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1. Te Wani v Peters - Te Puru No 5 (2015) 112 Waikato Maniapoto MB 49 (112 WMN 49) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...proceedings, occupies a house located on the Te Puru No 5 Block, situated north of Thames. 1 He has been living there for some time in reliance on a lease dated 7 August 2004. [2] Tuhaiti Te Wani and Matekino Thorp (“the applicants”) have filed these proceedings against Jimmy Peters claiming that he has failed to pay rent and rates and is in arrears. They seek orders for recovery of land, a permanent injunction and damages. [3] The applicants are two of five responsible trust...

2. Family legal aid fees - consultation paper [pdf, 816 KB]

   ...order Reporting to client Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Defended Protection Order $470 For Receiving/perusing notice of defence and associated documents from respondent Taking instructions, attending client Preparing, filing and serving applicant’s reply Undertaking discovery Liaising with Court appointed counsel, and third parties (Police, doctor, hospital, witnesses, experts) Preparing and attending, as required, Registrar’s list(s) Rep...

3. Legal aid final family consultation paper - 10 February 2012 [pdf, 816 KB]

   ...order Reporting to client Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Defended Protection Order $470 For Receiving/perusing notice of defence and associated documents from respondent Taking instructions, attending client Preparing, filing and serving applicant’s reply Undertaking discovery Liaising with Court appointed counsel, and third parties (Police, doctor, hospital, witnesses, experts) Preparing and attending, as required, Registrar’s list(s) Rep...

4. CH v XO LCRO 119 / 2010 (3 May 2011) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...falls short of the standard of competence and diligence that a member of the public is entitled to expect of a reasonably competent lawyer. 6 [29] Part of the material obtained by me in conjunction with this review was the Respondent’s file. As a general comment at the outset, I observe minimal written correspondence to the Applicant or file notes recording the content of the various telephone conversations, advice or information which the Respondent says she imparted to...

5. LCRO 195/2017 LH v SR and HP (19 March 2019) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...Whilst this was being attended to, Mr SR expressed dissatisfaction to Ms LH about the service he had received. He says that during this meeting, he advised Ms LH that Ms HP was withdrawing her instructions to draft a will. [7] In July 2016, Mr SR filed a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (LSCS), and a decision in respect to that complaint was delivered in December 2016, following which Mr SR paid Ms LH’s fees, together with interest owing to the date...

6. LCRO 131/2022 GN, YL and EK v FQ (30 June 2023) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...conciliation; and (h) in the course of the proceedings, used legal process to cause unnecessary embarrassment distress and inconvenience to the reputations, interests and occupations of parties engaged in the proceedings; and (i) made errors in memoranda filed with the Court; and (j) demonstrated bias and had produced authority to the Court which was not required; and (k) in a memorandum to the Court had attacked the honesty integrity and reputation of the complainants; and (l) m...

7. [2025] NZREADT 08 - OQ v Knowles & Maclean (21 March 2025) [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...REFERRAL [25] Following a telephone conference on 18 June 2024, the Tribunal issued Minute No 1 setting out timetable orders for the filing of documents relating to OQ’s claim for compensation. On 12 June 2024 and 16 July 2024, the Authority filed memoranda setting out its views on the interpretation of the Act and the Tribunal’s jurisdiction and powers as applicable to the referral. On 30 August 2024, OQ filed a statement of claim. On 30 October 2024, the Authority filed a b...

8. [2025] NZLVT 028 – Edwards v Minister for Land Information (17 June 2025) [pdf, 406 KB]

   ...Act (PWA) in relation to two properties, namely 433 Woodcocks Road and 371 Woodcocks Road. The Tribunal noted:2 In the event interest, costs and disbursements cannot be resolved by agreement any application and supporting memorandum is to be filed within 20 working days, any response within 10 working days after that, and any final reply within another five working days. Since the decision of the Tribunal, the Crown has paid the Claimant the additional compensation awarded by t...

9. Taueki v McMillan - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) (2014) 324 Aotea MB 144 (324 AOT 144) [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...resources for the hapū of Muaūpoko. Another ground for opposition was the claim that neither the applicant nor those supporting her had a mandate from the iwi to pursue the application. [3] A number of additional applications have also been filed, by various parties, regarding Horowhenua 11 (Lake) block over at least the last decade. Those applications largely concerned the administration of the land and the trust created for the management of a fishing easement and the owner...

10. Wellington Standards Committee v Laglolago [2015] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 325 KB]

    ...she referred to the “letter of confirmation of instructions” which the practitioner had requested, as being signed under some pressure, saying that “the proceedings were underway”. In fact this letter was sent before the proceedings were filed. [18] She also appeared to assert that the practitioner had somehow deliberately issued proceedings which were doomed to failure, in the knowledge that her claim was unsustainable. In other words she appeared to be alleging a deliber...