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1. Information gathering transparency statement

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2. LCRO 184/2020 BC v NP and RS decision & minute (20 May 2021 & 30 April 2021) [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...[legal] profession into disrepute by not addressing Ms NP’s conduct and by ignoring the substance of [Ms BC’s] complaints.”8 [35] The Committee identified the issue for consideration as being whether the respondents “are undertaking regulated services or whether they have otherwise breached the Act”.9 Regulated services [36] The Committee noted the definition of “regulated services” in the Act, and noted that a Review Officer has previously held that “the key facto...

3. LCRO 170/2019 ZY v LN QC (23 April 2021) [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...directions that had been made in the Court of Appeal. That application was not successful. [13] Mr LN ceased acting for Ms ZY around December 2018. 3 The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [14] Ms ZY lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 20 December 2018. The substance of her complaint was that: (a) Mr LN had failed to provide her with competent advice, in particular that he had: (i) recommended that steps be taken to...

4. Ministry-of-Justice-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...with. I am proud to say we adapted and continued to deliver. Working with and in support of the Judiciary, and alongside our many sector partners, we have maintained safe public access to the courts and tribunals and continued to deliver justice services. We continue to implement the recommendations of the Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau report on the Family Court. This includes developing improved resources and the nationwide introduction of Kaiārahi (Family Court Navigators) to support vi...

5. E9 Kurt Grant - Construction Methodology - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 24 MB]

   ...Considering this, the WEA has accelerated the procurement programme to ensure delivery. Critical equipment and materials include: a) Barges of the required size to complete the works within the timeframe need to be sourced possibly from outside New Zealand, which will need to be procured 0319 9 in August to meet the above deadlines to begin piling works. Barges would need to be on site mid-October 2018 to be fitted and ready to work 1 November 2018. b) Steel piles will...

6. General and Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committees v McGuire [2023] NZLCDT 16 (4 May 2023) [pdf, 161 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2023] NZLCDT 16 LCDT 005/22 and 012/22 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN GENERAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 and WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 Applicant AND JEREMY JAMES McGUIRE Respondent CHAIR Ms D Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Ms N McMahon Ms M Scholtens KC Prof D Scott Dr D Tulloch HEARING 19 April 2023 HELD AT Tri...

7. N v Tangilanu [2015] NZIACDT 37 (31 March 2015) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...The allegations are that she: [2.1] Was slow to make the request. [2.2] Made a request for one complainant, and should have done so for both. [2.3] Did not include sufficient information in the request. [2.4] Failed to report when Immigration New Zealand rejected the request. [3] Ms Tangilanu has not responded to the complaint with an explanation or justification addressing the grounds of complaint. [4] The Tribunal has concluded it must uphold the complaint, as the material before...

8. Gill v Singh [2016] NZIACDT 36 (30 June 2016) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...background: [5.1] The complainant received an offer of employment as an assistant manager in a restaurant. He engaged Mr Singh to submit a work visa application in February 2012. They entered into a written agreement, which states that there was no service fee but that the complainant was responsible for fees and disbursements, including Immigration New Zealand fees. [5.2] On 21 February 2012, Mr Singh submitted the work visa application. Immigration New Zealand granted it on 27 Februa...

9. Review Subcommittees v PG 22/2016 (30 November 2016) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...protection focus of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act. [18] The authority of the subcommittees to make the complaint through their chairmen derives from the statute rather than from the terms of the lease. [19] Another important issue that was not addressed by the Standards Committee is whether or not it had jurisdiction to consider the complaint. Reg 29 of the Standards Committees Regulations8 provides that a Standards Committee must not deal with a complaint about a bill of cos...

10. LCRO 172/2020 CA v PL (14 October 2021) [pdf, 174 KB]

    ...carried out and concluded:10 Standing back and looking at all the work done as set out in the time records and in the correspondence, the Standards Committee can find no basis on which to say that Ms PL’s fees are not fair and reasonable for the services she has provided. … Other matters [27] The Committee took no issue with the amount Ms PL requested from Mr CA prior to settlement which Mr CA considered to be excessive. Mr CA’s application for review [28] Mr CA “feels li...