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A mosque being built beside New York's Ground Zero has got the go ahead, despite objectors who say it's culturally insensitive. Audio

The Law Society says sloppy invoicing by lawyers claiming legal aid is not widespread. Audio

Auckland barrister John Billington and Jonathan Krebs convenor of the New Zealand Law Society's criminal law subcommittee talk about the abolishing the"Waihopai Three"legal defence. Audio

A Judge is urging three of New Zealand's biggest energy companies to accept his decision and to stop battling through the courts. Audio

A group of Christchurch car enthusiasts are trying to win support to build a skid pad, where motor heads can burn out to their hearts content. Audio

The major prison guards union has begun legal action to discover why its office was searched last week by people understood to be Corrections Department staff. Audio

The Obama administration has filed a legal challenge to Arizona's tough new immigration law which comes into force at the end of the month. Audio

Youth rights advocates are shocked by advice to schools that allows teachers to search students for drugs, alcohol and weapons without fear of legal action. Murray Lucas, Principal of Tawa College… Audio

New Zealand is considering legal action against Japan to try to stop its whaling in the Southern Ocean, following the collapse of international negotiations. Audio

A legal expert is warning there could be difficulties in trying to prosecute a man arrested in China for the death of an Auckland taxi driver. Audio

In what some international law experts say is a high-stakes gamble, Australia has begun legal action against Japan over its scientific whaling programme in the Southern Ocean. Audio

The primary teachers' union says it is taking legal action to force the Ministry of Education to honour an agreement on teacher pay. Audio

The Whangarei District Council is defending its policy of shooting farm stock wandering onto roads, saying it has dramatically decreased the risk to motorists. Audio

A legal expert says an Auckland school's anger at a brothel being set up across the road could have been avoided had an appropriate by-law been in place. Audio

The Securities Commission is going after listed chemical company Nuplex Industries and some of its current and former directors. One of the directors of the company being prosecuted, David Jackson, is… Audio

Shareholders Association Chair Bruce Sheppard discusses the Securities Commission's investigations. Audio

Lawyers will be required to sit competency tests every three years in one of the raft of changes intended to improve the performance of the legal aid system. Audio

Legal bills for two National Party MPs have cost taxpayers 336-thousand dollars in the past few years. Audio

The Justice minister says some lawyers won't make the grade under a tougher system to decide who can provide legal aid services. Audio

Law specialists are giving public lectures on the proposed three strikes and you're out regime to inform New Zealanders on what they say is an unjust and irrational policy. Audio

Ursula Cheer looks at celebrities, and whether they have a right to privacy. Audio

Almost a year since his aquittal, David Bain has filed for compensation for wrongful imprisonment, despite not meeting the right criteria. Audio

Protest groups are hailing the acquittal of the so-called Waihopai three, but lawyers say the decision will not create legal precedent and open the floodgates to similar criminal action. Audio

A Franz Josef developer is threatening to take legal action against the Westland District Council if it reneges on a decision to close the region's heliport. Audio

A legal first will take place in the Supreme Court today, with the hearing of an appeal by the Crown in a case where a man was found not guilty of murder. Audio