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1. CAC 20005 v Austin [2013] NZREADT 108 [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...for sale in October 2012 with a listing price of $460,000. [5] While Ms Mathews was salesperson a Mr and Mrs Maynard had made an offer on the property which was conditional upon finance, acceptance of a Building Report and viewing the Council file. The Maynards obtained their own Building Report and subsequently cancelled the Agreement for Sale and Purchase because of the issues the report identified with the property. Ms Matthews’ evidence was that she told the Robinsons that the...

2. Reeves v Gardiner - Waikawa Village Sections 15A, 15B and 15C (2011) 8 Te Waipounamu MB 194 (8 TWP 194) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...relates to the injunction application brought by Mr Tumanako Reeves which I determined on 18 February 2011. 1 [2] In that decision I allowed both parties to file memorandum as to costs within 14 days of receiving the decision. The respondents filed a memorandum seeking total costs of $2,316.98. This included $1,020 of legal fees from Harman’s lawyers as well as $1,296.98 plus GST costs, which the respondents themselves had incurred. It states in their submission: “Day vis...

3. AD v ZX LCRO 87 / 2010 (14 December 2010) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...DECISION Background [1] On 17 August 2009 the receivers of AAB (AAB) dismissed a number of employees. [2] The Applicant was engaged through an instructing solicitor by a number of employees with regard to the dismissal, and proceedings were filed on their behalf in the Employment Relations Authority. [3] AAB had been created as a result of a merger of AAC (AAC) and AAD (AAD). [4] The Applicant had previously acted for AAC, and he had also been consulted in respect of a distinc...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Te Paparahi o Te Raki inquiry timetable [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...Issues (TSOI) Counsel/witness 28 Apr 2015 Appendix A to Wai 1040, #2.6.123 5 Te Paparahi o Te Raki (Wai 1040) inquiry (stage 2) timetable as at 28 Apr 2015 Milestone/event/action Who Date Request for week 14 site visit Counsel/claimants Filing of long-term hearing timetable Counsel 1 May 2015 Report on aspects of political engagement between the Crown and Māori during the twentieth century (LIRP #1.1(a)/3.6) Tribunal Week 14 questions of clarification Lead claimant and...

5. KC v LF LCRO 046/2012 (21 November 2014) [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...not require the consent of the other party to the recording of a meeting. 1 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. 3 Application for Review [8] KC filed an application to review the Committee’s decision on the 5 March 2012. [9] He submits that the Committee erred in its decision to take no further action and contends that: (1) The purpose of rule 10.8 of the Rules is to prevent unauth...

6. MG v HJ LCRO 256/2013 (19 December 2014) [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...application was unsuccessful. [3] Mr HJ issued invoices, totalling $27,500, and requested payment from Mr MG before he undertook further work. Mr MG refused to pay, saying he had agreed to pay no more than $10,000 for Mr HJ’s work. No proceeding was filed challenging the will. [4] In due course, Mr HJ commenced a proceeding to recover his fees, which was subsequently stayed after Mr MG had made a complaint to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) about Mr HJ’s competence, condu...

7. Eichelbaum v CAC 303 & White [2016] NZREADT 30 [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...progress in this case, we are concerned to hear relevant and admissible evidence about alleged breach of discipline issues. With a view to progressing any such relevant issues, we need to cut through the large amount of submissions and memoranda filed to date on prehearing procedural matters. [5] As we have already previously ruled, we regard a particular feature of this case as that the parties did not have the opportunity of properly presenting their respective cases to the Committee,...

8. Singh v Devi [2011] NZIACDT 22 (7 July 2011) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...The Adviser’s only personal role was in referring the matter to the former staff member. She never “took any responsibility [for] the level of service [the Complainant] would be provided”. [10.7] After the complaint, the Adviser obtained the file from the former staff member and found “her application was pending because she had failed to pay the requisite fees”. The engagement was terminated and arrangements made to return documents but they were not uplifted. [10.8] The for...

9. ND v SE LCRO 197/12 (24 June 2015) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...he had provided, but mostly just repeated his words in his affidavit and statement of problem in his employment proceeding.11 He does not believe her work added value. [28] Mr ND says Ms SE should have known that there was no particular rush to file his documents with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) on the basis that he would lose the remedy of reinstatement because the relevant legislation had changed. He says the hurried preparation of his documents prejudiced him,12 al...

10. Memorandum of Counsel in response to Court Minute on conditions 24 August 2018 [pdf, 153 KB]

    ...the mediation and expert conferencing was deliberately continued, so as to ensure it was consistent with the approach agreed with the parties as a mediation output and as the basis for settling concerns. 6.8 Counsel has reviewed the evidence filed on behalf of the Council and section 274 parties (received on 21 August 2018) and notes there is considerable support from the parties to the structure and format of the conditions generally, and in particular management plan conditio...