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1. LCRO 203/2017 HI v JK (6 August 2020) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...retainer. Mr HI disputes this. He contends that Mr JK failed to turn up at court when his application to avoid being disqualified from driving was to be heard. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [7] Mr HI lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 1 November 2016. [8] That complaint was set out in the form of a summary in which Mr HI explained the background to his various court appearances. [9] The substance of his complai...

2. LCRO 88/2018 MC v OT (24 December 2018) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...than Mr OT personally. Mr OT says that he did not agree with the tribunal’s findings, but did not, for pragmatic reasons, elect to challenge the decision. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [18] Mr MC lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (LSCS) on 27 February 2018. The substance of his complaint was that the invoices were excessive and “some of the time recorded did not eventuate”. Mr MC requested the matter to be fully inve...

3. LCRO 05/2018 ZZ v XX and WW Lawyers (26 September 2018) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...that he was unhappy with the fee that had been charged. [17] The lawyers took steps to recover the debt, including sending a draft statutory demand to [ABC Town] and to the company’s majority shareholder. [18] Mr ZZ lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS). [19] After the complaint had been filed, the lawyers continued with their attempts to recover the debt. [20] When Mr ZZ advised NZLS that the lawyers were proceeding with recovery act...

4. Mohammadalibeigy v Yap [2015] NZIACDT 64 (25 May 2015) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...allowed unlicensed employees to provide advice to the complainant and that advice was wrong. The employees provided advice that the complainant had enough points to be able to expect to lodge an expression of interest successfully and that Immigration New Zealand would likely select her to apply for residence in New Zealand. In fact, she did not have enough points to make selection a realistic outcome. In addition, Mr Yap took money for the cost of an assessment of the complainant’s qual...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 085 Lee & Rochwalski v Buller District Council [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...SH6 Perpendicular Point, Punakaiki, subject of 2016 PWA Notice of Desire. Later further contact was through Dean Law. No action taken as BDC disputed costs reimbursement. It appears that in 2016 the objectors’ lawyers sought to engage the services of Mr Baxendine. However, it is unclear whether Mr Baxendine prepared a valuation. Further, I am not told whether the objectors have approached Mr Baxendine and asked him to give evidence on their behalf. The issue as to the imp...

6. LCRO Annual Report 2010 [pdf, 517 KB]

   ................................................................................................................. 10 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ MINISTER OF JUSTICE 10 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY 11 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ OPERATIONAL MATTERS Revenue receive...

7. Christchurch Youth Drug Court pilot: One-year follow-up study [pdf, 595 KB]

   ...for entry to the Youth Drug Court are at the serious end of youth offenders. While alcohol and/or other drug treatment is a major focus of the YDC, other needs of young people were also considered important. Therefore, a wide range of programmes and services were used to address alcohol and other drug issues, offending behaviour, education and vocational needs, and to provide mentoring and support. 16 There is evidence that the Youth Drug Court does increase protective factors in the young...

8. ENV-2016-AKL-000270 Tram Lease Limited v New Zealand Transport Agency [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...matter of: Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (LGATPA) and the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) - Appeal against decision about designation in Auckland combined plan – s 157(1) of the LGATPA – State Highway 1 – Newmarket Viaduct Height Restriction (6727) And: Tram Lease Ltd Appellant And: New Zealand Transport Agency Requiring Authority And: Auckland Council Local Authority 2 Form 7 NOTICE OF APPEAL TO ENVIRONMENT COURT AGAINST...

9. LCRO 16/2020 PF v VJ (22 September 2020) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...PF’s ABC Ltd, owned by Mr PF and his wife, was the franchisee of a [redacted] business. Mr VJ acted for the franchisor, DEF Ltd (DEF), which administered a network of franchised [business] supplying people with [redacted] related products and services.1 [3] As detailed in my later analysis, Mr PF’s complaint stems from his interactions with DEF from February to September 2019 concerning aspects of the franchise 1 My reference in...

10. [2021] NZEnvC 191 Kapiti Coast District Council [pdf, 919 KB]

    ...effect is necessary to achieve the sustainable management purpose of the Act; ( c) the spatial extent of the areas which are to become subject to the proposed changes and/ or how many properties will potentially be affected. Site-specific rules addressing a particular issue are more likely to be granted early legal effect; and (d) the strategic importance of the plan change in question. [13] In a more recent decision the Court confirmed that aspects of vulnerability (for example...