David Bain

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.

Long-time David Bain supporter Joe Karam has begun defamation proceedings against two men involved with the Justice for Robin Bain Group.

David Bain supporter Joe Karam has started legal action against several individuals for defamation.

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, in his quest for compensation, runs the risk of being reconvicted in the court of public opinion, a law professor says.

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's legal team may seek taxpayer money to fund his bid to be compensated for the 13 years he spent in prison.

A man denied compensation after his own murder conviction was quashed believes David Bain is unlikely to receive compensation from the Government.

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.

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.'