A leading Northland lawyer says she and other collegues have been uneasy about their safety at the Whangārei courthouse for some time.
A family lawyer is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked in a lft at the court.
A man has been taken into custody.
Catherine Cull KC has practised family and criminal law in Te Tai Tokerau for the past 23 years
She says there are security shortcomings at the Whangārei court.
She spoke to Māni Dunlop.
