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Solicitor-General To Review Prosecution Guidelines
Friday, 18 October 2024, 5:12 pm | Crown Law
"My intention is that this process will be completed promptly, and I will republish the Guidelines in time for them to come into effect as scheduled from 1 January 2025,” says Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC. More >>
Sensible Sentencing Trust warned over suppression breach
Friday, 17 March 2017, 11:01 am | Crown Law
A Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST) press release published after a recent high-profile case breached suppression orders made by the High Court. Although the Solicitor-General concluded that a prosecution for contempt of court was not warranted, she warned ... More >>
Stephen Dudley Case: No appeal or review of discharge
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 12:31 pm | Crown Law
On 8 August 2014 Crown Law received a request from the office of the Auckland Crown Solicitor to consider a Crown appeal against the discharge without conviction entered in respect of M in the High Court at Auckland on 7 August 2014, by Her Honour Justice ... More >>
Crown Law On Lundy Appeal
Monday, 7 October 2013, 10:24 pm | Crown Law
On 7 October 2013 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered its decision allowing Mt Lundy's appeal against his convictions for the murder of his wife Christine and daughter Amber . A retrial was ordered to take place as soon as can be conveniently ... More >>
Re: Second Coronial Inquiry into Death of Corporal Hughes
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:21 pm | Crown Law
On March S 2015, the Solicitor-General received a request from Ms Poa to consider ordering a second Coronial Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of her son, Corporal Douglas Hughes of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). On 14 March ... More >>
Kim Dotcom Matters
Friday, 29 June 2012, 4:22 pm | Crown Law
There has been a degree of confusion in the media as to certain aspects of justice Winkelmann’s decision, yesterday, holding that a number of search Warrants executed in the Dotcom matter were illegal. More >>