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1. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 1 v H [2013] NZLCDT 7 (18 March 2013) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...exception of the compensation figure referred to above, the penalties sought by the Standards Committee. 10 Suppression of name 3 Purposes (1) The purposes of this Act are- (a) to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services and conveyancing services: (b) to protect the consumers of legal services and conveyancing services: (c) to recognise the status of the legal profession and to establish the new profession of conveyancing practitioner. 238...

2. Proactive-Release_Bail-Electronic-Monitoring-Amendment-Act-2025.pdf [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...information withheld under: electronically monitored bail • section 6(c) because its release would Key Advice: Briefing prejudice the maintenance of the law, Department of Corrections, Ministry of including the prevention, investigation, and Justice, and New Zealand Police detection of offences, and 20 February 2025 • section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons, and • section 9(2)(f)(iv) to protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown a...

3. Byrne - Mereruia Hakaraia Whanau Trust (2006) 164 Aotea MB 5 (164 AOT 5) [pdf, 376 KB]

   ...the Court must take into account the financial position of the whanau; hapil, or iwi on whose behalf the order is made.] (4) A duplicate of any order made by the Court under subsection (3) of this section shall be forwarded by post to the [Legal Services Agency} as soon as practicable after the making of the order. Minute Book: 164 AOT 7 (5) No person in whose favour an order has been made under subsection (3) of this section may apply for or be granted assistance under the Legal...

4. HN v D Ltd [2025] NZDT 136 (14 February 2025) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...$10,000. The original claim also included a decontamination cost of over $7,000 but this was abandoned by Mr M of J Ltd at the hearing on 14 February 2025. 3. The issues to resolve the claim are: a. Did D Ltd use reasonable care in: i. Servicing the frost pot in the workshop? ii. Having fire protection equipment available? b. If not, what are the reasonable and foreseeable losses to Mr N for D Ltd is liable? Did C Ltd use reasonable care in servicing the frost pot in the w...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 104 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 534 KB]

   ...Resource Management Act 1991 AND a matter of appeals under Clause 14 of Schedule 1 to the Act AND in a matter of Stock Exclusion – Topic 16 of the Proposed Northland Regional Council combination land and water plan BETWEEN FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND (ENV-2019-AKL-114) MINISTER OF CONSERVATION (ENV-2019-AKL-122) ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-127) Appellant AND NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 269 Silver Hill Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   ...occur, the Council will be notified within 24 hours of its discovery. The costs of rectifying such damage and restoring the asset to its original condition must be met by the consent holder. 41. The consent holder must accurately locate all existing services (including water, drainage and utility services) affected by the proposed construction work and notify the appropriate authorities of the details of construction prior to the commencement of any work on site. As built record plans...

7. [2019] NZEmpC 31 Talbot Agriculture Ltd v Wate [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...actually worked as an employee during that time. Mr Wate may have overstated activities he was responsible for, when he wrote in his diary, but he performed work for the company during this time. His tasks were integral aspects of the mechanical services provided by it. The fact that Talbot Agriculture may not have charged its customers for the services he performed is immaterial. [37] The fact that Mr Wate was looking for paid work when he was introduced to Talbot Agricult...

8. LCRO 90/2019 WP v MB (23 June 2020) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...conduct or misconduct?” (2019) 926 LawTalk, which notes that a finding of (a) unsatisfactory conduct can be made for an unintentional breach, or (b) misconduct for a wilful or reckless breach, of an undertaking. Findings of misconduct are made by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal, and on appeal, by the High Court, and Court of Appeal: see ss 241, 253, 254 of the Act. 7 Auckland Standards Committee 3 of New Zealand Law Society v W [2011] 3 NZLR 117 (HC)....

9. LCRO 210/2018 RF v TG (27 August 2020) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...were unsuccessful. The Authority issued a cost decision on [Date] 2017. [5] Mr RF charged Ms TG a fee of $35,309.75 inclusive of GST and disbursements. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [6] Ms TG lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on November 2017. The substance of her complaint was that: (a) fees charged were excessive; and (b) Mr RF had failed to provide competent representation. [7] Mr RF responded to Ms TG’s com...

10. Reti v Smith - Part Lot 7 Deposited Plan 3351 - Petane Marae (2024) 109 Tākitimu MB 1 (109 TKT 1) [pdf, 281 KB]

    ...I agreed to undertake a review and set down the following issues: (a) Should the Court require that financial accounts of Petane Marae be independently reviewed or audited? (b) Are the trustees of Petane Marae entitled to receive payment for services and, if so, on what terms? (c) If the trustees of Petane Marae are entitled to receive payment for services, were those payments properly approved? (d) Has any trustee been improperly excluded from trustee decision-making processe...