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1. LCRO 63/2024 WL v AC and TU (25 November 2024) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...law firm, Law firm A (the firm). The second-named respondent (second respondent) is the firm’s General Manager. He is not a lawyer. Background [3] On 27 July 2022, the applicant engaged the first respondent to represent him in defending a protection order proceeding in the Family Court. The applicant was an existing client of the firm. 2 [4] Between 27 July and 1 August 2022, the first respondent took initial instructions, reviewed documentation initially provided by the...

2. Whānau Protect (National Home Safety Service) evaluation report [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   Whānau Protect National Home Safety Service Evaluation report Provider & Community Services Ministry of Justice November 2017 Disclaimer This research was undertaken by Provider and Community Services within the Ministry of Justice, with assistance from Gravitas Research and Strategy Limited. The Ministry acknowledges and thanks the National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges, and their affiliated and associated refuges who helped with and...

3. [2009] NZEmpC WC 17/09 Idea Services Ltd v Dickson [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...groups in houses within communities. As far as possible, these group homes provide a conventional community living environment. The closest analogy may be with a flatting situation but a significant feature is that each home and its residents are cared for by an on site employee of the service provider who is responsible for the care and protection of the occupants. Those occupants are known as “service users”. [6] These group homes are owned and/or operated by charitable bod...

4. BORA Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill [pdf, 230 KB]

   Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill 15 August 2008 Attorney-General LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: CULTURAL PROPERTY (PROTECTION IN ARMED CONFLICT) BILL 1. We have considered the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill (PCO 13181/1.7) ('the Bill') for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ('the Bill of Rights Act'). We understand that the Bill will be considered by the Ca...

5. IC v X Ltd [2024] NZDT 747 (16 October 2024) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...owners’ risk basis, and while it regrets that damage occurred and the concerns IC has expressed, it does not believe it has legal liability for this damage. 3. The issues to be resolved are: a. Were moving services provided with reasonable care and skill? b. Is IC entitled to compensation of $8,774.00 as claimed, or to any other sum? Were moving services provided with reasonable care and skill? 4. Contracts are recognised to have terms which are described as express terms, i....

6. AA v BK, BL & BM LCRO 264 / 2012 (25 July 2013) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...by him and the parties in addressing these issues when the focus should have been on the quantum of the fees charged. In addition, the first two bills of costs were excluded from consideration by him. [70] I have considered Mr XX’s report carefully. He inspected the 23 files held by the firm. He was also provided with an index of emails which comprised some 87 pages, and concluded from this material that it was plain that the attendances covered a number of complex issues ove...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - He Whiritaunoka (Whanganui) chapter 28 [pdf, 857 KB]

   ...it was imperative for the Crown to deal openly and honestly with Māori leaders ; ӹ Reciprocity : the exchanges fundamental to being a part­ ner must provide advantage that is mutual, with bene­ fits flowing in both directions ; ӹ Active protection : the Crown’s duty is ‘not merely pas­ sive but extends to active protection of Maori people in the use of their lands and waters to the fullest extent practical’ ;1 and ӹ Autonomy : the iwi of Whanganui did not agree to fo...

8. Responding-to-the-Royal-Commission-of-Inquiry-into-Abuse-in-Care_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 531 KB]

   ...Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release – Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill: Approval of Amendment Paper – responding to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care Date of issue: 25 February 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the O...

9. TI(G)M v Hanning [2020] NZIACDT 1 (9 January 2020) [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...employment history and employment agreement met the visa requirements before filing the application and failing to address Immigration New Zealand’s concerns in a timely manner, thereby failing to exercise diligence and to conduct herself with due care and in a timely manner, in breach of cl 1; (3) not providing the complainant with a written agreement when he decided to proceed with the South Island Contribution Work visa application, in breach of cl 18(a); and (4) alternativ...

10. LCRO 173/2022 JV v QR (6 May 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

    ...trustees were MV and his solicitor, Mr LB. The discretionary beneficiaries were MV, AH and AH’s family members. The applicant was not a beneficiary of the Trust. [5] In 2008, MV appointed AH as his enduring attorney for both property and personal care and welfare. [6] The applicant lived overseas for many years. He returned to New Zealand in 2016 and saw MV regularly from then on. [7] In mid-2019, MV was in his 90s. In June of that year, his mental capacity was assessed by...