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Ursula Cheer is Associate Professor of Law at Canterbury University. Today she looks back on the year in media law. Audio

The Law Society is warning there'll be more car boot lawyers not fewer as a result of the new fixed fees announced today for criminal legal aid. Audio

Investors trying to re-coup some money from the failed Hanover finance may benefit from the decision to file a civil suit against its directors and promoters. Tim Rainey is a lawyer representing 3000… Audio

The right to protest versus public order - at what point do the police step in? Audio

When Duncan McKee started his law degree at Victoria University, the Vietnam War was still raging. Thirty nine years later Duncan has just walked with thousands of other graduands on the parade… Audio

Have new laws designed to crack down on freedom campers had any effect? Audio

Professor John Burrows, Law Commissioner, and the co-author of the just released Law Commission review of new media regulation. Audio

Mai Chen discusses the issues surrounding confidence and supply deals with minor political parties. Audio

The Law Society's Jonathan Temm responds to court closures. Audio

As a nation, we have just made some important choices about who will be our law-makers for the next 3 years. But what will be the role of our new MPs in the new parliament? And what is the role of… Audio

Don Grant wants to be able to help his wife Yoka De Houwer die when her cancer gets too much. Audio

A man sentenced to five months' home detention for helping his terminally-ill mother die says the law was hellbent on convicting him at any cost. Audio

The Christchurch MP Jim Anderton says the law needs to be changed to stop family fights over where bodies should be buried. Audio

Mental harm in the work place. Audio

The Ministry for the Environment is about to commission a study into whether New Zealand's strict controls on foreign organisms are hindering business. Opponents of genetic modification say it's… Audio

Ursula discusses whether bloggers should be responsible for the content of hyperlinks on their web pages. Audio

A law change that removed the right of New Zealand unions to object to foreign actors and entertainers working here appears to have been made solely to keep big movie studios in the United States… Audio

The Department of Building and Housing has admitted it failed to ensure councils complied with earthquake guidelines. Audio

Andrew Geddis is a law professor at Otago University - where he lectures on the Bill of Rights. Audio

Catriona MacLennan discusses the High Court decision relating to a claim that a component of the Working for Families (WFF) package of tax credits discriminates against those who are on state… Audio

Grant talks about human rights legislation. Audio

Some lawyers believe National's proposed changes to the granting of bail will mean anyone facing serious charges will be accorded a pre-trial presumption of guilt. Audio

Issues looming for the government after the election. Audio

Employment law specialist discusses where work ends and personal life begins. Audio

The Labour Party's election-year law and order policy promises to boost police numbers so that one-person police stations are staffed by two officers. Audio