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1. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee v Parlane [2011] NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...this amount, $2,546.18 was claimed in respect of costs and expenses of the Standards Committee investigation, and $67,418.75 for legal costs and expenses incurred in prosecuting the charges. [5] With its submissions on costs the Standards Committee filed two schedules giving some detail of the legal costs and expenses incurred. The Tribunal required the Standards Committee to provide more detail regarding legal costs and expenses. [6] As a minimum the Standards Committee was asked to...

2. Canterbury Standards Committee v X [2011] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...as claimed by the respondent, satisfactorily account for his conduct. Also, the evidence and submissions on behalf of the respondent were that this was the only matter of concern which arose following close scrutiny of the respondent practice files and records by Law Society inspectors, covering a period of 10 years. If there was an acute and untreated mental health issue affecting the respondent in the way claimed, that could be expected to have shown up in other matters dealt wit...

3. Auckland Standards Committee v Sorensen [2012] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...He now earns significantly more in his church role than he did in his legal practice, so there is no discount to be attached to the fact he has been struck off. [40] In respect of compensation to the disenfranchised legatees, Mr Sorensen filed affidavits swearing to arrangements he had made regarding compensatory payments to legatees. [41] In his affidavit of 26 July 2012 filed with the Tribunal, Mr Sorensen swore the detail of arrangements made for him to compensate some...

4. RB v CG LCRO 117/2013 (30 June 2014) [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...her husband for breaching the protection order, saying she could have secured that outcome earlier if Ms CG had given her the advice she finally got from another lawyer. [50] Ms CG says her fees represent less time than she spent on Ms RB’s file, and that she extended offers of payment over time, without a reduction in the fee, but that $7,742 remains outstanding. [51] Although the Standards Committee did not formally inquire into Ms CG’s fees, it found they were fair and...

5. S Dwan v Park No 3 Trust & Ors [2013] NZWHT Auckland 10 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...were unsuccessful. [2] Ms Dwan applied to the Department of Building and Housing for an assessor’s report which found leaks and recommended that the building should be reclad. The property was reclad and an application for adjudication was filed. [3] Ms Dwan gave evidence to support the losses claimed. [4] Citywide Builders Ltd charged $118,380.00 for the recladding repairs. Of that $12,500.00 was for roof repairs unrelated to the present claim. Formally proved conseq...

6. Rewita - Opape 5A2B2 (2009) 111 Ōpōtiki MB 71 (111 OPO 71) [pdf, 432 KB]

   ...rates and land rentals; " She had demonstrated commitment to caring for the house and the land for 15 years and thus she wished to secure a lifetime interest to enable her to continue living in the house with her disabled son. [ 4] Ms Rewita filed consents from the Advisory Trustees with her application but one trustee later withdrew consent and two abstained from voting. She also filed minutes from a meeting of owners held on 26 October 2007. Of the owners who attended that...

7. Matchitt v Butler - Matangareka 3B (2017) 177 Waiariki MB 170 (177 WAR 170) [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...judgment and need not be repeated here.5 Procedural history [7] The final hearing was held on 8 February 2017, following which I adjourned the application for a decision to be issued.6 [8] On 24 February, counsel for the trustees, Mr Bidois, filed an application seeking leave to appeal the preliminary decision, and on 8 March, an application for leave to appeal 1 Matchitt v Butler – Matangareka 3B Block (2016) 154 Waiāriki MB 2...

8. GU v Hakaoro [2013] NZIACDT 68 (9 October 2013) [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...that it was unfortunate that the Authority has “either limited or no knowledge at all in respect of [the] behaviour and conduct” of persons of that nationality. [17.3] The Authority was deliberately encouraging persons of that nationality to file “what are clearly trivial and damaging allegations on one’s reputation, by accepting their allegations as complaints”. [17.4] The Authority should reject this and similar complaints as trivial. [17.5] The complaint is not a complain...

9. Gibbs - Te Reti A22 (2008) 92 Tauranga MB 182 (92 T 182) [pdf, 398 KB]

   ...they were unaware of that status order. They entered into an agreement for sale and purchase on 27 November 2007. The purchasers cancelled the agreement on 7 December 2007 on the basis that the land was Maori freehold land. The applicants then filed their application for a change of status with the Maori Land Court on 14 January 2008. 2 Hereinafter referred to as the peA. PAUL GIBBS and MARLENE GIBBS MLC A20070013664 [8 May 2008] 92 TAURANGA MB 182-192 92 Tauranga MB 184 The L...

10. Flight v Fletcher - Waipapa 1D 2B 3B [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 96 (2017 APPEAL 96) [pdf, 220 KB]

    ...ownership of the house began in 2008. In 2009, a letter from the Trust’s chairman was sent to Mr Flight confirming permission for Mr Flight’s continued occupation on certain conditions, including the payment of rates. [8] In 2011, Mr Flight filed an application per s 18(1)(a) of the Act for a determination of the ownership of the house. A competing application for ownership was filed by his father, Erle Flight, in 2012. The Trust opposed both applications and also sought the...