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1. LCRO 228/2015 ZM v VC [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...on by a Standards Committee when it decides, in the course of a conduct inquiry, that it requires further information from the practitioner. [5] Mr ZM did not comply with the s 147 request. 2 [6] In due course, charges were laid with the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal). [7] Mr VC received instructions from ASCX to lay the charges. [8] One of the charges was that Mr ZM had failed to comply with the s 147 request. [9] The Tribunal he...

2. LCRO 229/2015 ZM v BM, VJ, FR and XS QC [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...Committee when it decides, in the course of a conduct inquiry, that it requires further information from the lawyer who is the subject of their investigation. 2 [6] Mr ZM did not comply with the s 147 request. [7] Charges were laid with the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal). [8] One of the charges was that Mr ZM had failed to comply with the s 147 request. [9] The Tribunal hearing proceeded in the absence of Mr ZM. [10] The Tribunal...

3. LCRO 171/2018 QZ v UJ (19 December 2018) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...of JEZ in January 2018 after being sexually harassed by one of its then partners. Beyond that I will not be making any further comment”. [6] And on 13 March 2018, Mr QZ wrote: 3. Further, as [counsel for the Mr UJ] is aware, I act for one of New Zealand’s [redacted] organisations. I have discussed this situation with them in very general terms. They are very interested in learning the identity of the Respondents [Mr UJ and the Firm] and of the specific facts involved in this mat...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 134 Dunedin City Council v Ross [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...for enforcement orders under s 314 and s 316 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL (ENV-2019-CHC-122) Applicant AND STEVEN ROSS AND MICHAEL ROSS Respondent Court: Alternate Environment Judge L J Newhook Hearing: On the papers Last case event: Costs submissions received 19 January, 1 February and 10 February 2021 Submissions: Shelley Chadwick on behalf of Dunedin City Council Phil Page and Simon Pierce on behalf of Steven and Mich...

5. LCRO 247/2015 TL v CS (19 July 2017) [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...on this review is whether by acting for Mr D and Mr H against Mr CS Mr TL contravened the relevant rules of professional conduct which constrain a lawyer from acting against a former client. The complaint [9] Mr CS lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service on 23 December 2014. [10] The substance of Mr CS’ complaint was that by having previously acted for Mr CS and his company that Mr TL was conflicted when later acting against him on the loan re...

6. LS v TD LCRO 298/2012 Penalty decision (23 February 2015) [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...for costs incurred in her role as a “trustee” and for advice sought about her role as a trustee. • Mr TD should cancel fees rendered to the Trust. • Mr TD should pay for the costs of investigating the “unlawful and fraudulent sale of [address]”. [8] Mr XE’s comments are in the form of a letter addressed to Mrs LS. He considers that Mr TD had treated Mrs LS “somewhat with contempt” and advises her that: (a) she should receive an apology; (b) she should be reim...

7. National Panui April 2023 MLC [pdf, 798 KB]

   ...hearing. If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make submissions or provide evidence concerning the application, you must notify the Registrar in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address (if any), and setting out your connection to the application and brief details of your concerns. The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 192 Sieling v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Thames-Coromandel District Plan (PDP). The Appellants sought a range of amendments to the PDP including the making of provision for the subdivision of their property known as Ohuka Farm located north of Whitianga and comprising 716 hectares. [2] The New Zealand Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi, Federated Farmers of New Zealand, John Sanford, Sue Edens, Keith Vernon, Waiomu Valley Heights Ltd and Northern Land Property Ltd have given notice to become parties under section 274 of the A...

9. Southland Standards Committee v P [2022] NZLCDT 12 (28 April 2022) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...discovering a practitioner (“P”) who failed to act in the best interests of clients or engaged in multiple professional failings, as put by the Standards Committee, we saw a conscientious, caring practitioner who provided valuable and valued services. We find that P did not take advantage of their vulnerabilities. [2] The Standards Committee became interested in that part of P’s practice dealing with elderly clients. A key purpose of the Lawyer’s and Conveyancers Act 2006...

10. 27.-Evidence-of-Mr-Doug-Fairgray-Economics-and-Town-Centre-Impacts.PDF [PDF, 246 KB]

    ...Street East and Tararua Road offer relatively straightforward access to Levin town centre direct on Queen Street or on Tararua Road and SH1. However, I have not specifically examined this matter, and in my view, it is able to be appropriately addressed by relevant traffic and transport experts. 48. Mr Cullen appears to have assumed that the development of the EWA or any other such links is the responsibility solely of Waka Kotahi. He does not consider the prospect that any oth...