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1. Grants Handbook v4.89 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Legal Aid Services Grants Handbook November 2024 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any person or entity that chooses to rely upon the information.

2. Grants Handbook v4.92.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   Legal Aid Services Grants Handbook July 2025 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any ki

3. Alcohol and other drug (AOD) clinicians in court - research report [pdf, 1022 KB]

   ...from this that the AOD clinician does not have a significant impact because AOD clinicians are referred in only a small proportion of all cases (about 6%). 1.4.12 All participants supported having the AOD clinicians in court Judges, clinicians, defence lawyers and probation officers expressed their support for having the AOD clinician in district courts. They believed that it raised awareness of AOD issues, provided expertise and helped offenders along the path towards rehabilitation....

4. Carter v Tulip Holdings Ltd [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...(Now struck out) Eighth respondent CLAIM NO.00692 – CARTER DETERMINATION.doc 2 INDEX INTRODUCTION 5 MATERIAL FACTS 6 THE HEARING 10 THE CLAIM 12 CAUSES OF ACTION 13 THE DEFENCE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDENT 14 THE DEFENCE FOR THE FIFTH RESPONDENT 15 THE DAMAGE TO THE CLAIMANTS’ DWELLING 15 THE CLAIMANTS’ LOSSES AS A RESULT OF THEIR DWELLING BEING A LEAKY BUILDING 15 Repair costs 16 D...

5. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Valli and Hughes [2014] NZHRRT 58 [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...Rights Proceedings is the plaintiff, any costs awarded against him or her shall be paid by the Privacy Commissioner, and the Privacy Commissioner shall not be entitled to be indemnified by the aggrieved individual (if any). (4) It shall not be a defence to proceedings under section 82 or section 83 that the interference was unintentional or without negligence on the part of the defendant, but the Tribunal shall take the conduct of the defendant into account in deciding what, if any, rem...

6. [2017] NZEnvC 207 Auckland Council [pdf, 734 KB]

   ...serving associated documents such as notices under s274 of the Act. In this case the Council was applying for waivers on behalf of other persons, being future appellants and interested parties. [19] The full Court referred with approval to the statements in Re Clifford Bay Proposed Port quoted above. It noted that the Council proposed various methods to try and ensure that adequate information about the procedures for bringing or participating in appeals on the Auckland Unitary Plan...

7. [2018] NZEmpC 26 A Labour Inspector v Victoria 88 Ltd [pdf, 484 KB]

   ...McDonald v G. L. Freeman Holdings Ltd, above n 13, at [17] and [18]. 16 Belley, Labour Inspector v G. L. Freeman Holdings Ltd [2015] NZERA Christchurch 119. 17 G L Freeman Holdings Ltd v Livingston, above n 8. 18 Belley, at [62]. 19 Amended Statement of Claim, para 47. 20 Amended Statement of Claim, paras 46 and 48. [23] Because some of the alleged breaches occurred prior to the enactment of the Part 9A provisions, the parties ultimately agreed that it was not poss...

8. LCRO 203/2017 HI v JK (6 August 2020) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...To the extent that Mr HI makes complaint that Mr JK failed to competently represent him, his concerns are focused primarily on argument that Mr JK failed to keep him informed. He also expresses concern that Mr JK had encouraged him to pursue a defence which required him to present misleading evidence to the court, but that matter is considered as a separate issue. [59] In the course of providing regulated services to their client, a lawyer must act competently, and in a timely mann...

9. LCRO 113/2021 VN v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (27 June 2022) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...with the JCC, is critical to the analysis as to whether Mr VN’s conduct presented at odds with his obligations to engage courteously (as an officer of the court) with the court, or reflective of an attempt by him to bully a judge. [85] Mr VN’s defence to allegation that his conduct was inappropriate can be concisely summarised. He argues that it can never be the case that a lawyer giving indication of an intention to file a complaint against a judge, could constitute conduct that co...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 188 Waitaki District Council [pdf, 279 KB]

    ...court found the strategic importance of the proposed rules in issue supported the making of an order.4 The proposed rules were as to vegetation clearance in the Mackenzie Basin. Given the directives of s6 RMA, the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement (‘CRPS’) and the evidence, the court found that managing vegetation clearance within the Mackenzie Basin was a matter of strategic importance justifying an order;5 (b) in Re Waimakariri District Council, the court weighed the ri...