Winston Peters' 2014 defamation case raises 'very serious constitutional issues'
A High Court judge has agreed to review her decision that found former NZ First leader Winston Peters defamed a Christchurch businessman during a 2014 spee
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A High Court judge has agreed to review her decision that found former NZ First leader Winston Peters defamed a Christchurch businessman during a 2014 spee
Bryan Staples at his former “earthquake hub" on the Ferry Rd and Fitzgerald Ave corner in Christchurch. Justice Anne Hinton found against Pfisterer and ordered her to pay the $93,000. Claims Resolution and Grant Shand Solicitors then sought costs. In a decision released on Friday, Justice Hinton awarded Claims Resolution $150,000 for solicitor-client costs and $5061 for disbursements, and awarded Grant Shand costs of $62,834 and $7515 for disbursements. STACY SQUIRES/Stuff Lawyer Grant Shand, left, at a hearing in October 2020. Pfisterer bought her house in Fifield Tce, St Martins, in...
A gang-linked debt collector's allegations, repeated by Winston Peters and TV3, have led to a $350,000 defamation payout.
Updated: 6:18 PM EDT May 27, 2021 The woman found dead Tuesday in her Framingham apartment suffered a significant slash wound to the back of her neck, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan revealed Thursday morning. Jasmyn Beatty, 28, was found dead at Halstead Apartments on Worcester Road.Ryan said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not issued an official ruling on the cause and manner of Beatty's death yet, but the case is being investigated as an "apparent homicide.""Right now, unfortunately, we are not able to say in these early stages whether this was a random attac...
One-hour special examines Tennessee's 'Broken' juvenile justice system FILE and last updated 2020-12-29 09:54:33-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â "Broken," a special report that airs in prime time on NewsChannel 5, takes an in-depth look at the station's unprecedented investigation of Tennessee's juvenile justice system. The one-hour special airs tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 29th at 9 p.m. on NewsChannel 5. âBrokenâ has been an 18-month effort led by chief investigative reporter Phil Williams and photojournalist Bryan Staples, who were joined by every member of the NewsChannel 5 Investi...