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1. Auckland Standards Committee v Eteuati [2009] NZLCDT 17 [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...adjournment in order to obtain legal advice. Fortunately that she has now done and is today represented by Mr Curry who one or two days ago, indicated to the Society and the Tribunal that the charge would be accepted by Mrs Eteuati and so I record that plea which was received through her counsel and I have also been advised today that the facts are able to be read as agreed facts and they are as follows: [a] Mrs Eteuati has until recently held a practicing certificate as barrister...

2. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Van Noort [2017] NZLCDT 21 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...2 REASONS FOR THE DECISION OF THE NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL CONCERNING PENALTY [1] At the commencement of the hearing of the charge of misconduct against the practitioner, he indicated his wish to plead guilty to a lesser charge. [2] The Tribunal afforded time for discussion between counsel and the practitioner. Those discussions resulted in a written and signed summary of agreed facts and admission of charge which is attached as ap...

3. National Standards Committee v Jefferies [2016] NZLCDT 29 [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...police that items in the car belonged to someone else, said the same about those in his office and commented that other people visited his home. In other words he lied about the ownership or possession of the items. 3 [7] Mr Jefferies pleaded guilty in August of 2015, following a negotiation over the summary of facts. This was over a year after being charged. He was sentenced to total fines of $1,300, having sought a discharge without conviction. On appeal the sentence...

4. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burton [2023] NZLCDT 23 (26 May 2023) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...Auckland DATE OF DECISION 26 May 2023 COUNSEL Mr J Schwarcz for the Standards Committee Mr A Gilchrist for the Respondent Practitioner 2 RESERVED DECISION OF TRIBUNAL ON PENALTY Introduction [1] Mr Burton has pleaded guilty to two charges of misconduct, the first relating to failure to comply with orders of the Standards Committee, and the second, failure to respond to enquiries or requests from the Standards Committee in a timely manner. [2] Mr...

5. Hristovski v Accident Compensation Corporation (Jurisdiction) [2023] NZACC 159 [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...adjudicated. The concept of res judicata is often applied to both cause of action estoppel and issue estoppel. Traditionally its use was confined to the former. Cause of action estoppel is different from issue estoppel which can arise where a plea of res judicata in the 5 Rasmussen v ACC [2004] NZACC 340 at [7] 6 Shann v ACC [2007] NZACC 171 at [24] per Judge Ongley. strict sense is not open because the causes of action are not the same: see 16 Halsbury's Laws of England (...

6. Justice Sector Report Letter - June 2025 [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...writing on behalf of my fellow Justice Sector Chief Executives, Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, Corrections Chief Executive Jeremy Lightfoot, the Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC, and Serious Fraud Office Chief Executive Karen Chang. We are pleased to have this opportunity for a dedicated hearing on sector-wide goals, outcomes and performance. In March, in time for the originally scheduled hearing date, we provided the Committee with a Justice Sector report (attached). This rep...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement child witnesses in the criminal courts proposed reforms [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...counsel, to be present, to present a defence and to examine the witness. One of the proposed reforms – a presumption in favour of pre-recording children’s evidence – may lead to an earlier resolution of cases, through either early guilty pleas or withdrawn or reduced charges, based on all parties having the opportunity to assess the credibility of important evidence early in the process. This is supported by anecdotal evidence from Western Australia, where pre-recording is co...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 180 Keepa v Go Bus Transport Ltd [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...allowing Mr Keepa to resign the position was clear. It was not necessarily inevitable that he would have his employment terminated but to dissuade Mr Burton from that action Mr Keepa and Mr Graham would have needed to make further representations and pleas to Mr Burton. No doubt in view of all of the circumstances, Mr Keepa would have needed to acknowledge in fairly clear terms that he intended to take steps to improve his performance and then take on board and comply with what th...

9. LCRO 145/2015 and 148/2015 YK v GS and GS v YK [pdf, 407 KB]

   ...substance of Mr GS’ complaint was that: (a) Mr YK had not kept him informed during the progressing of the case. (b) He had instructed Mr YK privately on the basis of assurances that he would get him off the charge. (c) Mr YK had advised him to plead guilty when he had no wish to do so (by electing to seek a sentence indication when he had not been instructed to do so). (d) He had paid Mr YK $1,580 and did not feel he had received value for money. (e) Mr YK did not turn u...

10. ARC76/06 AC-37/07 Yong v Chin [pdf, 92 KB]

    ...outstanding holiday pay of $2,192.31 gross as arrears of wages; d. interest on the judgment sum of $2,192.31 for arrears of wages at the rate of 9 percent per annum from 25 November 2005 until the date of payment. [2] While the plaintiff’s pleadings were somewhat deficient I allowed the matter to be set down at the callover so that there were no further delays in bringing this challenge to a conclusion. A detailed statement of defence has been filed to the rather poor...