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1. Legal-Aid-Projection-Report-2022.pdf [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...Legal Aid Projection Overview This document presents a projection of legal aid expenditure for the years 2022-23 to 2026- 27. It is part of the suite of projections linked to the main Justice Sector Projection. Legal aid1 is an important part of New Zealand's justice system, ensuring that people are not denied justice because they cannot afford a lawyer. It is demand-driven and there is a legislative requirement for aid to be granted if someone is eligible. If more eligible peo...

2. MOJ0171.1-NOV22-WEB.pdf [pdf, 362 KB]

   Jury Service Ratonga Rōpū Whakawā A summary for people selected for jury service You have been randomly selected for jury service This pamphlet tells you the key things about jury service and what you need to do. You can find more information on our website: justice.govt.nz/courts/jury-service/ Thank you Thank you for being one of the thousands of New Zealanders who help make our justice system work each year. As a juror, you are making a difference in your community. Wh...

3. [2020] NZSSAA 5 (28 April 2020) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...Background Procedural History [1] This is a rehearing of SSAA Appeal [2018] NZSSAA 10, it follows after the High Court allowed an appeal from that decision by consent. That was because the case had been argued and decided on s 8 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Income Retirement Act 2001 (NZSRI). The Ministry had taken the position in the original hearing that since 2004 XXXX had not been resident in New Zealand. If the Ministry had been correct about XXXX’s status si...

4. Final decisions & responses to review of criminal fixed fees published

   ...fees are working in practice and to identify any issues or gaps in the schedules. Increases in Government funding to enable the Legal Services Commissioner to revise the criminal legal aid fees will be staged over three years from 2016 to 2018. Three new separate criminal legal aid fee schedules have been developed for each financial year as the changes are gradually introduced. The  financial years 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 will see a number of fee increases, many fees made repeatable,...

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5. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Ravelich [2020] NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...Committee conceded that in relation to Charges 1 and 2 of the 2018 charges, “… concerning the evidence the practitioner gave to the ARLA and the adverse findings of that body, relate to conduct which was unconnected with the provision of regulated services”. [6] In the course of the hearing Mr Collins had submitted that, should the Tribunal consider the charges properly fell within the definition of “unconnected with the provision of regulated services” that he sought an a...

6. Linton v Keswick LCRO 95 / 2009 (25 August 2009) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...Committee 4 in respect of her complaint against Mr Keswick. The complaint related to legal work done for Ms Linton by Mr Keswick in respect of an Employment Court matter that Ms Linton was involved in. Ms Linton complained that aspects of the service of Mr Keswick were substandard, that he inappropriately required payments in advance from Ms Linton, that he had inappropriately organised a settlement conference, and inappropriately imposed conditions on the release of files. In...

7. ENVC combined interested party notices R to Y [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...other alternative dispute rsolution of the proceedings. 10 I wish to support the submission and s274 request of DirectionMatiatia in its entirety. Name: [full name] Josephine Jane Tetley-Jones Date: 12 january 2014 Address for Service: C/- Direction Matiatia Incorporated Email: directionmatiatia.co.nz IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2013-AKL-000174 AT AUCKLAND IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (Act) I...

8. OIA-113637.pdf [pdf, 6.3 MB]

   ...develop these proposals further. Housing Going for This paper seeks agreement to a fi rst tranche of ECO The Ministry suggested that Elspeth Rajesh Housing decisions to implement the Government's Going for 19 June the paper should discuss the Knewstubb, Chhana Growth: Housing Growth (GfHG) plans and signals the direction right to adequate housing in Acting Policy Deputy Implementing of travel of other workstreams in the plan. the human rights section of the Manager, Secretary the Fi...

9. [2006] NZEmpC AC 68/06 Colosimo & Anor v Parker [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...The WINZ document that the defendant signed similarly refers to the employer as Naenae Service Station. I have already noted that Mr Xu, who admitted making all the entries in ink on the form other than the defendant's signature, corrected the address of the service station but not its name, although he did write “Director” as his designation. The implication is, and I find this to be established, that the employment agreement that the defendant entered into was made with Mr Xu...

10. MF v PM and SL LCRO 351/2013 [pdf, 223 KB]

    ...further action in respect of her complaints concerning the conduct of Mr PM and Ms SL. Background [2] In 2005, Mr PM was retained by Ms MF to act for her in respect to a matter that was before the Family Court. [3] Ms MF was dissatisfied with the service she received from Mr PM. After the retainer was terminated, Mr PM obtained judgment for his outstanding fees. Ms MF endeavoured to challenge that judgment through a number of applications to the Court. She was unsuccessful wi...