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1. EA v WSC2 LCRO 11 / 2011 (24 June 2011) [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...EA of Wellington Applicant AND WELLINGTON STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Background [1] On 18 September 2008, the New Zealand Law Society received a confidential report from a practitioner written in terms of Rules 2.8 and 2.9 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. In that report, the practitioner advised the So...

2. Duty-Lawyer-Policy-v-2-v2.16.pdf [pdf, 424 KB]

   ...receipt for disbursements are not required but can be requested to support a claim for reimbursement • travel distance and any GST receipt amounts should be recorded on the invoice/attendance form. • the Ministry must hold a current office address on file before a travel claim will be accepted. This may include an address of a provider’s chambers or ordinary place of work—such as where providers may meet clients outside of the duty lawyer service. Please note that PO Boxes a...

3. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 10th-11th reports [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...Friday, 4 August 1995, at 10 a.m. Chairman : Mr. AHMADU later: Mr. GARVALOV CONTENTS CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS, COMMENTS AND INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION (continued) Tenth and eleventh periodic reports of New Zealand (continued ) This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be submitted in one of the working languages. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent within...

4. IY v AO LCRO 74 / 2011 & 85 / 2011 (18 June 2012) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...Applicant AND MR AO Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Background [1] In October 2008 Mr AO lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service. He alleged poor service, unethical business practices, and over- charging by Mr IY and Ms KZ, an employee of the firm. He also alleged that they were inexperienced in the matters in which he had instructed them and that this contri...

5. Hugh Green Limited [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...2017. ______________________________ Matthew Casey QC / Asher Davidson Counsel for applicant This application is filed by David Kevin Gray, solicitor for Hugh Green Ltd, of the firm of Daniel Overton & Goulding. The address for service is at the offices of Daniel Overton & Goulding, 33 Selwyn Street, Onehunga, Auckland. Documents for service on Hugh Green Ltd may be left at that address for service or may be emailed to asher@casey.co.nz....

6. LCRO 43/2021 CAT Ltd v ZEN Lawyers Ltd (28 October 2021) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...account to CAT in the sum of $2,238.75 (including GST and disbursements) for work completed. [18] On 31 October 2019, CAT issued proceedings in the District Court for recovery of its fees. 4 [19] On 9 December 2019, CAT made a complaint to the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service (NZLS), concerning the conduct of Mr BV. The complaint also referenced ZEN as a subject of its complaint. [20] Sadly, Mr BV passed away on [date] before the Committee had opportunity to...

7. LCRO 299/2013 DT v GB (23 May 2017) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...DT. 17 Above n 4 at 4. 18 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 19 Rule 5.4. 10 act for a client where there is a conflict between the lawyer’s interests and those of the client. [28] Whilst in New Zealand it is accepted that a lawyer may act for a lender and a borrower in the same transaction, that acceptance cannot have any application where the lawyer is the lender of the money to the client. Rule 5.4.3 is expressed as an abso...

8. [2007] NZEmpC CC 7/07 Rooney Earthmoving Ltd v McTague and anor [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...2006. Counsel sent these advices to the respondents’ solicitor by e-mail at 5.12 pm on Friday, 15 December 2006. [7] In these circumstances the applicant emphasises the short time between the expiry of the statutory period and the filing and service of papers including a full draft statement of claim and the reasons for its failure (the inadvertence of its counsel). [8] Other aspects of the case for the applicant for leave can be summarised as follows. First, REL says that w...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 093 CEP Services Matauwhi Ltd v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...AUCKLAND I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAM.AKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER OF AND BETWEEN AND Decision [2021] NZEnvC ~ ~ of the Resource Management Act 1991 Topic 11 Biodiversity Appeal issues under Clause 14 of the Schedule 1 of the Act CEP SERVICES MATAUWHI LTD (ENV-2019-AKL-111) ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-127) MANGAWHAI HARBOUR RESTORATION SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-110) Appellant NORTHLAND REGIO...

10. Alcohol and other drug (AOD) clinicians in court - research report [pdf, 1022 KB]

    ...Research and Evaluation Team Sector Group Ministry of Justice August 2016 iii Contents Preface ii Acronyms ii Contents iii 1 Executive summary 5 1.1 Purpose of this report 5 1.2 The AOD clinician in court service 5 1.3 Key questions and methodology 5 1.4 Main findings 6 1.5 Suggestions for improvement 8 2 Background 11 2.1 AOD clinicians in court 11 2.2 Context for this research 11 2.3 Key research questions 12 2.4 Methodology 12 2....