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1. Auckland Standards Committee v Hylan [2014] NZLCDT 31 [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...not consider that the practitioner poses a risk to the public or that any element of dishonesty in the sense of personal gain, or more than a lapse in judgment when pressed by an overwrought client existed. He will need to learn to withstand the pleas of clients in upholding his own and his profession’s ethical standards in future. 9 [38] We take account of the practitioner’s fairly minimal financial circumstances in awarding costs against him and in respect of the per...

2. CAC 20005 v Drever [2014] NZREADT 101 [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...the basis of the summary of facts set out above as part of the amended charge. [4] We had absorbed the quite detailed briefs of the proposed witnesses for each party, and the detailed and helpful opening submissions, filed prior to the change in plea. The initial charges had relied on s.73(a) of the Act rather than s.73(b) as now pleaded. [5] Accordingly, the hearing before us focused on penalty. The Stance of the Prosecution [6] The complainant, Ms J Hedgman, is the proprietor...

3. Chaudhary v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 414) NZREADT 12 [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...to any person in the course of any negotiation, conciliation, or mediation conducted in accordance of a direction…. [34] Ms Mok referred the Tribunal to s 57 of the Evidence Act 2006, as to privilege of settlement negotiations, mediation, or plea discussions. This provides that parties to a settlement or mediation have a privilege in respect of such discussions if the communication was intended to be confidential, and made in connection with an attempt to settle or mediate the...

4. [2021] NZEmpC 29 Gestro v Relph [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...However, it is also well established that the Court may consider the provisions of the EA, applying them if the interests of justice so require. [30] Section 57 of the EA materially provides: 57 Privilege for settlement negotiations, mediation, or plea discussions (1) A person who is a party to, or a mediator in, a dispute of a kind for which relief may be given in a civil proceeding has a privilege in respect 5 Jackson v Enterprise Motor Group [2004] 2 ERNZ 424 at [16]. 6...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 070 Seafort Holdings Limited v Far North District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...any default In payment you may be liable for cost:. mcluding but not limited lo lnteresl, legal costs, debl collection fees, and other disbursements incurred. I . You may make your paymant by the following methods: 1. 1 • By Automatic Payment (Pleas~ contar.t lhe Council Offices to use this option) 2. 1 By Direct Debit (Please conlaet the Council Officei; lo use this option) 3. By Post to P!lvate Bag 752. Kalkohe _ ~ 4. In Person at any of our Council Offices (EFTPOS facilities are...

6. 2013 archive

   ...website. Back to top Legal aid forms 20 September 2013 - The legal aid forms have now been undated to reflect changes that are being introduced by the Legal Services Amendment Act on 2 September 2013. Back to top Parole proceedings 18 September 2013 - Please remember that criminal legal aid parole proceeding applications need to be sent to a designated legal aid office in each region. This includes the former civil proceedings now being administered as criminal legal aid parole proceedings unde...

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7. OIA-112335.pdf [pdf, 27 MB]

   ...available. You can find this information at: justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/Reinstating-Three-Strikes-Sentencing- Law.pdf/ In response to your request for correspondence between the Department of Corrections (Corrections) and the Ministry, please refer to table 1 below which details the documents in scope of your request and my decision on their release. Some information has been withheld under the following provisions of the Act: • section 9(2)(a) to protect privacy...

8. People charged and convicted of harmful digital communication offences December 2022 [xlsx, 175 KB]

   ...2022 Table 2: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by court and charge outcome, 2015 - 2022 Table 3: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by plea type, 2015 - 2022 Table 4: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by gender, ethnicity and age group, 2015 - 2022 Table 5: Number and percentage of people convicted of Harmful Digital Comm...

9. Justice Sector Crown Law forecast 2014 to 2018 [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...District Courts (for offences on the Schedule attached to the Crown Prosecution Regulations2)  District Court “committal guilty” cases (the residue of current cases involving Crown Law in sentencing serious charges arising from a guilty plea in the current pre-committal stage)  High Court jury trials  Court of Appeal cases  High Court appeal cases. Each category of case has an assumed inflow, and an expected average time to dispose. The detailed assumptions aroun...

10. Revill v Registrar of REAA [2011] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 125 KB]

    ...friend and patting her on the bottom. The applicant apologised the moment he realised his mistake of the victim’s identity. He was told at sentencing by the Judge that the offending was at the very low end of severity and that led him to change is plea to guilty. [28] The 1985 conviction for sexual intercourse with a girl aged 15 seemed to come about through that girl being employed as a stripper by an acquaintance of the applicant who was then age 33. The victim had “proved...