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1. Stanimirovic v Levarko [2018] NZIACDT 3 (7 February 2018) [pdf, 350 KB]

   ...is a complaint against Mr Levarko, a licensed immigration adviser who practices in Wellington. [2] Licensed immigration advisers are required to practise within a strict regulatory regime, which has some exceptional features. One feature is that New Zealand law makes it illegal for anyone to assist with New Zealand immigration processes unless they are a licensed immigration adviser, lawyer or included in certain other specific categories of persons. There are some limited exception...

2. Application-to-provide-legal-aid-ServicesV21.8.pdf [pdf, 2 MB]

   Legal Aid Application to provide legal aid services PAGE 1 / 7 Contact details 1 Title and full name Title 2 Are you currently or have you previously been a Legal Aid Provider? Yes No Provider number (if known) For questions 3-7 please only provide details you’re comfortable with being publicly available. 3 Practice name 4 Practice postal address 5 Work phone 6 Mobile phone 7 Work email Please provide your (or your practice’s) bank account and GST number, if we don’t already h...

3. February Legal Aid News [pdf, 525 KB]

   justice.govt.nz LEGAL AID NEWS February 2017 Legal Aid News is your official regular communication from Legal Aid Services on all matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. IN THIS ISSUE … Practice Standards for Legal Aid Providers Update on changes to the administration of legal aid Urgent opposed bail applications Repayment of legal aid for domestic violence proceedings Specialist report defined Refugee and

4. [2016] NZEmpC 88 TD Drilling 2014 Ltd v Crichton [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...employment agreement, and copies of payslips for Mr Crichton in the name of TD Drilling 2014 Ltd. She also explained how employment was available with TD Drilling 2014 Ltd because that company had secured a contract for certain work with Transfield Services (New Zealand) Ltd. According to Ms Tweeddale, Mr Crichton was employed by TD Drilling 2014 Ltd so that company could meet its contractual obligations to Transfield Services (New Zealand) Ltd. [9] Ms Tweeddale’s...

5. BW v FM LCRO 296/2013 (27 March 2015) [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...dealings with them. The Complaints and the Standards Committee decision [6] For ease of reference, I propose to refer to the Committee’s enquiry into concerns that Mr BW had made an inappropriate comment in his correspondence to the Complaints Service, as an enquiry into a second complaint, and in doing so, recognise that complaint, as defined in the Act, is a complaint made under s132 of the Act and not an own motion investigation. It is convenient however to refer to the two...

6. Mason v New Zealand Law Society [2015] NZLCDT 11 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...3 [2012] NZLCDT 27. 11 1. Evidence of mismanagement which the appellant has not dispelled. 2. The matter of public perception. 3. The ongoing risk to the public which is insufficiently addressed by the appellant’s proposals for the management of her intended new practice. [42] In discussing the test, Mr Johnston has submitted that the cases such as Jaques (supra) make it clear that the test encompasses character, qualifi

7. Long-Term Insights Briefing

   What is a Long-Term Insights Briefing? Long-Term Insights Briefings (LTIBs) are a government initiative requiring agencies to develop and share insights on the trends, risks and opportunities that affect, or may affect, Aotearoa New Zealand. Under the Public Service Act 2020, government department chief executives are required to publish a Briefing at least once every three years. Long-Term Insights Briefings are not government policy. They are intended to help us think about the future and what...

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8. LCRO 100/2021 QT v Righteous Law Ltd (21 June 2022) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...for sale and purchase referred to in this decision, the matter was allocated to KG and his team.2 Much of the work on Ms QT’s file was carried out by Mr KG and his team. Another director of the firm, Mr LD, signed the certificate to [Bank A] New Zealand Limited ([Bank A]). Consequently, Ms PS herself is not the person responsible for much of the conduct under consideration in this review. [5] Section 132(1)(a) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 enables complaints to be...

9. ZA v YB LCRO 164/2013 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...decision to engage new counsel, and saying he had heard nothing from Mr [YB]’s firm. Mr [ZA] also said he reserved “the right to amend this complaint if/when evidence as to other wrongful conduct comes to light”. [14] The Lawyers Complaints Service wrote a letter acknowledging receipt of Mr [ZA]’s complaint, and advising him that a member of the Complaints Service would contact him about it in due course. [15] Mr [YB] replied to Mr [UF] by email, with the letter attached descr...

10. Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Report public consultation

    We want to hear from you On 22 December 2021, the New Zealand Government is due to submit a Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee). The CERD Committee monitors how well New Zealand is implementing the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). CERD is the main international human rights treaty dealing with racial discrimination, and it focuses on matters such as addressing race-based discrimination or violence,...

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