Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Internet New Zealand has welcomed a new bill changing copyright laws but says the penalty of suspending a user's account for breaches won't work. On Tuesday, Commerce Minister Simon Power introduced a bill repealing Section 92A of the Copyright Act.

Wellington, Dec 3 NZPA - Convenience stores won't be able to masquerade as groceries and get liquor licences after a landmark ruling by the Liquor Licensing Authority (LLA), says Labour's justice spokeswoman Lianne Dalziel.

Wellington, Nov 28 NZPA - Justice Minister Simon Power will go to a cabinet meeting on Monday with a plan to fix serious and deep-seated problems in the legal aid system. A shock review report issued yesterday revealed it was in crisis.

Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - Legal aid is in for a major overhaul after a damning review report and a commitment from the Government to fix the serious problems it identified.

Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - The New Zealand Law Society has welcomed today's damning review of legal aid which says a sea change is needed to fix the system.

By Paloma Migone for NZPA Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - A review of legal aid has accused corrupt lawyers of exploiting the system for personal gain with plea delays and backhanded deals.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - A damning review of legal aid says a sea change is needed to fix a system undermined by incompetent, unscrupulous and sometimes corrupt lawyers looking after their own interests.

Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - Complaints about judges are increasing but most are dismissed, Judicial Conduct Commissioner Sir David Gascoigne says.

Mangonui, Aug 4 NZPA - An Australian property investor will be back in court next week in a second legal attempt to take possession of a commercial property he bought at a mortgagee sale four months ago.

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