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1. LCRO 186/2019 ZU v FD (15 June 2021) [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...[Law firm 1] and Mr AK was that the executors could not, and should not, distribute the estate in the face of considerable disagreement between the beneficiaries. Mr FD’s complaints [12] Mr FD lodged his complaints in July 2017. The Legal Services Officer distilled the complaints from Mr FD’s letter as being:10 Whether Mr ZU: • Charged fees that were unfair and unreasonable and, if so, whether he breached Rule 9 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and...

2. [2014] NZEmpC 111 Bracewell v Richmond Services Ltd [pdf, 300 KB]

   JAN SUSAN BRACEWELL v RICHMOND SERVICES LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2014] NZEmpC 111 [1 July 2014] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2014] NZEmpC 111 ARC 91/13 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JAN SUSAN BRACEWELL Plaintiff AND RICHMOND SERVICES LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 26 - 27 May 2014; and by documents filed on 3, 5, 6, 10 and 14 June 2014 Appearances:...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as expressed by the Courts and the Waitangi Tribunal [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...COURTS & THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL rangatiratanga, and also on wider questions, such whether sovereignty was ceded under the Treaty, in addition to developing the principles. The Courts generally comment only on the specific issues which need to be addressed for the purposes of the case at hand, such as the interpretation and application of a Treaty clause. While the opinions of the Tribunal are considered by the Court of Appeal to be of “great value”301 to the Court, and are often...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Report on the Māori Community Development Act Claim [pdf, 3.2 MB]

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5. 2021-07-05 DOC - Closing Submissions [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...expressed concerns about how priorities could be carried over into consents. Subsequently Ms King and Mr Mike Cummings provided evidence for the Court.13 23. Ms King’s concerns relate to consent applications as well as conditions. Mr Cummings addresses enforcement issues should consent conditions replicating priorities be imposed. 24. Ms King has concerns that including priorities increases the complexity of applications for either the controlled or restricted discretionary acti...

6. ADK v ZWP [2011] NZDT 164 (17 November 2011) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...ADK’s email of 16 March 2011 increased the total cost of the work specified to $2,817.50. [4] ADK subsequently began the work set out in the “Garden quote”. Additional work was requested and there was no discussion as to the price for the new work. As the work progressed, ZWP asked if the project was going to budget and was told that it was. On the final day of work, ADK said that the project was a little over budget. On 15 May 2011, ADK invoiced ZWP $6,908.00 (incl GST...

7. National Standards Committee v Denham [2017] NZLCDT 10 [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...certificate for approximately nine months. Despite this, the period with which the evidence is concerned is more than six years. [2] Because the conduct is personal rather than professional, that is, it does not involve the provision of regulated services, there is a higher threshold for finding misconduct. It must be such as to justify a finding that the lawyer is not a fit and proper person or is otherwise unsuitable to engage in practice as a lawyer. Issues (1) Is the practit...

8. Matenga - Parish of Tahawai Lot 18C-F and 18I (2003) 73 Tauranga MB 150 (73 T 150) [pdf, 660 KB]

   ...was that her gifts were just that - gifts. However, Mr Bryan produced no figures or diary entries in relation to the work he completed on the house. The foundations of the house are concrete block and the house is connected to water and electrical services, and sewage is dealt with by use of a septic tank. It is clear from all the surrounding circumstances that the house was built as a permanent structure and not as a temporary or relocatable structure. In January 1997, Tracy marrie...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 270 Port of Tauranga Limited [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...[316] … Some 20 years after the enactment of the Resource Management Act, it is surprising that an infrastructural company of the size of the Port would not have been aware of its obligations in terms of the Regional Coastal Environment Plan, the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 and the Act. [317] During the course of this hearing, the Port has done a great deal to try and address 6 Te Runanga o Ngāi te Rangi Iwi Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2011] NZEnvC 40...

10. [2025] NZLCDT 28 National Standards Committee 2 v Tennet (16 June 2025) [pdf, 100 KB]

    ...that we have categorised Mr Tennet’s role as a gross failure in his duty to prevent fraud under r 10.11.4 As will be seen, we regard it as an aggravating feature that Mr Tennet gained considerable personal financial advantage by having the free services of Mr Hunter, the fraudster, without having to pay him. [7] In assessing the seriousness of the misconduct, we must also take account of the consequences; that Mr Tennet’s failures allowed the taxpayer (via the Legal Services...