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1. [2012] NZEmpC 84 New Zealand Educational Institute (Inc) v Secretary for Education [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE TE RIU ROA INC Plaintiff AND SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 26 March and 7 and 21 May 2012 Appearances: Peter Cranney, counsel for plaintiff Trish MacKinnon, counsel for defendant Judgment: 24 May 2012 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN [1] This judgment addresses part of a proce...

2. [2013] NZEmpC 4 Dalley v Norrell Building Ltd [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...Dalley has been moderately successful in his challenge. Subject to any matters of which I am not aware, he is entitled to a reasonable contribution to his costs. I urge the parties to agree costs. If that is not possible, a memorandum should be filed and served on behalf of Mr Dalley within 20 working days after the date of this judgment. Counsel for the Company is then to have a further 20 working days in which to respond. A A Couch Judge Signed at 11.00 a...

3. Henton v CAC302 & Barfoot & Thompson Ltd [2015] NZREADT 70 [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...Authority and Ors [2014] NZREADT 2 and should not be revisited. She submits that the Committee was correct and, accordingly, that aspect of the appeal to us should be dismissed. Our Decision on Strike Out Application of Second Respondent [16] Mr Rea filed very helpful written submissions covering the principles concerning striking out of proceedings and also dealt with abuse of process and res judicata. [17] In final submissions on his strike out application, Mr Rea submitted that the...

4. Nightingale v CAC10055 & Lee, Godfrey & Barfoot & Thompson Ltd [2012] NZREADT 55 [pdf, 67 KB]

   ...the appellant's claim, as did the High Court on appeal. For reasons set out below, we have been asked by the parties to address the threshold issue of whether this appeal should be stayed as an abuse of process. [3] Somehow or other this file got temporarily mislaid in the registry, and we apologise to the parties for any delay from that. The Decision of the Committee [4] In its brief decision of 15 December 2010, the Committee noted that “The complaint [of the appellant...

5. Clark v Trustees of Poukawa 9G and others trust (2011) 6 Takitimu MB 285 (6 TKT 285) [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...trustees. Further, had the trustees followed the express request of the beneficiaries to account for each block on an individual basis, the total trust income may not have exceeded $10,000 and therefore, there would have been no requirement to file accounts. [24] In these instances it is clear that the trustees failed to acquaint themselves adequately with clear terms of the trust order. Rigid adherence to the terms of the trust [25] In addition to the areas outlined above, the a...

6. Legal aid - limited approvals Operational Policy & application form draft [pdf, 888 KB]

   ...in place so you can provide and account for your legal aid services in an effective, efficient and ethical manner. Please confirm that you have systems in place to: Manage client service requirements and expectations. Maintain accurate client files. Invoice your time accurately. Manage scheduling conflicts. Manage conflicts of interest. Manage complaints. Step 4 Sign and date the form Privacy statements I accept that the Secretary for Justice needs this information to ass...

7. Ministerial briefing: Implementation of the Investment Approach to Justice [pdf, 909 KB]

   ...Justice Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, Minister of Corrections Implementation options for the Investment Approach Staging options and resourcing for implementation of the four-level analysis framework for the Investment Approach Date 29 July 2015 File reference Action Sought – key recommendations Timeframe/ Deadline Agree to a two-stage process for implementation that begins with a segmentation model and basic Return on Investment analysis now, and considers the need for fur...

8. LS v TD LCRO 298/2012 (10 December 2014) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...them as if they were trustees. This included preparation of documents in which they were referred to as trustees of the Trust. It was not until some two years later when Mrs LS sought information from the IRD in relation to a tax return to be filed for the Trust that she learned that she had not been appointed a trustee. [8] Mrs LS first complained about Mr TD in 2010. Amongst other matters, she complained she had not been appointed a trustee of the Trust in accordance with her...

9. Vining Realty Group Limited v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 408) [2017] NZREADT 57 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...decision. [72] For the avoidance of any doubt, the order that the Agency is censured remains. [73] Pursuant to s 113 of the Act, the Tribunal draws the parties’ attention to s 116 of the Act, which sets out appeal rights. Any appeal must be filed in the High Court within 20 working days of the date on which the Tribunal’s decision is served. The procedure to be followed is set out in part 20 of the High Court Rules. __________________ Hon P J Andrews Chairperso...

10. LCRO 212/2016 LMN Law v HR [pdf, 252 KB]

    ...issue the attached. We ask you destroy the earlier. …” [40] The Committee then issued a version of its determination with anonymised details of the Lawyers Standards Committees’ determinations. [41] The copy of the Standards Committee file provided to this Office did not include copies of the two determinations referred to. This Office was eventually able to obtain redacted versions from the Lawyers Complaints Service. When forwarding these, the Lawyers Complaints Servi...