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1. LCRO 158/2024 USP v FTC (30 June 2025) [pdf, 524 KB]

   ...the proceedings had been set down for a 3-day hearing in the [City] District Court, but the hearing had been vacated as a settlement had been reached. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [25] Mr USP lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 8 November 2023. [26] Mr FTC responded to Mr USP’s complaint on 28 February 2024. [27] Mr USP replied to Mr FTC’s response. [28] The Standards Committee issued the parties with a not...

2. P Singh v Kumar [2011] NZIACDT 24 (18 August 2011) [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...the Act provides a breach of the Code is grounds to uphold a complaint, as is negligence and incompetence. [4] The Adviser is a licenced immigration adviser, who was engaged by the Complainant to vary a work permit in July 2009. [5] Immigration New Zealand responded to the application for variation, saying the variation was not possible. That was because the Complainant was no longer working for the employer specified in his permit. Immigration New Zealand said in these circumstances a...

3. MLC - Form 16 - Notice of proceedings [pdf, 75 KB]

   ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................(Full name). Contact Address: ..........................................................................................................................................................................

4. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Eichelbaum [2014] NZLCDT 68 [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...as Schedule 1 to this decision. [4] To assess Mr Eichelbaum’s conduct the Tribunal must determine the following issues: Issue 1 In each instance was the alleged conduct professional conduct, or conduct unrelated to the provision of legal services? Issue 2 - Charge 1 (a) Was the Statutory Demand unfounded? (b) Did the lawyer know that? (c) Was the purpose for its issue improper? Issue 3 - Charge 2 (a) Did the sending of a draft affidavit with inflammatory content constitu...

5. AA v BK, BL & BM LCRO 264 / 2012 (25 July 2013) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...[2] Mr and Mrs AA entered into a relationship in 1986 and married in 1989. Mr AA had built up significant business and personal assets which were described by the Court as being “held in a complex web of interrelated companies and trusts in New Zealand and the United States”1 having a value in the vicinity of $28 million.2 [3] Mr and Mrs AA separated in December 2006 and in August 2007 Mrs AA made an application for Orders pursuant to the Property (Relationships) Act which incl...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burcher [2019] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...or in the alternative, unsatisfactory conduct. He is alleged to have breached an order of the Tribunal, suspending him from practice as a lawyer, on nine occasions, over a number of months. [2] Mr Burcher denies that he was providing regulated services and says that, in most instances, he was acting as a trustee and therefore a client, not a lawyer. Issues [3] The issues to be determined are: 1. Did any of the instances pleaded fall within the definition of the provision of leg...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 68 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...ances relating to war service abroad in New Zealand’s armed forces are prom­ inent in the first kaupapa inquiry, into the claims of military veterans. In this issue we introduce the next kaupapa inquiry, due to start during 2015–16, which will address claims concerning health services and outcomes. We also review progress in the Tribunal’s inquiry work programme over the 18 months since the start of 2014 and briefly indicate what lies ahead. During the coming year, the six di...

8. Rec-Recap-2023-Q3-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 790 KB]

   ...• give you a false sense of your situation, causing you to attempt tasks beyond your abilities • reduce your awareness of the onset of hypothermia. III. To assist recreational boaters being made aware of these comments and the issues addressed in this Inquiry, these findings will be distributed to Boating New Zealand and Yachting New Zealand. Note: An order under section 74 of the Coroners Act 2006 prohibits the publication of photographs that show Maurice after his death,...

9. 2020 archive

   Police Detention Legal Assistance (PDLA) provider survey on how rostering can be improved during the holiday period Legal aid payments published Criminal case assignment: Availability during the Christmas break Privacy Guidelines for providers of Justice services Special duty lawyer arrangements for the holiday period When the Aided Person in Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings Dies Criminal legal aid assignments published Where to send Civil Applications Paternity cases Cut-off date for invoices rem

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10. Privacy guidelines - provider FAQs [pdf, 139 KB]

    Why is the Ministry issuing these guidelines now? It is critical that people’s information is treated sensitively, and the Ministry of Justice wants to support third-party providers who deliver services for the Ministry to do this well. The guidelines set clear expectations for how providers should handle and protect the information they hold on the Ministry’s behalf. Most providers already have sensible and effective systems and processes in place to mana...