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1. LCRO 193/2019 CF v YL (19 February 2021) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...decision by the [Area] Standards Committee to take no further action in respect of his complaint concerning the conduct of the respondent, Ms YL. Background [2] The circumstances which led to Mr CF filing his complaints against Ms YL with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) are carefully set out in the Standards Committee decision, and I will just briefly touch on those circumstances here. [3] Mr CF is the father of BF (B). [4] B instructed Ms YL to act for h...

2. CARROLL v Coroners Court at Auckland (2013 NZHC 906) [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...and for this purpose, convenient simply to adopt the summary of facts as set out in the Coroner’s findings: 1 [2] [On] ... 10 October 2004, Iraena along with her boyfriend of approximately 10 days and two others, travelled by car out to an address at Piha Road, at Piha Beach. There were four people in that house that day, although others came and went at different times. There was Iraena and her boyfriend, [B], and the occupants of the house, [G and H]. During that day, the...

3. ZL v OL LCRO 51/2014 (2 September 2016) [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...such a course of conduct serves only to reinforce the writer’s comments in paragraph 4 of the submission. 3. In relation to [ZA]’s second point about Rule 30(2) of the Regulations, it would appear to the writer that the paragraph for comment addresses the public interest; it being for [ZA], no doubt, to address items (2)(a) to (e). 4. Finally, in terms of the writer giving evidence from the bar, [ZA] is of course entitled to object, and the Committee is entitled to address s...

4. LCRO 53/2021 ST on behalf of the Executors of the Estate of KK v QM, WP, RS and DJ of ABC Law Limited (9 March 2022) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...[ABC] predated the commencement of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act,14 and there was no requirement to provide terms of engagement. • Mr FQ was aware of the mortgages in default and the firm had “operated under close consultation with the New Zealand Law Society Inspectorate Office”. • “… The directors of the nominee company at all times gave due regard to the contributors representing a majority in value of the mortgage and a majority of the number of investors in a g...

5. July 2021 National Panui [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   Contents: Applications for hearing in JULY | HÖNGONGOI 2021: ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz JULY | HÖNGONGOI 2021 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court. Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more informati

6. Minute of the Environment Court (dated 7 March 2017) [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...members of the Blueskin Landscape Amenity Society which is instructed to represent their interests, or are not members of the Society but they have instructed the Society to represent them. (In either case they will remain as parties but change their address for service so that Blueskin Landscape Amenity Society will receive all correspondence and will appear for them at any court hearing or conference). [5] Clarity around this matter may be of some moment to the parties where the...

7. Legal-Services-Waikato-AODT-Court.pdf [pdf, 298 KB]

   Legal Services Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Waikato PAGE | 2 Legal Services, Waikato AODT Court March 2021 Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................. 2 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 BACKGROUND ........

8. [2019] NZEmpC 67 Hokotehi Maori Trust v Prater [pdf, 379 KB]

   ...Prater, then back in the Chatham Islands, and his two lawyers; by this time, he was expecting them to take further steps on his behalf. They did not – nor did they state they were no longer acting for him or render an invoice for the services they had incurred. [10] Eventually, Mr Prater decided he would have to file a statement of problem in relation to his dismissal, himself, believing that the last day for doing so was 16 October 2017. [11] Mr Prater sent his stateme...

9. Family Court rewrite submission: Human Rights Commission [pdf, 734 KB]

   ...for whānau Māori, recognising Tiriti o Waitangi obligations26 and obligations described in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.27 29. To honour Te Tiriti and to honour what has been heard in engagement, iwi and kaupapa Māori services also need to be resourced adequately to implement system and service changes. Recommendations:  Incorporate Te Tiriti o Waitangi and UNDRIP standards (which can be measured and monitored) in family justice system legislation....

10. Family and Sexual Violence work programme February [pdf, 434 KB]

    FAMILY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE WORK PROGRAMME UPDATE Nau mai, haere mai. Happy New Year and welcome to the latest update on the Government's Family and Sexual Violence Work Programme. Through this newsletter, you’ll receive updates on current work, including the implementation of the Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Bill. We welcome feedback and questions, so p...