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David Bain's first defence lawyer says a compensation report from a Canadian judge does contain errors, but still thinks he deserves a payout.

Lindy Chamberlain's lawyer believes David Bain has been treated worse than his own client by the justice system - led at the very top by Judith Collins.

Prime Minister John Key has defended Justice Minister Judith Collins' criticism of a report on David Bain's compensation bid.

David Bain believes he might have become an international opera star on a par with Jonathan Lemalu.

You'd expect Joe Karam to rail against Justice Minister Judith Collins' handling of Justice Ian Binnie's report into David Bain's compensation claim. But a miscarriage of justice? Let's not get carried away.

What are those of us - I assume a large majority - who do not have time to read the Binnie Report to make of David Bain's compensation claim and the legal tangle that Justice Minister Judith Collins has got herself into?

Some people get their thrills pulling wings off flies. National Cabinet ministers engage in more drawn-out torture, writes Brian Rudman.

When Judith Collins' political history is written, the events of the past week will be an important chapter. It showed the best and worst of the Minister of Justice.

Around 12 months ago, the Government, led by Prime Minister John Key, appointed former Canadian Supreme Court judge Ian Binnie to advise on David Bain's compensation claim.

Justice Ian Binnie interviewed David Bain at Auckland's Copthorne Hotel over a single day in July. Here are some of the highlights from an interview which took 113 pages to record.

Police last night rejected damning criticism of their handling of the David Bain case, as it was revealed failures in the original investigation were behind the recommendation that compensation be paid.

A report on David Bain's application for compensation said it should be awarded, but a peer review says the report is flawed and would not withstand scrutiny.

Justice Ian Binnie revealed last night that he identified the failure of the Crown to preserve evidence in the David Bain murder investigation as one of the "extraordinary circumstances" that Cabinet should take into account in Mr Bain's claim.

Justice Minister Judith Collins has pointed to two examples of where she believes former judge Ian Binnie made errors in his report.

Justice Minister Judith Collins in Parliament responds to questions from Labour's justice spokesman Charles Chauve about the 'Binnie report' and compensation being sort for David Bain.

Justice Ian Binnie talks to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking about the David Bain compensation report and why he wants it to be released.

The Canadian judge at the centre of a scathing attack on his report on David Bain's compensation claim has hit back at the Minister of Justice.

David Bain is asking the Ombudsman to release the confidential report by former Canadian judge Ian Binnie to him.

The continuing obstinacy of courts, police and government is thankfully no match for the determination of Joe Karam, writes Sir Bob Jones.

There are strongly mixed views on David Bain's bid for compensation, but the city's MPs say Cabinet - not public opinion - should ultimately decide.

David Bain's greatest supporter, Joe Karam, isn't surprised a confidential report from the Canadian judge looking at a compensation claim concludes he's innocent - and deserves a payout.