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A Samoan academic, who has recently completed in-depth research into customary land laws, says the Samoan constitution was never designed for a controversial land law that came into force a decade… Audio

Professor Tim McCormack is in New Zealand as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. He is Dean of the University of Tasmania Law School and a Professorial Fellow at the… Audio

A mayor in Florida must now apologise to a couple who were fined thousands of dollars for having their home's exterior painted the wrong way. Audio

An environmental project in Vanuatu has been helping people adapt to new laws being brought in to save the country's marine and terrestrial environments. Audio

Checkpoint's John Campbell investigates the startling trend of owner-operator courier drivers who are earning less than minimum wage, and are often without protection of Employment Law because they… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton has more on the Australian senator is suing another senator after he taunted her in Parliament about her sex life. She'll also cover recent stories about gun… Audio

PNG business owners call on the government to put a stop to foreigners exploiting their traditional arts and crafts. Audio

The New Zealand Law Society has spoken out about what it says is a drift to authoritarianism in Nauru. Audio

The deans of the country's law schools plan to meet Russell McVeagh staff next month to discuss the firm's response to the scathing external review of its culture. The review, led by Dame Margaret… Audio

A mother who had three children taken by social services has opened up about when she fell pregnant and her fear that they were taking her baby. Under current laws, most parents who have a previous… Audio

Law firm Russell McVeagh had a culture of excessive drinking when sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2015 and 2016, an independent review has found. Dame Margaret Bazley, who led the review… Audio

Dame Margaret Bazley's review findings into the law firm Russell McVeagh were released this morning. Audio

The government is planning law changes so it can move more quickly to improve drinking water quality around the country. It is the first official government response to the Havelock North Water… Audio

A lengthy criminal case in Nauru is set for further delays as the government says it will appeal a Supreme Court ruling that a recently passed law is unconstitutional. Audio

There's concern in Papua New Guinea that the violent unrest in Hela and Southern highlands is spreading to other provinces as the defence force confronts the challenge posed by a build-up of illegal… Audio

Tonga's King has appointed Laki Niu as the first Tongan to the Supreme Court bench in over 100 years. Audio

A Supreme Court judge in Nauru has declared legislation passed earlier this month 'null and void'. Audio

The police chief in Papua New Guinea's Manus province has defended the use of an overnight curfew for refugees in Lorengau. Audio

The government has passed new legislation which aims to stop multinational companies from avoiding tax. It passed its final stages at Parliament last night and will come into affect from July 1. The… Audio

Samoa will become the latest country to ban all single-use plastics from January. Audio

A researcher who crunched the numbers on bail believes relaxing the current system wouldn't lead to increased risk to the public. In 2013, the Bail Amendment Bill was passed to make it tougher for… Audio

EU leaders have been gathering in Brussels for an emergency meeting on migration. The issue has become heated between Italy and Germany of late, despite a drop in the number of migrants attempting to… Audio

A researcher who has crunched the numbers on bail is dismissing arguments that relaxing the current system will endanger the public. A review of bail laws is under way, as increasing remand numbers… Audio