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1. Legal-Aid-Projection-Report-2022.pdf [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...recent years, offsetting the fall in numbers. The proportion of more serious cases has continued to increase. These more serious cases require substantially more effort and court events2 as they progress. There is also a continuing trend of guilty pleas occurring later in the process which further increases the number of court events. This in turn increases the cost of a case and therefore the amount of legal aid required. While the inflow of more serious cases has stabilised, legal...

2. Applying be a Legal Aid Provider Step by Step Guide [pdf, 468 KB]

   .................................................................................................. 22 1 The application form Completing the application form It is important that you answer every question on the form, except where it is stated the question is optional. You can find the application form here. Please note that if your application (for a single approval) is longer than 150 pages, you will be asked to reduce the number of supporting documents provided to ensure it can be...

3. Justice Sector Crown Law forecast 2015 to 2019 [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...giving the numbers of disposals of each type over the forecast period is in Table 2 in the Appendix. District Court “committal guilty” cases (the residue of pre-CPA cases involving Crown Law in sentencing serious charges arising from a guilty plea in the pre-CPA pre-committal stage), included in previous forecasts, have now declined to zero. Each category of case has an assumed inflow, and an expected average time to dispose. However, the forecast reports only on disposals as th...

4. McGregor v Hutchison - Mangamaire B13A Trust (2015) 40 Tākitimu MB 19 (40 TKT 19) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...Discussion [8] This is an uncomplicated case. The respondent has been convicted, as described by Judge Davis in the Napier District Court, “of receiving in terms that he knew required him to account to the Mangamaire B2 Ahu Whenua Trust”. 4 He pleaded guilty to the charges so there is no dispute as to the facts. In short, he knowingly received money that was the 1 141 Napier MB 80-81 2 196 Napier MB 48-49 3 [2013]...

5. Gartrell v NZLS [2012] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...employed lawyer February to November 2008 under orders. [7] On 29 January 2008, this Tribunal’s predecessor, the New Zealand Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, made findings of misconduct and conduct unbecoming on the basis of guilty pleas entered by Mr Gartrell and ordered Mr 3 Gartrell not to practise on his own account. A fully reasoned decision was provided in March 2008. [8] However in December of 2008 Mr Gartrell was further disciplined by the Tribunal fo...

6. CAC 20004 v Wotherspoon [2014] NZREADT 27 [pdf, 58 KB]

   ...Defendant is guilty of misconduct, CAC 20004 further alleges that the Defendant has engaged in unsatisfactory conduct and seeks a finding under s 110(4) of the Act. Discussion [2] Mr Wotherspoon came to the Tribunal today and indicated that he would plead guilty to unsatisfactory conduct in respect of this charge. [3] It is for the Tribunal to determine if the charge has been established and then, if it finds that there has been some level of professional misconduct, whether this...

7. Fishguard & Cannock v Walsall LCRO 109 / 2009 (9 October 2009) [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...the nature of a domestic assault, laid under the Summary Offences Act”. [10] The Assessor was also of the view that the result that was in fact achieved could have been obtained sooner. He noted „the indication from the Police that if a plea of guilty was entered, a discharge without conviction would not be opposed”, and expressed the view that “strong representations to the Prosecution Section should have been made at an earlier stage, before the second status hearing w...

8. Justice Sector Crown Law forecast 2015 to 2019 report [pdf, 342 KB]

   ...giving the numbers of disposals of each type over the forecast period is in Table 2 in the Appendix. District Court “committal guilty” cases (the residue of pre-CPA cases involving Crown Law in sentencing serious charges arising from a guilty plea in the pre-CPA pre-committal stage), included in previous forecasts, have now declined to zero. Each category of case has an assumed inflow, and an expected average time to dispose. However, the forecast reports only on disposals as th...

9. GJ v Secretary for Justice [2021] NZRA 003/2020 (25 February 2021) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...He argues that: [i] He has provided evidence of being involved in research, briefing witnesses, and drafting documents; [ii] Examined and cross-examined 7 witness in the trials provided in support of his application; [iii] He has taken plea instruction, attended case review and sentencing indication, attended a pretrial propensity hearing, trial call over and sentencing; [iv] He was lead counsel in the [redacted] case conducting all aspects of the trial; [v] He has had n...

10. Trial and prison

    ...statements, which must be less than 28 days old at the time of sentencing. In these statements, the victims describe the physical and emotional effects of the crime, as well as any loss of property. The defence lawyer also gets a chance to prepare a plea for Oliver "in mitigation", which aims to reduce his sentence. Back to top Oliver is sentenced Three weeks later, Oliver reappears before the trial judge and counsel for sentencing. Oliver can address (talk to) the court through his counsel or...

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