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1. Nelson Standards Committee v Ord [2025] NZLCDT 4 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...by time limits, Dr Ord filed his first statement of claim in early October 2021. The proceedings were subsequently transferred by consent to Wellington and in December 2021, the first amended statement of claim was filed. Four further amended statements of claim followed in the period up to late 2022. During this time, counsel acting for the ACC foreshadowed an application to strike out the proceedings on a number of grounds, including non-compliance with the District Court Rules,...

2. GR-to-the-LC-report-Third-Review-of-the-Evidence-Act-2006_Final.pdf [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...Resources 36 No external resources were used in the development of this paper and the Government response. Consultation 37 The Law Commission, Crown Law Office, New Zealand Police, Department of Internal Affairs, Department of Corrections, Public Defence Service, Accident Compensation Corporation, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Development, Whaikaha, Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Women, Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Te Puni Kō...

3. 2014 to 2018 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   Statement of intent 2014–2018 E.64 SOI (2014) 1 Introduction from the Minister of Justice 2 Introduction from the Chief Executive 4 Who we are Our responsibilities Who we work with 6 Our operating environment Government priorities Sector priorities 8 What we want to achieve Our business strategy Our performance framework 10 What we will do Safer communities A fairer and more responsive justice system The integrity of our institutions is maintained...

4. [2007] NZEmpC CC 11/07 Metallic Sweeping (1998) Ltd v Ford [pdf, 25 KB]

   ...recording system. This showed attendances totalling 23.7 hours, almost all of which had involved Mr Beck, and that his time had been charged at the rate of $200 per hour. The work recorded as having been done by Mr Beck included 5 hours to draft a statement of defence and more than 7 hours to revise the defendant’s brief of evidence. [9] For the plaintiff, Mr McGinn suggested that the amount of time spent on the matter by Mr Beck was excessive and substantially beyond that whi...

5. LL v BT [2022] NZDT (24 March 2022) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...payments. She was concerned she would be evicted from her tenancy and asked LL to help her. LL had just received some inheritance money and so agreed to pay the rent arrears of $1,400.00 directly to the landlord. 5. LL provided evidence from her bank statements of that transfer. She also provided text messages and a letter from DT, a friend of hers, who was present when the money was loaned. She wrote that BT promised to repay in full as soon as she sold her vehicle or got a job....

6. LCRO 276/2013+293/2013+242/2016 CS v VN, PR and ZW ZM v VC [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...and review processes under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). After those processes concluded in 2010, Mr CS applied on Mr DH’s behalf for summary judgment to be entered against the complainants, in default of them having filed a statement of defence, and on the basis that they were liable for the amount assessed as fair and reasonable by the Standards Committee and Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO). [4] Summary judgment was entered, but was set aside in July...

7. AD & Anor v ZU LCRO 60/2013 (3 March 2014) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...defence”, by which the ADs had to convince the GQ that the ADs were completely committed to fighting the GQ, so that even if the GQ were successful at trial, the ADs would have no assets left for the GQ to recover. [39] Mr ZU also referred to the statement of defence and counterclaim he prepared for the ADs, which he says clearly indicate he had come to grips with the information provided. Furthermore, Mr ZU’s view is that in the context of all the information he was provided...

8. [2020] NZREADT 41 - Bellis v Real Estate Agents Authority (9 September 2020) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...a document headed “Notes for Sale and Purchase agreement for BGG orchard operation: ... Schedule of plant, equipment, value of trees, and goodwill.” The information provided under the heading “Productive trees”, included the following statement: • 1200 walnut trees (grafted cultivars – approx. 39% Meyric; 52% Rex; 8% mixed grafted and purple kernel): $209,000 A footer at the bottom of each page of the document stated as follows: Statement of passing over information...

9. [2022] NZIACDT 29 - EQ v McCarthy (19 December 2022) [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...presumably completed as far as he could, to the complainant on 29 January 2020. He set a target date of 20 February for having everything together for a final check, before being couriered to him. 1 Email X to the Authority (14 March 2022). 2 Statement of reply (9 September 2022), Attachment I. 4 [15] The complainant sent an email to Mr McCarthy on 9 April 2020 stating that the family were “under quarantine and Emergency state” from 13 March to 13 May. They would...

10. [2009] NZEmpC AC 3/09 Clark v Board of Trustees of Dargaville High School [pdf, 17 KB]

    ...during school term time to suit the convenience of the defendant but not of himself. [13] I move now to directions to a hearing of Mr Clark’s grievances. Literally in the last few days the plaintiff has filed (and I assume served) an amended statement of claim to which the defendant has not yet had an opportunity to plead. It is at least possible that the defendant may contend that some of Mr Clark’s new purported causes of action are not justiciable by this Court....