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1. Apostolakis v Rennie (Strike-Out Application) 2017 NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...unlawfully and illogically stated that the Family Court had jurisdiction to make an order for division of property with Protection/property orders under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and acting on that malicious and/or incompetent and/or contributory negligent advice, a caveat was lodged. The issue is Ms Rennies knowledge of “no jurisdiction” did Ms Rennie continue the Protection Order application beyond that point of time, activated by malice s 13 Domestic Protection Act. This all...

2. LCRO 116/2019 RLF v DN (29 January 2020) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...within the bounds of the law and [the] [r]ules, protect and promote the interests of the client to the exclusion of third parties”. Therefore, for a lawyer who acts for the executor, and a beneficiary, there is a high likelihood of “a more than negligible risk” that the lawyer may not be able to discharge his or her professional duties to both. If so, this would prohibit the lawyer from acting for both.19 [66] For these reasons, other than the professional duties of a broade...

3. Goel v Barron [2022] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...of Mr Goel’s colour, race, or ethnic or national origins, as required by HRA, s 63(1)(a), must be assessed on an objective basis; see Singh at [80]. Also, pursuant to HRA, s 92I(4), it is no defence that the breach was unintentional or without negligence on the part of the party against whom the complaint is made. [59] Mr Goel says the comments in the call of 30 December 2016 speak for themselves in relation to expressing hostility against him or bringing him into contempt or ridicule...

4. LCRO 121/2023 AI v HR (12 December 2023) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...wife’s lawyer. [3] The couple had significant assets and liabilities. The assets included three properties owned by various family trusts, shares also owned by a family trust in a 2 company in which both the applicant and his former wife worked, vehicles, a launch, chattels and cash. [4] The liabilities, through the trusts, included money owing to a bank and money owing to the wife’s parents’ family trust. The company also had liabilities. [5] The wife was the sole trust...

5. [2025] NZEmpC 186 Menzies v Corrigan [pdf, 309 KB]

   ...(Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. 24 Aarts, above n 8, at [33]. [44] In Dominion Finance Group Ltd (in rec and liq) v Sade Developments Ltd,25 the High Court elaborated that serious derelictions of duty are akin to gross negligence or gross inaccuracy. Determining costs against practitioners must be capable of summary disposal and as such, the facts related to the impugned conduct must be easily verifiable. A hopeless case by itself is not a circumstance t...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 242 New Zealand Transport Agency v Auckland Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   Civil v Auckland Council & Waka Kotahi IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 242 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under section 174 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN WAKA KOTAHI NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY (ENV-2021-AKL-000040) DIANNE CIVIL (ENV-2021-AKL-000042) (ENV-2021-AKL-000095) DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CONSERVATION

7. LCRO 106/2018, 107/2018, 170/2018 and 181/2018 SY, [SAL] and DT v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (22 August 2019) [pdf, 462 KB]

   ...Wellington, 2016) at 5.12. 24 [122] A lawyer must only act in their client’s interests and never be influenced by their own interests, or those of third parties. A lawyer cannot act for more than one client in a matter if there is a more than negligible risk that the clients’ interests do not coincide.30 [123] When accepting instructions from executors to act in the administration of an estate, consistent with their duty to give competent and objective advice a lawyer must...

8. Tan v New Zealand Police [2016] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 327 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF TRUE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFF, HER BROTHER AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2016] NZHRRT 32 Reference No. HRRT 056/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN WENDY TAN PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE DEFENDANT AT W

9. People charged and convicted of homicide offences December 2021 [xlsx, 117 KB]

   ...in the year, whereas Table 1b and 1c only count people charged with manslaughter if it was their most serious homicide offence. A person can be charged with manslaughter if they didn't intend to kill or seriously injure the victim, or if their negligence (failing to do something) resulted in the death of the victim. For more information on how to interpret these figures, please read the definitions and data notes Back to contents page Example interpretation: In 2021, 56 people were cha...

10. People charged and convicted of homicide offences June 2021 [xlsx, 115 KB]

    ...in the year, whereas Table 1b and 1c only count people charged with manslaughter if it was their most serious homicide offence. A person can be charged with manslaughter if they didn't intend to kill or seriously injure the victim, or if their negligence (failing to do something) resulted in the death of the victim. For more information on how to interpret these figures, please read the definitions and data notes Back to contents page Example interpretation: In 2020/2021, 60 people wer...