Paper fined over aborted murder trial
A contempt of court which aborted a murder trial cost Hawkes Bay Today newspaper $40,000.
Justice Mark Woolford imposed a $26,000 fine, plus $14,000 costs to the Solicitor General, on the provincial paper’s owner APN News & Media.
Justice Woolford gave the paper a 35% discount for its
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Jock Anderson
Thu, 20 Oct 2011
Thu, 20 Oct 2011
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Paper fined over aborted murder trial
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