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1. AF on behalf of Department of Labour v ZR LCRO 111/2012 (31 January 2014) [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...matter; and any other relevant information that ZR consider relevant. [16] That request was somewhat belatedly responded to by counsel and noted: ZR did not see all clients – [saw] approximately 20 in total; ZR no longer had access to the files that [had been] worked on; and no other information was held. [17] The Committee considered this matter further at a meeting on [2012]. As was proper, the Committee confined its consideration to those matters set out in the notice...

2. RI v Hart LCRO 158 / 2011 (29 August 2012) - Publication Decision [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...all), Mr Hart has failed to promote and maintain the standards of professionalism breaching Rule 10. [65] Although Mr Hart and [LT] appear to have complied with Rule 3.3 in advising [RI] of the ongoing delays being occasioned in progressing this file, the 5 main reasons provided were that they were otherwise occupied. This destroyed [RI’s] trust and confidence in them (Rule 5.1) and did nothing to enhance the reputation of the legal profession (Rule 11). It is difficult to...

3. McLeod v Nga Uri a Maata Ngapo - Charitable Trust Harataunga West 2B2A1 Block [2017] Chief Judge's MB 46 (2017 CJ 46) [pdf, 474 KB]

   ...papakainga/pā, not the construction of a marae. Accordingly, the purposes of the reservation that the Court ultimately recommended did not correspond with the terms upon which the landowners expressed support. [19] Based on my examination of the original file, I consider this argument unconvincing. The minutes from the hui demonstrate that those present knew what they were there to discuss; that discussion took place and a note was taken. Even if a marae was not expressly discussed...

4. [2018] NZEmpC 84 GSTech Ltd v A Labour Inspector of the MBIE [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...resolution of employment relationship problems, not on getting caught up in descriptive titles, too much procedural complexity, and pleadings red tape. Section 160(3) reinforces the point that the way in which parties package and label their claims for filing may, but not necessarily will, be the way in which the Authority ultimately packages and labels them on disposal. So, for example, where a party has brought a matter to the Authority and says that it gives rise to an unjustifie...

5. LCRO 197/2013 RN v WB (7 August 2017) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service about both barristers. Complaint [9] Ms RN’s complaint was lengthy and detailed, focusing primarily on Ms DL’s part in the retainer. Ms WB had issued invoices for work she had done on the file. Ms RN’s service complaint can be summarised as allegations that the barristers did not advise her well or manage her expectations adequately. As a result she ended up dissatisfied with the position she found herself in and her inabil...

6. Walker - Omahu 4C6 (2004) 176 Napier MB 16 (176 NA 16) [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...for a Status Order Declaring Maori Freehold Land to be General Land Section: 135/93 Applicant: Malcolm Lawrence Walker RESERVED DECISION Application 1. On 26 June 2003, Malcolm Lawrence Walker, Solicitor for DJ Whitfield and Sons Limited filed an application pursuant to section 135 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to change the status of Omahu 4C6 block from Maori freehold land to General land. 2. The application was objected to by the following persons: (a) Wallace Kemp (b)...

7. Rickard - Te Araroa Māori Township Sections 14, 15, 23 (2001) 61 Ruatōria MB 245 (61 RUA 245) [pdf, 462 KB]

   ...not have jurisdiction to make such a direction and the applicant was advised to file a fresh application. (See 53 Ruatoria MS 194-198) Current Application On 11 December 2000, Mr William Herbert Seresford Rickard and the Katae Whanau Trustees filed another application in the Maori Land Court Gisborne, to partition Section 23 for the development and erection of a dwellings for the Katae Whanau and the Rickard family who were returning to Te Araroa. Together the applicants have claimed t...

8. Green v De'Ath [2018] NZIACDT 50 (13 December 2018) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...can be more significant than a financial penalty. [15] Mr De’Ath had instructed that this complaint and the legal advice he had received had led him to review his approach to Code compliance and had provided him with the relevant knowledge of file management and engagement processes. He had recognised his errors two years ago when the complaint was filed in the Tribunal. It is further submitted that the relative gravity of the errors are at the lower end of the spectrum of serio...

9. Potroz - Mohakatino Parininihi 1C West 3A2 (2018) 388 Aotea MB 233 (388 AOT 233) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...issued and so when the application was heard at New Plymouth on 18 April 2018, I expressed surprise that Mr White was not present, given his previous involvement, as well as my earlier direction. Subsequently, Mr Wano was instructed by Mr White and filed a submission on 20 August 2018. [4] Subsequently, both Mr Ussher and Ms Hughes QC provided correspondence and filed submissions contending that Mr White had no standing to make any further arguments in relation to the present appli...

10. Hunia v Hunia - Whiritoa Rangitaiki 603B4B2 Block (2020) 247 Waiariki MB 27 (247 WAR 27) [pdf, 206 KB]

    ...March 2018 aged 94. She married Rangikawehea Tiki Hunia in 1939 and they had ten children. She left a will dated 13 May 2016. Application for succession was part heard on 10 June 2019 and adjourned following notice that proceedings had been filed in the Family Court to challenge the Will.3 [6] Rangitāiki 60B4B2B is a block of Māori freehold land 31.3327 hectares in area. It was created by partition order on 23 April 1963.4 There are 264 owners. [7] A trust per s 438 of the M...