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1. Auckland Standards Committees 2 and 3 v Mason [2019] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...whom the lawyer or client has a close personal relationship.1 1 Opening submissions of counsel for the Standards Committee at [5.10]. 4 [11] With the Tribunal’s leave the Standards Committee filed amended charges with particulars which had been agreed between the parties. For this reason also, we did not consider it necessary for any disputed facts to be heard. [12] The breadth of the dispute is set out in the Introduction abov...

2. [2022] NZEnvC 083 Greater Wellington Regional Council v Adams [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...costs were received from: • The First Respondent seeking indemnity costs; • The Fourth, Sixth, Seventh- Ninth Respondents seeking indemnity costs; • The Eleventh Respondent seeking indemnity costs. [8] On 1 April 2022 a joint memorandum was filed on behalf of the Regional Council and the above parties in the following terms: 6 7 4. The (Regional Council) accepts the folluwing actual costs, as claimed, are reasonable: a. 1st Respondent: $141,523.83 (including expert fee...

3. Wharekura v Skerrett-White - Kawerau A8D (2021) 263 Waiariki MB 71 (263 WAR 71) [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...248) 263 Waiariki MB 76 is not mandatory, it is often a useful check to have included in the trust deed provision for the auditing of annual accounts. [20] Moreover, if the trust is to retain its charitable status, it will be required to file returns, including properly prepared accounts on an annual basis. Those accounts are then put into the public domain on the Charities Commission website. Yet the references to accounts in the trust deed are sparse. For example, cl 1...

4. 230501-GE23-MOJ-and-EC-roles-and-responsibilities.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Hon Kiri Allan Minister of Justice General Election 2023 delivery and monitoring arrangements Date 19 April 2023 File reference Action Sought Timeframe Note the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry and Electoral Commission in the delivery and management of the General Election 2023. N/A Contacts for telephone discussion (if required) Name Position Telephone 1st contact (work) (a/h) Andrew Kibblewhite Secretary for Justice Rajesh Chhana Deputy...

5. [2022] NZACC 126– Su v ACC (30 June 2022) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...cover for Mr Su’s estate claim. On 11 December 2019, Mr Su’s estate lodged an application to review the Corporation’s decision. [12] On 6 July 2020, the Reviewer upheld the Corporation’s decision. On 31 July 2020, Mr Su’s estate filed the current appeal. [13] Mr Su’s estate obtained the opinion of Dr Leong Ng, retired General Physician specialising in medical oncology. On 9 November 2020, he reported: The relevant period in this case in March 2019 appears very sho...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 162 Pilgrim v Attorney-General [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...prosecutions, where it was contended there could be an overlap at the trial with evidence that the plaintiffs wish to adduce: Mr B and Mr C.1 [3] I was advised by counsel for the Attorney-General that four of the plaintiffs’ witnesses who had filed briefs in this Court would be witnesses in the criminal trial. Some of their impugned evidence overlapped with evidence they would give during the prosecutions. In particular, the brief of Mrs Courage went into detail about the alle...

7. Murrell - Succession to Taurua Heihei [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1215 (2021 CJ 1215) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...amendments; and that 18. If objections are received, then the matter should be referred to the Chief Judge for directions. 2021 Chief Judge’s MB 1220 Ko te hātepe ture o te tono nei Procedural history [4] The application was filed on 15 September 2016. On 16 July 2020, the Report and Recommendation was distributed to all affected parties for whom addresses were known. No written responses were received from any contactable affected party. [5] The appli...

8. Trends for people with finalised charges in court December 2023 [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...of the Act can be ordered when a child/young person admits their offending and successfully completes the plan agreed in their Family Group Conference. The absolute discharge means it is as if the charge against the child or young person was never filed. - an order under section 283 of the Act may occur when a child/young person commits more serious offences, or they don't stick to their Family Group Conference plan. This is used when a child/young person admits their offending, o...

9. Bonner v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claims Process) [2024] NZACC 90 [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...injuries to be listed onto his claim. These included sciatic nerve damage and dislocated hip as consequential injuries, for which medical evidence was provided. [11] On 20 March 2015, a Corporation branch medical advisor reviewed Mr Bonner’s file, and noted: There is discussion from Mr Lynsky from early 1989 of sciatic nerve damage resulting from surgery to remove a pelvic plate in 1986 - this plate having been inserted due to injuries from the accident in 1986. There is an x-r...

10. [2024] NZEmpC 139 Singh v Singh [pdf, 234 KB]

    ...The applicants have applied without notice for a freezing order to prevent the sale of a residential property owned by the respondent, who is the sole shareholder and director of their employer Miripiri Ltd. [2] When the application was filed, difficulties with it were identified and raised with Vikram Singh, the applicants’ advocate. They included concerns over the application not being signed by the applicants because Mr Singh was not able to certify it, the absence of...