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1. Glossary of terms

   Acquittal This is a judgment that a defendant is not guilty of a crime or charges as charged. Address for filing The address of the registry where documents can be taken or sent. Address for service An address of a place in New Zealand where all documents for the prosecution or the defence can be taken or sent. Adjourn To postpone a court sitting, or any meeting, to another date and/or location. Admissible Evidence is admissible if it is of such a character that the court is bound to accept it d...

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2. Environmental Defence Society Incorporated 150 [pdf, 571 KB]

   ...Auckland Council [2018] NZHC 1069; Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v Auckland Council [2018] NZHC 1244 (High Court Decision). Interest 3. EDS was a submitter1 and a further submitter2 on the PAUP. It specifically addressed protection of Auckland’s SEAs. 4. EDS was a s301 party to the subsequent High Court appeal by Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society Inc (F&B) of the Respondent’s decision to delete identified SEAs where they occur...

3. Morison v New Zealand Association of Counsellors [2024] NZHRRT 46 [pdf, 362 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] In September 2019 Ms Morison made a complaint against a counsellor registered with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors Incorporated (NZAC). On 6 December 2019 Ms Morison made a request to NZAC for a copy of all communications and documents sent to and from the counsellor in relation to her (Ms Morison’s) complaint. 1 This decision is to be cited as Morison v New Zealand Association of Counsellors [2024] NZHRRT 46. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIE...

4. Environment Court Annual Review 2016 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   2016 Annual Review Calendar Year 2016 By Members of the Court Environment Court of New Zealand Annual Review 2016 2 PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 CONCERNING CALENDAR YEAR 2016 In this review Calendar year 2016: an overview by Principal Environment Judge ............................................ 4 Profile of the Court ............................................................................................................................ 5 The Court’...

5. LCRO 58/2021 EW v YL (29 October 2021) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...agreement. [9] The relationship between Mrs EW and her daughter deteriorated. Mrs EW commenced legal action to have the home transferred back into her name. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [10] Mrs EW lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 18 August 2020. The substance of her complaint was that: (a) she was very unwell when providing instructions to Mr YL in 2017; and (b) Mr YL had acted for both parties on the transac...

6. 2018 NZSSAA 007 (31 January 2018) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...Ministry’s claim that there were 2 overpayments arises from its claim that the appellants were engaged in a trading operation that produced profits, which had not been notified to the Ministry. In addition the male appellant was paid for services he provided commercially. The Ministry says that, had it been notified of the profits, each appellant would have been entitled to $21,039.22 less support than they in fact received. [2] The trading operation was a home-based a...

7. Environment Court Annual Review 2016 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   2016 Annual Review Calendar Year 2016 By Members of the Court Environment Court of New Zealand Annual Review 2016 2 PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 CONCERNING CALENDAR YEAR 2016 In this review Calendar year 2016: an overview by Principal Environment Judge ............................................ 4 Profile of the Court ............................................................................................................................ 5 The Court’...

8. MX & MY v F Ltd [2023] NZDT 622 (17 November 2023) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...painting, $345.00 to reglaze 3 overpainted windows; $724.30 for 13 replacement window stays; $803.85 for a [Painting Company] inspection report, $660.00 for 22 hours-time and effort at $30.00 an hour for time spent making additional trips, sorting out a new painter and preparing the claim, and $697.20 for mileage of 840km at 0.83 for 4 return trips from their home in [City] to [Town] at 210 km return. 3. The issues to be determined are: a. Did the company fail to exercise reasonab...

9. LCRO 164/2019 SM v NL (25 June 2020) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...proceedings was represented by Mr NL. [9] Mr SM objected to Mr NL acting on the DVA proceedings on grounds that he had been a former client of Mr NL. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [10] Mr SM Lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 7 March 2019. The substance of his complaint was that: (a) Mr NL had represented him in 2012 or 2013; and (b) he had made a complaint to the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Ser...

10. TK v GC LCRO 245/2015 (5 April 2016) [pdf, 31 KB]

    ...section imposes obligation on an applicant to file their application promptly. This is intended to ensure that the statutory objective of having complaints dealt with expeditiously is achieved. [13] The second part of s 198(b) (the presumption of service) need only be addressed if it is not clear when the applicant was provided with a copy of the determination, where the determination has not been served on or given to the applicant. [14] The Standards Committee made its determ...