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1. LCRO 132/2016 FA v GD (20 December 2018) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Prior to the Agreement being signed Ms FA had a telephone conversation with a member of Mr GD’s staff in which she expressed a wish for the deposit to be paid directly to her and her partner as they were under some pressure from their bank. The file note made by the staff member included the following comment: …understand they would have to repay deposit back if cancelled. [6] The Agreement was signed and the deposit was paid to MDS. [7] The Agreement contained a number of cond...

2. [2021] NZEmpC 100 Alkazaz v Enterprise IT Ltd [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...LIMITED [2021] NZEmpC 100 [6 July 2021] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2021] NZEmpC 100 EMPC 100/2021 IN THE MATTER OF an application to extend time to file a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application to exclude or strike out evidence BETWEEN AHMED ALKAZAZ Applicant AND ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED Res...

3. LCRO 80/2021 A LN and B LN v QG (9 November 2021) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...complaint through a nine-page letter to the Complaints Service dated 24 September 2020. In summary Ms QG submitted: (a) The hard drive failure concerned email data relating to a particular period. It did not affect electronically stored client files. However, paper files might not have included copies of emails exchanged. (b) Nevertheless, Mr LN should have copies of all emails he received from Ms QG. (c) When the retainer was terminated Ms QG asked Mr LN to provide copies of...

4. Wood v Accident Compensation Corporation [2015] NZACA 13 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...period (up to 30 June 1992), though enjoyed some success in relation to the later period from August 1997 onwards. 2 [3] In 2009, more than five years after the District Court had dismissed what was by then his second appeal, Mr Wood filed an appeal in this Authority against the review decision issued 21 years earlier in 1988. The Corporation’s decision and the review decision, as well as much of the evidence on which they may have been based, no longer exist as the Co...

5. Unnikrishnan v Goldsmith [2016] NZIACDT 29 (2 June 2016) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...clear notice of the criminal sanctions that apply. Accordingly, Ms Goldsmith giving wrong advice is consistent with other aspects of her dealings with the complainant. [55] Given the proximity in time between Ms Goldsmith’s text message and her filing the application without disclosing the conviction, I am satisfied that at the time she filed the application she knew of the conviction and filed the application knowing it failed to disclose the conviction. Ms Goldsmith’s lack of memory...

6. LCRO 341/2013 QE v ML (nee BM) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...has conducted a preliminary review of this file. Given the volume of the material to be covered in this review, the LCRO has determined that he should first meet with Mr QE and/or yourself to traverse all the issues and material, including the 22 files considered by the Standards Committee. As you practice in Auckland, it is expected that is where the hearing will take place. Ms ML and/or her counsel should attend that hearing, or alternatively, could be provided with an audio of...

7. Tareha v Pene - Waiohiki 1C1D (2020) 83 Takitimu MB 294 (83 TKT 294) [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...1C1D Trust claiming the trust has not been reviewed by the Court for 10 years, that there have been no meetings of owners held during that period nor any financial reports. In addition, Mr Tareha submitted that the leases of the land had not been filed with the Court 83 Tākitimu MB 295 or sent to the owners, that there is only one active trustee, that the trust order is outdated from 1986 and further, that the remaining trustee refuses to call general meetings of owners. [2] W...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Civil Fees Review [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...system, due to no or low fees. For example, there is no fee in the Accident Compensation Appeals (District Courts Registry). As a consequence there are appellants who lodge multiple appeals of questionable merit. In one instance, there were 75 appeals filed by one appellant, in one day. In the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, the recent reduction in the fee to lodge an immigration appeal has contributed to a greater than expected number of appeals. Such consequences create ineffic...

9. IPT Practice Note 2/2024 Refugee and Protection [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...registered letter or courier to an address in New Zealand), or 14 days after the date on which it was sent (if sent by registered letter or courier to an address outside New Zealand) — section 386A(4) and (5). 9 [3.4] An appeal may be filed online, in person, delivered by post or courier, or send by email. A notice of appeal must be received by the Tribunal within the relevant time limit. It is not sufficient to have put it in the post or to have given it to a courier

10. Barriball v Schimanski - Otaraoa-B2E Block (2021) 431 Aotea MB 256 (431 AOT 256) [pdf, 287 KB]

    ...controls are designed specifically for managing and preventing fraud, with checks and periodic reviews of all areas of financials taking place during the year. The audit noted a number of examples for the trust of how to do this. (g) Tax return filing – the trust has not filed a tax return for the reporting period. It was recommended that the trust liaise with their accountant to ensure the tax returns are up to date to avoid any penalties from IRD. (h) Meeting quorum – it w...