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1. TQ v OD Ltd [2021] NZDT 1426 (16 March 2021) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...was an option open to him. While TQ says he did not know he could have done this I do not accept this as reasonable. He was the client and the bricks clearly were not the grey colour scheme he had chosen. Whether then it was the manner TQ chose to address the problem with OD Ltd or whether it was the manner in which the OD Ltd representative chose to address the manner I do not know. What I do know was that an opportunity was lost to have reached an easier remedy of replacement that when t...

2. Easthope v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claims Process) [2024] NZACC 087 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...decision by the Corporation under the Code on a complaint by the claimant. This provision is explicitly confirmed by Part 7 of the Schedule to the Code of ACC Claimants’ Rights Notice 2002. This Notice sets out, in Parts 3-6, the process for addressing problems and concerns, and for lodging and dealing with complaints, relating to the Code, subject to the right of review. [23] Second, this Court has previously affirmed that the District Court has no jurisdiction to hear an appea...

3. Before the trial

   ...committing a crime. The prosecutor at the first appearance will have been a Police Prosecutor. However, subsequent appearances will be prosecuted by a Crown Solicitor because of the serious nature of his charge. For more information about juries, visit jury service Back to top Oliver on bail Oliver is granted bail – he does not have to stay in prison while he waits for his trial. The police agree to this because Oliver does not have a passport, so he's not a "flight risk". His bail is granted...

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4. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Crampton [2015] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...established an interference with the privacy of the aggrieved individual. Points relating to the evidence [7] The Director tendered three witnesses. First, Ms JV Chapman, the President of EXMASS at the time and to whom the written warning was addressed. Second, Mr DL Peirse and third, Dr MRJ Morris. Because Mr Crampton agreed to the evidence of Mr Peirse and Dr Morris being read, only Ms Chapman gave oral evidence. For his part, Mr Crampton gave evidence. He also called two member...

5. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Isabel Aldiss [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...of partnership amongst the suppliers working collaboratively, and promoting fairness and equality would be a way of embodying the principles. Rather than the competitive scarcity mindset which has been adopted by suppliers (the addition of the newest supplier to the market has taken this mindset to a new low). I agree with the recommendation that the adoption of culturally appropriate training and accreditation for all those working with families in transition and in the family cour...

6. Central Standards Committee 3 v Bong [2023] NZLCDT 24 (8 June 2023) [pdf, 130 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2023] NZLCDT 24 LCDT 003/23 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN CENTRAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE (No 3) Applicant AND BENJAMIN BAN CHONG BONG Respondent CHAIR Ms D Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Ms K King Ms N McMahon Prof D Scott Ms S Stuart HEARING 4 May 2023 HELD AT Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre, Auckland DATE OF DECISION...

7. LCRO Annual report 2023-2024 [pdf, 351 KB]

   ...2024. The Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO or Review Officer) operates under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). The primary purposes of the Act are to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal and conveyancing services and to protect consumers of those services. The role of the LCRO is to independently review decisions on complaints against lawyers and conveyancers by the Standards Committees of the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Soc...

8. EB v UY [2015] NDT 867 (11 December 2015) [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...UY. In early December 2014, about 6 weeks after completion, EB emailed a list of problems to UY, mainly minor issues that needed completing or minor remedial attention. By late January 2015, he emailed UY photographs of water leaking from the new shower. Over the following six months, UY returned several times to attempt remedial work to address these issues. [3] The leaking from the shower had not been rectified by July 2015 and EB engaged a tile and water-proofing consultant...

9. 13 September 2018 The Friends of Sherwood Trust v Auckland Council & Watercare Services Limited - Copy [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...enforcement orders prohibiting the deposit of any 1080 poison baits into the bed of any river in the Hunua Water Catchment, Auckland ENV-2018-304-000130 The Friends of Sherwood Trust v The Chief Executive of the Auckland Council & Watercare Services Limited Application For Enforcement Order pursuant to Section 316 of the Resource Management Act 1991 Court Reference: ENV-2018-AKL-000177 1. i. Topic:

10. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.8 June 2018 [pdf, 1 MB]

    Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy for providing early legal advice for disputes under the Care of Children Act 2004 Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.8 July 2018 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in rela...