Corruption comes in many forms. The local bureaucrat who requires a bribe to award a contract, a judge who abuses her position to protect a partner […]
The final note from Parliament’s Hansard report last week punctuated the win for judges and loss for New Zealand’s law abiding citizenry; “debate interrupted”. The […]
“Everyone else is doing it” is a common retort of children. This culture is perhaps the biggest stain on a judiciary where the government runs […]
“Justice will prevail” is a belief Vince Clayton clings fiercely to as his civil claim against a bent NZ prosecutor was given new life by […]
The New Zealand Supreme Court is falling in step with rulings of the High Court and Court of Appeal determining judicial discretion rather than legal […]
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of New Zealand Law Society members’ money have been pissed away in the last six years on a mission to […]
Auckland District Court Judge Grant Fraser dismissed a private prosecution of Court of Appeal Registrar Clare O’Brien (pictured) for common assault yesterday, preventing a criminal […]
Reality is commonly stranger than fiction when it comes to the insular and secret New Zealand court practices. Its players appear ever determined to further […]