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1. [2021] NZEnvC 017 Director General of Conservation v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...148? • Can the Director-General now argue that the LLRZ and LRZ zone provisions should be altered to include all vegetation rather than indigenous vegetation? • Can the Director-General seek changes to the relevant plan change provisions to address Kauri Hygiene Zones and kauri die-back generally, in particular, by introducing new objectives, policies and provisions? • Importantly this appears to include provisions that might control the materials that might be generated with...

2. AB v DE & Ors LCRO 75/2014 (11 July 2016) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...ensuing litigation. 2 [4] Throughout the dispute HJ was represented by its solicitors, LN. There were a number of Court proceedings and the substantive dispute was also the subject of arbitration. [5] Mr and Mrs AB laid a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) in relation to four LN practitioners on 30 October 2013. [6] The complaint about the practitioners was considered by the [XX] Standards Committee and a decision was issued on 18 December 201...

3. Chen v Loh [2013] NZIACDT 15 (19 March 2013) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...the whole of the time to which the complaint relates. However, Ms Gu-Chang only became a licensed immigration adviser on 19 October 2010, which was part-way through the period to which the complaint relates. [11] Mr Loh was contracted to provide services through AGC but was generally employed by another company. He held a licence from 27 February 2009, so he was licensed throughout the time to which the complaint relates. [12] Mr Chen first contacted AGC in December 2009. At that ti...

4. [2025] NZEmpC 180 AEL v BAQ [pdf, 212 KB]

   AEL v BAQ [2025] NZEmpC 180 [18 August 2025] ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAMES OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PARTIES AND A NON-PARTY IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2025] NZEmpC 180 EMPC 368/2025 IN THE MATTER OF a without notice application for freezing and ancillary orders BETWEEN AEL Applicant AND BAQ Respondent Hearing: 15 August 2025 (Heard at Wellington...

5. Summary of submissions on Phase Two of the AML/CFT reforms [pdf, 700 KB]

   ...High-value goods 23 Gambling sector 25 Supervision 27 Implementation period and costs 30 Enhancing the AML/CFT Act 32 Expanding suspicious transaction reporting 33 Information sharing 35 Reliance on third parties 39 Trust and company services 41 Simplified customer due diligence 42 Additional considerations 44 Authors Sally Duckworth and Jaci Sinko, Litmus 3 Executive summary In September 2016, the Ministry of Justice sought feedback about propos...

6. RIS-Improving-the-timeliness-of-the-vote-count-final.docx [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...delivery model. Without change, the growth of special votes and the trend of later enrolments and updates is expected to continue. These trends have already led to the official results being released later than in previous elections. If they are not addressed, then the current timeframes for the official count may eventually become unachievable and require further extension. What is the policy objective? The primary policy objectives are to improve the timeliness of the official vote count...

7. Legal Aid Audit Report 2017-2018 [pdf, 367 KB]

   LEGAL AID AUDITOR WORKSHOP 2019 Legal aid lawyers audit summary Practice themes from the 2017-2018 quality and value audit programme Provider Services – Legal Aid July 2019 Date Contents Purpose of this report ......................................................................................................... 2 How the audit process works ............................................................................................. 3 Lawy...

8. LCRO 25/2024 PG v WA (29 May 2024) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...defend it. The respondent, a Public Defence Service lawyer, was assigned to represent him. [4] The charge was originally laid in the [Region] District Court and was transferred to the [City A] District Court. Mr JF was bailed to the applicant’s address, which was in [City B]. He was excused from appearing at call-overs and pre-trial hearings in the [City A] Court. [5] Mr JF’s trial was set down for hearing in the [City A] Court on 31 January 2023. The respondent wrote letters...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 177 Rimene v P J Doherty & Natusch Group Ltd [pdf, 61 KB]

   ...independent contractor or an employee and, in the latter event, whether his employer was Mr Doherty personally or the company, Natusch Group Limited. Mr Doherty and Natusch Group Limited were engaged in the purchase and renovation of properties in New Zealand for rental. [5] The Authority concluded that Mr Rimene was employed by Mr Doherty personally but it also concluded that he had not properly raised a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal nor had he sought leave to rai...

10. Cook v Manawatu Community Law Centre (Withdrawal of Solicitor) [2019] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 137 KB]

    ...(2) It is not necessary to make an application if— (a) the party has effected a change of solicitor in accordance with rule 5.40; or (b) the party— (i) has filed a notice stating that the party intends to act in person and the party’s new address for service; and (ii) has served a copy of the notice on the solicitor on the record and on every other party to the proceeding who has given an address for service; and (iii) has filed an affidavit proving that service and attach...