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1. LCRO 107/2021 NG v WF and OE (29 September 2021) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...copy of the settlement proposal, and gave it to Mr WF. [13] The three executors discussed the settlement proposal and responded to [B]’s lawyers on 22 February 2021. Complaint [14] Mr NG lodged his complaint against Mr WF and Ms OE with the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service (Complaints Service) in an email sent by him on 18 February 2021. He said: (a) [Law firm X] are not acting in the best interests of his late mother’s estate, “and in fact have acted...

2. H Ltd & K Ltd v I Ltd [2024] NZDT 184 (25 March 2024) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...lease period. 2. The issues to determine the claim and counterclaim are: (a) What were the terms of the lease agreement and what was the agreement that K Ltd entered into? Is K Ltd bound by that agreement? (b) Did the parties negotiate new terms and is I Ltd bound by its promises that it would “see you right” and would “get it sorted”? (c) Did I Ltd agree that K Ltd could cancel the contract? (d) If so, what does K Ltd owe I Ltd on the cancelled lease agreement fo...

3. Evidence Brief: Good Behaviour Bonds [pdf, 438 KB]

   ...before a court. If a breach is established, the court may decide to take no action, vary or impose further conditions on the bond, or revoke the bond and proceed to sentence. • Good behaviour bonds are mostly used in Australia. • New Zealand does not use good behaviour bonds as a form of sentencing. However, a court may order the offender to appear for sentence if called on to do so, instead of imposing a sentence. In addition, people can apply for an order to keep...

4. TQ v FW LCRO 214/2015 (27 September 2016) [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...company).1 1 Evidence of TQ at review hearing. The company was represented by a lawyer in an employment dispute involving allegations of theft against Mr WA. The company subsequently retained the services of XX Services (XX), a human resources consultancy firm. 2 [4] Ms FW is Ms RT’s lawyer in family matters concerning her two children with Mr TQ (the children). [5] Ms FW also acts for Mr WA in an employment dispute that...

5. Bisschoff v Yerman [2015] NZIACDT 101 (11 December 2015) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...Rutherford, McMahon Butterworth Thompson, lawyers, Auckland. Date Issued: 11 December 2015 2 DECISION Preliminary [1] Ms Yerman is a licensed immigration adviser practising in South Africa. The Bisschoffs wished to migrate to New Zealand and approached her. They say: [1.1] Ms Yerman agreed to provide immigration services for a fee, payable before they left South Africa for New Zealand. [1.2] Ms Yerman assessed their eligibility to migrate from a form they c...

6. Supplementary-Analysis-Report-Incitement-of-Hatred-Amending-the-Human-Rights-Act-1993-to-include-ground-of-religious-belief.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Section 1: Diagnosing the policy problem What is the context behind the policy problem and how is the status quo expected to develop? Current law The current incitement provisions in the HRA aim to prevent racial disharmony 1. The HRA is New Zealand’s main anti-discrimination law. Alongside its general non- discrimination rules, it contains provisions against the incitement of hatred, sections 61 and 131 (hereafter referred to as the ‘incitement provisions’). 2. These p...

7. [2012] NZEmpC 35 NZ School of Education Ltd v Nafissi [pdf, 115 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LIMITED V BAHRAM NAFISSI NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 35 [29 February 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 35 ARC 86/11 IN THE MATTER OF challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LIMITED Plaintiff AND BAHRAM NAFISSI Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 9, 15 and 20 December 2011 Counsel: Marie Wisker, counsel for pl...

8. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 1 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...Downloaded from www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz Downloaded from www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz The cover design by Cliff Whiting invokes the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the consequent interwoven development of Māori and Pākehā history in New Zealand as it continuously unfolds in a pattern not yet completely known National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing-in-Publication Data New Zealand. Waitangi Tribunal. Tauranga moana, 1886–2006 : report on the post-raupatu claims. I...

9. Vikashwarjeet v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 27 (17 March 2014) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...mishandled, and when this Tribunal cancelled the adviser’s licence, she did not tell them and arrange for continuing representation. [4] The adviser generally disputes the facts alleged in support of the complaint, and claims she delivered professional services properly. She says the complainants withheld information about the character issue, which was not her fault. [5] The Tribunal has accepted the account given by the complainants and upheld the complaint. The complaint [6] The...

10. Guardianship, custody & access: Māori perspectives and experiences [pdf, 627 KB]

    Guardianship, Custody and Access: Mäori Perspectives and Experiences Di Pitama George Ririnui Ani Mikaere ii This report was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Department for Courts from Strategic Training and Development Services and Ani Mikaere. First published in August 2002 by the Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand  Crown Copyright ISBN 0-478-20170-2 iii Foreword He whakataüaki: “Ka mate käinga tahi, ka ora käinga rua”1 E ngä mana, e n