class action has been filed against Johnson & Johnson NZ, alleging the company sold and marketed phenylephrine-based cold and flu medicines in New...
A senior partner at a major law firm is facing a disciplinary tribunal after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct during Christmas functions, including grabbing...
A landmark lawsuit in Los Angeles has exposed troubling internal communications at pharmaceutical giant Merck, revealing the company failed to properly test its Gardasil...
Police are investigating a violent assault on two custody officers at Auckland District Court, where one officer suffered a broken jaw and the other...
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...
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...