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1. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand v Telecom NZ 3760 [2013] NZCOP 14 [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...ON THE PAPERS DECISION The Application [1] The applicant has applied under s 122J of the Copyright Act 1994 (the 1994 Act) for an award under s 122O of that Act. Sections 122A-122U of the 1994 Act were added by the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). These sections establish a “special regime for taking enforcement action against people who infringe copyright through file sharing” (s 122B(1)). The applicant seeks an award against the res...

2. Thomson - Part Tahorakuri A1 Sec1 Māori Reservation (2002) 76 Taupō MB 98 (76 TPO 98) [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...4. Lou Phillips (Chairman) 5. Tawhi Mita 6. Susan Westbrook Minute Book: 76 TPO 99 As there has been so much documentation generated during the course of proceedings, and in preparation for next hearing, I have reviewed all the application files in order to provide all parties with pre-hearing directions and preliminary determinations on all applications. in this way i hope to expedite the hearing of any extant matters relating to the first application. In relation to all the other...

3. LCRO 158/2023 QMY v WAN (30 June 2025) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...applicant later said was $300. She signed a letter of engagement that day and paid a further $1,955. 2 [4] The letter of engagement provided for a fixed fee of $2,000 plus GST ($2,300) for the retainer. It made clear that this sum excluded a file opening fee of $100, disbursements and office expenses. [5] According to the letter of engagement, the respondent had been hired without an employment contract and an “Employment Inspector” had allegedly advised her orally that sh...

4. LCRO 164/2014 WN and JM v SG [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...estate, including a lack of communication; and (c) they exceeded fees quoted (and paid) by Mrs SG by requiring her to pay the agency fees of the [nationality] solicitors. [33] As part of its inquiry, the Committee perused [law firm]’s client files in the matter. Two files had been opened: one for the application for probate in New Zealand and the other for the administration of Mr SG’s estate, including the steps to have probate resealed in [country]. [34] The Committee noted...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 276 Danone Nutricia v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 485 KB]

   ...application for a stay of an abatement notice issued to Danone Nutricia NZ Limited (Danone) on 30 August 2021 by the Otago Regional Council (Regional Council). The application accompanied an appeal against the abatement notice. [2] The appeal was filed under s325A(7) of the Act and states (relevantly): The part of the Abatement Notice the Appellant is appealing is the compliance date. The decision not to extend the Abatement Notice compliance date was issued on 25 October 2023 by th...

6. LCRO 13/2023 DG v PS (26 February 2025) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr DG has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [X]. Background [2] The background to the events which prompted Mr DG to file complaints with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (Complaints Service) against Mr PS, can be briefly summarised. [3] In 2017, a teacher at the school then attended by Mr DG’s daughter, wrote a letter in support of an applica...

7. National Standards Committee 1 v Reed [2021] NZLCDT 23 (27 July 2021) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...family home at the date of separation. For this reason, His Honour opined that the apartment “had probably reverted to being (the husband’s) separate property (as he had acquired it in 2006 prior to the marriage in 2011)”. [7] Rather than filing further evidence, the practitioner decided that the Family Court Judge was wrong. She also said in her evidence that her instructions were somewhat intermittent. In her earlier affidavit to the Tribunal Ms Reed said that following the...

8. Auckland Standards Committee v Tupou 2010 NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...Court. Mr and Mrs F had five children and Mr F was seeking a parenting order in respect of the children. Counsel for the child had been appointed and another practitioner, the complainant, represented Mrs F. On behalf of Mrs F the complainant filed the notice of defence and there was brief correspondence between counsel, the last being only a month or two prior to the events which led to the complaint. The matter had been given a backup mediation conference by the Court for 12 J...

9. KF v Standards Committee LCRO 363/13 (27 May 2015) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...file that an order had been issued in respect to publication, and Mr KF advised that he had no knowledge of any publication decision being issued. The issue of publication does not form part of this review. Application for Review [13] Mr KF filed an application for review on 12 December 2013. On receipt of that application Mr KF was provided with a copy of the Guidelines for Review, which relevantly advise applicants that they are to identify in their application, any error or...

10. [2023] NZEmpC 212 Halse v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 240 KB]

    ...MAKAURAU [2023] NZEmpC 212 EMPC 425/2021 IN THE MATTER OF an application for judicial review AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for stay of proceedings AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for extension of time to file notice of opposition to costs application BETWEEN ALLAN GEOFFREY HALSE Applicant AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY First Respondent AND NEW PROGRESS ENTERPRISE CHARITABLE TRUST OPERATING AS PR...