Open Justice reports 450 assaults have occurred in courtrooms since 2019 - many targeted towards counsel or other court personnel.
Most recently, two security guards were assaulted in Invercargill, leaving one with facial injuries.
The Law Association's Samira Taghavi told Tim Beveridge slow processes and stressful proceedings leads to emotional outbursts.
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