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1. You & your lawyer [pdf, 199 KB]

   You and your lawyer What to expect when working with your public defence service lawyer Your local PDS office For more information about the PDS, visit justice.govt.nz/ services/legal-help/legal-aid/public-defence-service What if I want to complain about my lawyer? The PDS takes complaints very seriously. We aim to deal with complaints promptly and fairly. If you have any concerns or complaints: • talk to your lawyer. If you don’t want to talk with your lawyer: • contact the...

2. Self-represented litigants: an exploratory study of litigants in person in the New Zealand criminal & family jurisdictions [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Hutt, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Palmerston North, and Manukau who generously gave up their time to be interviewed. The following teams/individuals who provided advice throughout the study, as advisory and reference group members – Legal Services Agency, Te Hunga Roia Aotearoa, Police Prosecution Service, New Zealand Criminal Law Committee, New Zealand Law Society, Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office, Ministry of Justice teams (Access to Justice, Family Team, Criminal/Youth t...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 243 Swap Stockfoods Limited v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...Maunganui Charitable Trust; (d) Port of Tauranga Limited; (e) Bay of Plenty District Health Board (Toi te Ora); (f) Swap Stockfoods Limited; and 5 (g) Higgins Group Holdings Limited. [14] The following parties provided no response: (a) ADM New Zealand Limited; (b) Agrifeeds; (c) BP Oil New Zealand Limited; (d) Lakes District Health Board; (e) Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited; (f) New Zealand Oil Services Limited; (g) Te Runanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust; (h) Viterra...

4. OIA-105941.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...Any business cases that had been expected to be done by now, but have not been and the reason why not 10. In 2020 MOJ had $40m a year baseline for property works. Pls details any changes to that, and how any total is being split as per asset renewal/minor works v major upgrades. Pls detail any winning budget bids that have added to this since 2020 11. Pls detail the current cost expectations around implementing Te Au Reka seeing as this could be expected to compete for scarce funds,...

5. OIA-106912.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...had not yet ratified the 1996 Child Protection Convent on; which many other Contracting States have and which provides a range of protective measures that can be put in place.5 Interim contact ([150]) 9. Interim contact should be routinely addressed at an early stage in the case management of Convention proceedings in New Zealand; and that the Court should raise the issue even if parties do not. The Court says, in this case, the Central Authorities in Australia and New Zealand coul...

6. LCRO 35/2024 UX v RT (19 September 2024) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...her complaint about the professional conduct of the respondent, Ms RT. [2] At the relevant time, the respondent was an employed lawyer of the incorporated law firm, [Law Firm 1] (the Firm). 1 The applicant is referred to as UX in her email address but refers to herself as UX. 2 Background [3] In 2013, the applicant and her husband, Mr LX, were renting an apartment in a development called [Apartment X] (the Development) situated in [Suburb Z] in [Suburb X], [City]. [4] B...

7. TenancyTribunal application for rehearing [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...appropriate), without another hearing being scheduled for you to explain those reasons? (Please tick to confirm)  Yes  No Application number Tenancy Tribunal at TT - APPLICATION FOR REHEARING What is your address for service? (an email address is the most efficient way of communicating with you) Email Address No. Street Suburb City Post code I understand that I must inform the Tenancy Tribunal if my address changes while this mat...

8. Proactive Release - Cabinet Paper for arbitrating commercial lease disputes [pdf, 714 KB]

   ...4.3 requiring that disputes about the implied clause be settled through a compulsory arbitration process. 4.4 supporting parties to access arbitration in a timely and cost-effective manner through a Government subsidy for streamlined arbitration services. 5 I seek agreement to a Bill to amend the Property Law Act 2007. I propose that these legislative changes have retrospective effect. They will take into effect from the date that this policy announcement is made. 6 I also propose the Go...

9. FH v GJ LCRO 87/2014 (7 Aug 2015) [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...her professional obligations, rather than being disciplinary in nature. [32] The purposes of the regulatory regime created by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 includes (in s 3) the maintenance of public confidence in the provision of legal services and to protect consumers of legal and conveyancing services. Section 120 of the Act sets out the purposes of the complaints and 11 Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. 8...

10. OIA-97846.pdf [pdf, 14 MB]

    ...d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/freespeech/pages/179/attachments/original/1626495761 /Ministry_of_Justice_Proposals_to_Reform_the_Legal_Frameworks__1- 1_web.pdf?1626495761 • the Maxim Institute’s submission is available at: maxim.org.nz/content/uploads/2021/08/SUB-Hate-Speech-Consultation-2021.pdf • the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties’ submission is available at: nzccl.org.nz/submission-hate-speech-discussion-document/ • the Law Society’s submission is available...