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1. Legal Complaints Review Officer v Denee [2011] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...occurred prior to the commencement of the Act. This was $2,000 and in addition it censured the practitioner and ordered the payment of costs of $3,230. The Standards Committee declined to publish the name of the practitioner. The complainant appealed the Standards Committee decision to the Legal Complaints Review Officer who, on 21 July 2010 gave a decision pursuant to sections 211(b) and 152(2) of the Act that the matter be referred to the Tribunal. Pursuant to section 212 char...

2. National Standards Committee 2 v Tennet [2025] NZLCDT 28 (16 June 2025) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...the public in the future. [13] We also refer to the previous finding of misconduct against Mr Tennet, by a previous Tribunal in 2023. We note that that misconduct, for which Mr Tennet was suspended for twelve months (reduced to nine months on appeal), involved a direct breach of trust to a client. While we accept that the current matters are more appropriately classified as “sins of omission”, the overall consequences are much more serious than in the previous misconduct. [1...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burcher [2018] NZLCDT 42 [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...decisions to prosecute. [31] We accept that the unsatisfactory conduct found was at the higher level of culpability. [32] Section 249 provides the Tribunal with a broad discretion in awarding costs, as has been recently affirmed by the Court of Appeal in Lagolago v Wellington Standards Committee 2.3 [33] Further, the legislation provides that, even in a situation of full acquittal, there is a provision granting the Tribunal ability to award costs.

4. Seymour - Otonga 3 (2025) 99 Te Waipounamu MB 65 (99 TWP 65) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...case says:2 In Brown v Māori Appellate Court, the High Court set out the approach to considering an application for partition. The approach has been adopted by this court, by the Māori Appellate Court, and recently endorsed by the Court of Appeal. The approach is helpfully summarised in Hammond – Whangawehi 1B 3H1: [15] The Court has exclusive jurisdiction to grant partition orders in relation to Māori freehold land in accordance with Part 14 of the Act. That jurisdiction is...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 7 Alatipi v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 280 KB]

   WILLIE ALATIPI v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS NZEmpC WELLINGTON [2015] NZEmpC 7 [5 February 2015] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2015] NZEmpC 7 WRC 12/13 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN WILLIE ALATIPI Plaintiff AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Defendant Hearing: 1-5 and 23 September 2014 (heard at Wellington) Appe

6. Tucker & Ors as Trustees of the Ngahere Trust v Tucker [pdf, 256 KB]

   CLAIM NO: 00540 UNDER The Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 IN THE MATTER OF an adjudication BETWEEN GRAEME TUCKER and GLENYS TUCKER and STEPHEN SUDBURY as trustees of the Ngahere Trust Claimants AND ALLAN TUCKER First respondent (Intituling continued next page) Hearing: 13, 14 & 15 December 2004 Appearances: John Ross, counsel for the Claimants David Grindle, counsel for the First Respondent Roger Bowden, counsel for th

7. [2016] NZEmpC 65 Caffe Coffee (NZ) Ltd v Farrimond [pdf, 418 KB]

   ...establish his business, and that there was no evidence that he fraudulently undermined or disclosed confidential information of Caffe Coffee, relying on the dicta of Walker v Aiken 3 and Schilling v Kidd Garrett Ltd. 4 [35] But as the Court of Appeal made clear in Big Save Furniture v Bridge, a duty of fidelity is not breached only when an employee acts fraudulently or dishonestly. 5 The Court confirmed that the duty of fidelity and loyalty which an employee owes to an employe...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 131 Minister for Children [pdf, 5.3 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 131 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of a direct referral application under s 1988 of the Act for a notice of requirement to alter designation 3800 'Care and Protection Residential Centre - Upper North' in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) MINISTER FOR CHILDREN (ENV-2019-AKL-000007) Applicant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory

9. [2022] NZEmpC 77 Courage v Attorney-General [pdf, 422 KB]

   HOSEA COURAGE, DANIEL PILGRIM AND LEVI COURAGE v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL SUED ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR INSPECTORATE [2022] NZEmpC 77 [10 May 2022] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2022] NZEmpC 77 EMPC 363/2021 IN THE MATTER OF a declaration under s 6(5) of the Employment Relations Act 2000 BETWEEN HOSEA COURAGE, DANIEL PILGRIM AND LEVI COURAGE Plainti

10. [2022] NZEnvC 075 Otago Regional Council v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 27 MB]

    ...REGIONAL COUNCIL V QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL – CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 75 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under s120 of the Act BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL (ENV-2021-CHC-070) Appellant AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christ...