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1. AR v ZE LCRO 83/2012 (6 May 2016) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...had arranged a different bank facility for payment of fees and expressly “ … [forbade Ms ZE] from making any deductions from the proceeds of sale to cover … fees and charges”. [74] Ms ZE said she did not receive or read this email. It was addressed to action [Law Firm A’s email address] which Ms ZE advises is the firm’s general email address. I do not accept this as a reason for the email to be disregarded because it is Ms ZE’s responsibility to ensure there are proper p...

2. LCRO 138/2023 FK v LM (12 June 2025) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...engaged with the applicant. Their client was the applicant’s wife. [3] The wife received grants of legal aid for the work undertaken by the firm. The applicant complained both to the legal aid authorities about the grants of legal aid and to the New Zealand Law Society about the firm’s involvement in securing those grants. I 2 have issued a separate decision dealing with those aspects of the applicant’s complaints against both the respondent and her supervising partner.1...

3. [2022] NZIACDT 22 - SU v Murthy (Sanctions) (29 August 2022) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...18 November 2020, the complainant sought a refund from Ms Murthy. Then on 24 November 2020, the complainant sent an email to Ms Murthy informing her she would handle the work visa application on her own. This was a termination of Ms Murthy’s services in relation to that application. [11] On 1 December 2020, Ms Murthy’s staff successfully paid NZQA’s fee and NZQA confirmed it had received the assessment application. [12] Ms Murthy offered the complainant a refund of $1,50...

4. High Court

   The High Court is New Zealand’s only court of general jurisdiction. ‘General jurisdiction’ means there are no limits on the cases the High Court can hear, either in terms of the kind of criminal offences it can hear or the amount of money being claimed in a civil case. The High Court is the highest court in New Zealand that is able to hear cases at ‘first instance’, before any appeals. The High Court also hears appeals from a number of other courts and tribunals, such as the District C...

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5. [2006] NZEmpC AC 47/06 Cliff & Groom v Air NZ Ltd [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...2006 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: Jim Roberts and Gennise Luen, Counsel for the Plaintiffs Kevin Thompson, Counsel for the Defendant Judgment: 23 August 2006 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C M SHAW [1] In 2004, Air New Zealand engineering services division (ANZES) conducted an audit into Internet usage by all of its employees. The Internet usage data was downloaded from the company’s computer system. [2] Analysis of this data revealed that a number of employees appeared to...

6. LCRO 236/2020 TB - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (13 December 2021) [pdf, 580 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2021] NZLCRO 205 Ref: LCRO 236/2020 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN TB Applicant AND APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF A PROSECUTORIAL DECISION DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been chang

7. Te Manutukutuku Issue 23 [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...tekau rna toru Here-turi-koka/Mahuru 1993 Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1993 At the end of July an amendment to the Waitangi Tri­ bunal's recommendatory powers was passed in parlia­ ment. Section 6 of the principal Act now includes a new subsection: (4a) Subject to sections 8A to 81 of this Act, the Tribunal shall not recommend under subsection (3) of this section,- (a) The return to Maori ownership of any private land; or (b) The acquisition by the Crown of any private...

8. Ministry to undertake seismic strengthening work at Nelson Courthouse

   Nelson Courthouse is being vacated for up to three to four months from Sunday (February 23) for seismic strengthening, prompting changes to the way court services are delivered in the region. The findings of an Initial Seismic Assessment, received by the Ministry of Justice in recent days, assessed the Nelson Courthouse as being at 15 percent of New Building Standard (NBS). While engineers found the courthouse could continue to be occupied, the connection between the original courthouse and a bu...

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9. Applying-to-be-a-Legal-Aid-Provider-Selection-Committee-guidance-November-2024-v7.pdf [pdf, 653 KB]

   ...questions about the approval requirements. An Administrator from the team collates the applications, organises the meeting, and communicates the Secretary’s decision to the applicant. Introduction When an applicant applies to provide legal aid services, the Secretary for Justice (Secretary) considers their application to determine whether they meet the criteria for approval set out in the Legal Services Act 2011 (Act) and the Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011 (R...

10. Government Responses to OPC reviews of statutory authorities for information matching provisions [pdf, 420 KB]

    ...‘Silent Alert Programme’, a data matching programme utilised by the Ministry of Justice Collections department, to obtain address information of fine defaulters from the departure/arrival cards that travellers complete as they pass through the New Zealand border. This is in order to enforce payment of fines. 8 The Silent Alert Programme was shut down in September 2016 due to diminishing returns from the work required of Immigration NZ staff physically locating the departure/arrival...