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1. [2018] NZSSAA 29 (7 June 2018) [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...Auckland on 16 May 2018 Appearances The appellant in person I Ji, agent for the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development DECISION Background [1] XXXX (the appellant) appeals the Ministry’s decision to grant his New Zealand Superannuation (NZS) from 7 October 2015, the date on which he lodged his application, rather than 19 April 2012 when he turned 65. This decision was upheld by a Benefits Review Committee (BRC). [2] When the appellant first...

2. GK v ZR LCRO 192/2013 (13 December 2016) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...there had been unsatisfactory conduct on Mr ZR’s part pursuant to s 12 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) as follows: (a) Holding money on behalf of Mr GK as a barrister sole; holding money received in advance of providing legal services and an invoice, and not accounting for money received in contravention of rules 9.3 and 14.2(e) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, and failing to comply with the Lawyers and Conveya...

3. [2024] NZIACDT 05 - UT v Lawlor (18 January 2024) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...BACKGROUND [4] John Desmond Lawlor was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser and director of Lawlor & Associates Ltd, of Thames. His licence expired on 7 January 2023 and he has been prohibited by the Tribunal from reapplying for a new licence (until about 25 August 2025). [5] The complainant is UT, a national of Brazil. Her partner is TC, a national of India. According to Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ), the couple is married. [6] On 12 January 2...

4. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML rebuttal Maxwell Dunn [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...Council. 4. My rebuttal evidence focuses on the matters, mainly of a policy nature, that remain in contention between the planning witnesses following the conferencing and issue of the Joint Witness Statement–Planning. 5. I will also be addressing matters raised in the other expert planning evidence on conditions that were not discussed in detail at the conferencing, along with the draft consent conditions that arose from the Joint Witness Statements on ecology and antif...

5. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Devoy [2024] NZLCDT 22 (1 August 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2024] NZLCDT 22 LCDT 012/23, 001/24 & 002/24 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Applicant AND MARIE ELIZABETH DEVOY Respondent CHAIR Dr J Adams MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr S Hunter KC Ms G Phipps Ms S Stuart Ms P Walker MNZM DATE OF HEARING 26 July 2024 HELD AT Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre...

6. LCRO 30/2019 VW v HR (9 May 2019) [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...in the first place, and then troubled again by the revived proceeding, should be met by Dr VW. Nonetheless, Dr VW considered Mr NF should have been served. He contends that Mr HR should be held to account for failing to tell him what Mr NF’s address was or how he could go about obtaining it. Dr VW’s position is that once the Judge had mentioned service on Mr NF, he asked Mr GC, another of his lawyers, for advice and Mr GC told him he may be able to locate Mr NF through an inq...

7. Genesis Energy Limited 83 [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...water quality in the Waikato Region recognises that regionally significant infrastructure and regionally significant industry provide for social and economic wellbeing. The resource consent process ensures these benefits can occur while also addressing and managing actual and potential adverse environmental and cultural effects (through the consent process and conditions placed on those consents). (b) There should be no mandatory obligation under Policy 12 to propose measures...

8. 5.-Campbell-Stewart-Erosion-and-Sediment-Control.pdf [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...Barristers and Solicitors Wellington Solicitors Acting: David Randal / Thaddeus Ryan / Frances Wedde Email: david.randal@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64-4-499 4242 Fax 64-4-499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6140 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-Ā-TARA ROHE ENV-2020-WLG-00014 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 IN THE MATTER OF a notice of motion under section 87G of the Act seeking...

9. Taylor v Corrections (Strike-Out Application) [2021] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...conversation with a friend of his, outside prison. Certain comments made during the course of this conversation were recorded on the prisoner telephone monitoring system (PTMS). The PTMS record of the conversation was sent to the manager of the New Zealand Parole Board Services and placed on Mr Taylor’s parole board record. The PTMS record of the conversation was also seen by Parole Board members, who assessed Mr Taylor’s parole eligibility. 1 [This decision is to be cited as T...

10. LCRO 42/2022 QA v Kennelly - Publication decision (1 August 2023) [pdf, 172 KB]

    ...on 19 May 2023. 2 Mr Kennelly’s response [3] On 18 May 2023, Mr Kennelly responded by email which consisted of 11 bullet points, all of which, bar one, related to the error referred to in footnote 1 below. The one point which directly addressed the question as to whether the decision should be published, reads: It is not appropriate to Publish. And if I must seek an order to do so I will.3 [4] In the same email, Mr Kennelly advised that he intended to apply for judicial re...