David Bain has been spotted relaxing in Dunedin, weeks before a book on his retrial is to be released and he makes his speaking debut at an international conference.
An overseas judge will assess whether there are extraordinary circumstances that would allow David Bain's compensation bid to be considered, but Mr Bain still has a "very big" threshold...
David Bain is to give a keynote address at an international conference for victims of injustice.
David Bain the public speaker might be followed by David Bain the movie.
A TVNZ documentary about the Bain family murders treated a former defence witness unfairly, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found.
David Bain's legal team has proposed a financial settlement which it says would have cost the taxpayer much less than an estimated $10 million fight for compensation.
David Bain is on the receiving end of a beatup to snare television ratings as he tries to get on with a normal life, long-time supporter Joe Karam says.
A live radio debate between shock-jock Michael Laws and David Bain supporter Joe Karam yesterday got heated at times, with voices raised and allegations of lying.
Even if it were proved a defence witness had committed perjury in the Bain retrial, this would not be sufficiently compelling to order a further retrial, an Otago academic says.
Police will review information presented last night in a documentary about the Bain case that a defence witness gave evidence about meeting Robin Bain which was inconsistent with documentary records and the accounts of other people present at the time.
Robin Bain's sister-in-law says a television documentary that called into question evidence at David Bain's retrial is "a start to restoring Robin's reputation".
The suggestion of a "gathering" at the graves of the Bain family yesterday to mark the 16th anniversary of their deaths drew just one person, besides an Otago Daily Times reporter and photographer.
David Bain supporter Joe Karam has started legal action against several individuals for defamation.
Long-time David Bain supporter Joe Karam has begun defamation proceedings against two men involved with the Justice for Robin Bain Group.
A film about friendship between a deformed man and a young boy earned Dunedin-born film-maker Daniel Borgman an award at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, but look out for his next project.
David Bain will have to meet an "extraordinary circumstances" test in his bid for compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.
David Bain, in his quest for compensation, runs the risk of being reconvicted in the court of public opinion, a law professor says.
The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, has this afternoon received a letter from the lawyers for David Bain formally notifying him of a claim for compensation for ‘wrongful conviction and imprisonment.'
David Bain's fight for compensation from the Government would involve proving not only his innocence but that his father, Robin Bain, murdered his family, a University of Otago professor of criminal law said last night.
A man denied compensation after his own murder conviction was quashed believes David Bain is unlikely to receive compensation from the Government.
