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1. [2018] NZLCDT 1 Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Hay [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...loan agreement became a mystery. Mr Hay initially confirmed to the Standards Committee that the loan agreement had been prepared by his office. He retracted that acknowledgement subsequently, when he says a search by a technician of his computer files failed to locate the loan agreement. The agreement made its way to Ms C via Mr Skinner, but this was not unusual because he seemed to be acting as an intermediary between Ms C and Mr Hay throughout the loan advance period, and indee...

2. Otago Standards Committee No. 1 v Zhao [2016] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...Zhao told the Tribunal his practice was to sort out any money transfers at the time billing was done at the end of the month. He said under cross-examination9 [28] On or about 29 May 2013 Ms L instructed Mr B to act for her in recovery of her files and her funds. Mr B does not practise in immigration work. that he was not expecting there to be a complaint from Ms L because she was a family friend. However, once the relationship deteriorated, it got him thinking about a lot of...

3. Taueki - Horowhenua X1B41 North A3A and 3B1 (2008) 16 Aotea Appellate MB 30 (16 WGAP 30) [pdf, 10 MB]

   ...Sandra Williams or Troy Paki. [11] On 29 January 2007 the Maori Land Court at Wanganui received an application by Colin Paki for confirmationof the alienation of the land to the Knights pursuant to section 151 of the Act. A copy of the Agreement was filed with the application though a Memorandum of Transfer was not. [12] On 6 February 2007 Judge Harvey issued directions for the application to be set down for hearing at Palmerston North in May and for the applicant to give notice in terms...

4. BG v HL LCRO 71/2013 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...but from a context in which she was emphasising that she was not acting for him. (e) At this meeting, Mr BG made admissions which caused her to caution him as to whether he wished to instruct her. (f) On 19 January 2012 she received Mr BG’s file from his previous lawyer. (g) On receipt of the file she had discussions with police prosecutions, and sought their views as to whether they would consent to having some of the charges withdrawn. (h) She appeared with Mr BG at the [Ci...

5. Ruka - Rangihamama X3A and Omapere Taraire E (2007) 114 Whangarei MB 172 (114 WH 172) [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   ...Act for a review of the Omapere-Rangihamama Ahu Whenua Trust ("the trust") and to enforce the obligations of the trustees of the trust. I note that a related application for an interim injunction under section 19(1)(b) of the Act (also filed by Sonny Ruka and Patsy Albert) was considered by me on 31 August 2006 when I delivered an oral decision declining to grant the injunction. The second application is brought by Mrs Reihana­ Ruka (one of the trustees) pursuant to sectio...

6. The Registrar of Immigration Advisers v Niland [2018] NZIACDT 52 (21 December 2018) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...immigration advisers. IPS sourced jobs in New Zealand for Filipino workers. Ms Niland was then supposed to be responsible for providing immigration services, including completion of the required visa applications. Once completed, the applications were filed by IPS with Immigration New Zealand. [6] Each client of IPS was provided by that company with a “Client Agreement” and “Immigration Pack Agreement”, with the former outlining the services to be provided. IPS would o...

7. LCRO 28/2017 HK v TX (31 May 2019) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee (the Committee) to take no further action in respect of her complaint concerning the conduct of the respondent, Mr TX. Background [2] This is the second of two review applications filed by Ms HK, both of which arise out of the same set of circumstances. [3] I have set out those circumstances in the background to the first of the review applications considered and for convenience, repeat that background here.1 [...

8. [2020] NZIACDT 49 - HQT v Singh (19 November 2020) [pdf, 309 KB]

   ...the best pathway, but it would most likely be a partnership-based visitor visa or a general visitor visa. The time recorded for Mr Singh’s suggestion shows the complainant had left by then. 1 These are not their real names. 2 See Provisas file activity log and evidence from both the complainant and Mr Singh; Registrar’s documents at 22, complainant’s statement of reply (19 December 2019) at first attached page, Mr Singh’s further statement of reply (30 January 2020) at [6.4...

9. LCRO 96/2017 AA v BB (29 November 2019) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...Guidelines]”.4 (d) Because the force limit arranged by Mr AA, of which only he was aware, “was outside of what the parties had agreed to”, Ms CC “understandably did not consider that Mr AA was being forthright” Application for review [22] Mr AA filed an application for review on 17 May 2017. He says the Committee “erred in failing to give proper weight” to a number of considerations. [23] He explains that because he “only picked up the file” on 16 January 2015 h...

10. LCRO 68/2018 TY v HG (29 November 2019) [pdf, 220 KB]

    ...their views as forthrightly as they wished”; and (d) while his submissions were “robust” they did not “constitute a breach of any of Mr HG’s duties and did not necessitate disciplinary action”. Application for review [28] Mr TY filed an application for review on 2 May 2018. He, as I summarise, seeks the return of the complaint to the Committee with directions to reconsider the same: 4 See r 13.1 of the Rules: “A l...