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Defence lawyer Michele Wilkinson Smith on the new legal aid-system, which prevents people choosing their own lawyer - which is being challenged for the first time in the High Court by plaintiffs who… Audio

The new legal aid-system, which prevents people choosing their own lawyer, is being challenged for the first time in the High Court by plaintiffs who believe they should have the right to decide who… Audio

Bridgecorp investors are crying foul over the bid by the company's former director, Rod Petricevic, to get tax-payers to fund his legal bill. Audio

The lawyers representing the families of the Pike River miners say they are not ruling out legal action. Audio

Developments in animal law in 2010 and a look ahead to what's likely to happen next year. Audio

The Government has announced it will not be joining Australia, in taking legal action against Japan's scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean. Audio

Lawyers are worried changes to the legal system could erode the right to a fair trial. The Justice Minister Simon Power is calling his shake-up of the criminal justice system as the biggest reforms in… Audio

The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a case involving hundreds of millions of dollars in backpay for workers who look after patients with intellectual disabilities. Audio

As we heard from the Prime Minister, industrial law will be on the agenda at today's meeting with Warner Brothers executives. Audio

Taxpayers have spent almost half a million dollars, trying to evict women with Mongrel Mob connections from their Lower Hutt state houses. Audio

Two Auckland lawyers barred from doing legal aid work say they had no idea the police are now investigating a complaint against them. Audio

The Law Society says the naming and shaming of three legal aid lawyers will mean their work has to be picked up by their overworked and underpaid colleagues. Audio

Three Auckland lawyers have been named and banned from taking on legal aid clients because their work is substandard. The Legal Services Agency won't say exactly what the problems are or whether the… Audio

The government's being accused of using legal battles and bullying tactics to get out of paying residential care workers what they're worth. Audio

Australian born human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC. Audio

A public law expert says the Supreme Court Judge, Bill Wilson, will eventually face a Judicial Conduct Panel, despite legal wrangling in the High Court. Audio

With Van McCrary- Associate Professor in the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York. Audio

Christchurch's community law centre is braced for an avalanche of cases as people confront legal issues associated with the Canterbury earthquake. Audio

The Law Society wants Treaty of Waitangi claims cut from the legal aid system. Audio

Mai discusses what you can request or demand by means of medical treatment. Audio

A fertility specialist is calling for a public debate on whether egg and sperm donors should be paid. Audio

Dean discusses reconstituting the Constitution. Audio

Further legal battles seem inevitable over a huge wind farm planned for central Otago. Audio

New Zealand's Defence force could face human rights legal action amid claims our soldiers in Afghanistan are handing over prisoners to the secret police. Audio

Grandparents bringing up grandchildren are demanding legal aid to fight what they say are vexatious custody battles. Audio