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1. QH Ltd v BD [2024] NZDT 283 (26 February 2024) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...repair the damage? Is BD responsible for the damage to the gate? 4. BD had a duty to drive carefully to avoid damaging the property of another person/entity. This means taking care to avoid any obstacles on the road such as an animal, another vehicle or a barrier such as a gate. 5. BD said he was at a car meet and did a burn out. He saw the Police arriving and decided to drive away to avoid getting into trouble. He didn’t know the area very well and turned down a road from the...

2. Māori Trustee v Forde – Section 186 Block V Longwood Survey District (2013) 17 Te Waipounamu MB 152 (17 TWP 152) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...[17] The beach road is also accessed from the point Garden Road meets the coast. A short access track runs off Garden Road down to the beach over sand, earth and other material. There is no formed road-way on the beach although there are signs of vehicle tracks on the top part of the beach. Most if not all the beach road appears to be below the mean high water mark. [18] The exit point nearest to Section 186 is up a reasonably steep ramp constructed in 2009 from stones and boulders...

3. [2009] NZEmpC WC 26/09 Parker v Silver Fern Farms Ltd [pdf, 47 KB]

   ...the plaintiff legal aid and, in support of this application, 3 I will refer to him as “C” as he has not had an opportunity to give his account of what may be serious allegations of professional negligence against him. attached a new statement of claim. The LSA declined this further application by letter dated 5 June 2009, again on the grounds that his “prospects of success [were] not sufficient to justify a grant of aid...

4. Youth-Justice-Indicators-Counting-Rules-and-Limitations-December-2024_v1.0.pdf [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...Est Val $500 To $5000 By Night 354 Med-High Burgles (Other Property) Est Val Under $500 By Day 285 Med-High Sell/Give/Supply/Administer/Deal Cannabis Plant 251 Med-High Assaults With Intent To Injure (Manually) 199 Medium Unlawful Takes Motor Vehicles (Motor Cars/Trucks Etc) 198 Medium Unlawful Converts Motor Vehicles (Motor Cars/Trucks Etc) Attempted Conversion of Vehicle Or Other Conveyance 137 Medium Theft (Over $1,000) 127 Medium Unlawful Interferes Motor Vehicles (Motor Ca...

5. Children and young people with charges finalised in any court December 2023 [xlsx, 354 KB]

   ...10 - 16 year olds and 17 year olds from 1 July 2019) 03: Sexual assault and related offences 153 189 195 195 186 156 147 189 291 189 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 4% 2% Total (including 10 - 16 year olds and 17 year olds from 1 July 2019) 04: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 261 270 303 342 321 285 354 288 348 459 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% Total (including 10 - 16 year olds and 17 year olds from 1 July 2019) 05: Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 186 19...

6. Chee v Stareast Investment Ltd [pdf, 23 KB]

   ...accepting Excel Coatings as a separate legal entity from Mr Brockliss. The claims against him were thereby dismissed CSR Building Products (NZ) Ltd: supplier and installer of the concrete roof Based on the evidence the Tribunal considered that CSR was negligent in the installation of the roof and was therefore liable to the claimants for their loss The Council: territorial authority The claimants’ claim failed against the Council in relation to the issue of the building consent a...

7. LCRO 3/2017 and LCRO 148/2017 McDonnell v LA (28 June 2019) [pdf, 436 KB]

   ...(e) the distribution of the estate was ultimately agreed to by the executors; (f) legal fees were reasonable. Beach Law charged the estate $9,200 and three of Mr A’s other children paid the balance of the fees; and (g) Ms McDonnell was neither negligent nor incompetent. The Standards Committee’s liability determination [32] The Committee delivered its liability determination on 18 November 2016 and determined, pursuant to ss 12(a) and (c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 200...

8. EL v MN [2023] NZDT 738 (14 December 2023) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...resolved are: a) Did MN fail to give way to EL? b) Did EL contribute to the cause of the collision? c) Is MN liable to pay the amount claimed? Did MN fail to give way to EL? Did EL contribute to the cause of the collision? 4. A driver is negligent if they breach a duty they owe to another driver and cause damage as a result. 5. MN says he was driving in the same direction as EL and that he was in left lane and ahead of EL at the point where the lanes merge. He says EL wa...

9. Name suppression December 2020 [xlsx, 136 KB]

   ...injury 708 749 812 664 894 769 937 632 595 761 13% 11% 12% 11% 14% 13% 14% 10% 10% 12% Total name suppression 03: Sexual assault and related offences 1,660 1,962 2,184 2,253 2,197 2,199 2,261 2,363 2,093 2,311 31% 29% 31% 39% 35% 37% 34% 38% 36% 37% Total name suppression 04: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 120 111 101 67 131 75 126 83 135 159 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 3% Total name suppression 05: Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 101 129 103 112 1...

10. Name suppression June 2020 [xlsx, 136 KB]

    ...injury 720 742 712 713 737 937 898 803 486 699 12% 13% 11% 12% 12% 14% 15% 12% 9% 11% Total name suppression 03: Sexual assault and related offences 1,654 1,704 2,079 2,200 2,164 2,589 1,843 2,524 2,071 2,077 28% 29% 31% 36% 36% 38% 31% 38% 38% 33% Total name suppression 04: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 118 111 112 87 116 93 85 112 105 130 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% Total name suppression 05: Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 118 106 115 89 124...