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1. Appellate judgments 2017

   ...by the Employment Court – appeal would have been allowed. [2017] NZSC 59 ASG v Harlene Hayne, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago  Media release NON-PUBLICATION ORDER – whether non-publication order was breached – employee’s guilty plea was covered by non-publication order but employer’s agent was present in courtroom and informed the employer – whether agent communicating information to employer was “publication” under Criminal Procedure Act 2011 – publication is...

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2. People charged and convicted of harmful digital communication offences December 2020 [xlsx, 163 KB]

   ...2020 Table 2: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by court and charge outcome, 2015 - 2020 Table 3: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by plea type, 2015 - 2020 Table 4: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by gender, ethnicity and age group, 2015 - 2020 Table 5: Number and percentage of people convicted of Harmful Digital Comm...

3. People charged and convicted of harmful digital communications offences June 2021 [xlsx, 170 KB]

   ...Table 2: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by court and charge outcome, 2015/2016 - 2020/2021 Table 3: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by plea type, 2015/2016 - 2020/2021 Table 4: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by gender, ethnicity and age group, 2015/2016 - 2020/2021 Table 5: Number and percentage of people convicte...

4. New Zealand court-referred restorative justice pilot: 2-year follow-up of reoffending [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...criminal court cases that would, in theory, have been eligible for the restorative justice scheme, using the Ministry of Justice case database. Cases considered potentially eligible were those cases processed by a District Court, involving a guilty plea and an offence that was eligible for referral to the restorative justice pilot. These cases were selected from all cases finalised between 2001 and 2003, with a final hearing date before 30 April 2003 (that is, one year prior to the extraction...

5. Environment Court annual review 2014 [pdf, 3 MB]

   2 In this review Calendar year 2014: an overview by Principal Environment Judge ................... 4 Profile of the Court ................................................................................................. 7 The Court's place in the New Zealand Court system ........................................... 7 The Court's place in the Resource Management system .................................... 7 Progress of the Court in 2014 ...................................

6. [2008] NZEmpC AC 5/08 Skinner & Anor v Stayinfront Inc & Ors [pdf, 33 KB]

   ...entire proceedings [10] The defendant relied on the defence of affirmation as the ground for striking out the amended statements of claim in their entirety. Mr Towner submitted that the plaintiffs are seeking to avoid the settlement agreements by pleading duress so they can proceed with their personal grievance claims of constructive dismissal, but that they have in fact both affirmed the settlement agreements. They have done this, in his submission, by accepting the financial ben...

7. Auckland Standards Committee v Hong [2014] NZLCDT 41 [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...response in order that the institutions of professional discipline are not undermined. [27] While we accept that the practitioner has finally complied with the orders, the proximity to the penalty hearing is such that it seriously undermines his plea of proper contrition or understanding of his professional obligations. [28] The Tribunal is particularly concerned that this practitioner does not accept that he is a member of a professional body and that his conduct therefore reflects...

8. Denee [2011] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...preparation of her will. Charge 2 (Alternatively), he should have given her written advice to obtain independent legal advice on what he proposed before the will was prepared. 3 [3] Following discussions between counsel the practitioner pleaded guilty to Charge 1[b] and the remaining charges were withdrawn by leave of the Tribunal at the commencement of the hearing. Background [4] Mr Denee is an experienced legal practitioner, now a sole practitioner but formerly i...

9. Wellington Standards Committee v Lester [2015] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...stringent diary structures to ensure that matters are followed up. (iii) Stays abreast of new developments in the areas of law she now works in. (iv) She has a supportive and constructive partnership with Philip McCabe. (c) The respondent’s plea of guilty to the charges indicates that she has accepted responsibility for her conduct. (d) That some allowance could be made because of the introduction of the District Court Rules 2009 with their various time frames which caused...

10. GJ v TW LCRO 205 / 2011 (14 December 2011) [pdf, 80 KB]

    ...conduct fell below the acceptable standards, and any remedial steps that the wrongdoer is willing to take. [21] The information provided by the Applicant (at the hearing) about his background and general circumstances, while intended to support a plea for some leniency, left a clear impression that the trauma he has suffered has had a broad and profound impact on him which may, on this occasion, have impacted on the way he had handled the case for his client. The further enquiry...