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1. 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...

2. SW v Standards Committee LCRO 371/2013 (14 September 2015) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...concluded that his conduct was unprofessional.11 Conflict of interest The Committee considered that Mr SW’s standard of record-keeping was inadequate and that he had not maintained proper professional standards in this regard. On looking carefully at the conduct afresh, as I am required to do, that analysis having particular regard to the thresholds established for conduct findings under ss 9 and 12 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act), I am satisfied that Mr SW�...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. LL v Sun [2019] NZIACDT 3 (30 January 2019) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...his reply of 3 July, Mr Sun advised of the need for an audit report and information regarding the investment funds. He stated that the applicant should now prepare the formal residence visa documents in accordance with the checklist. She was to carefully check the contents of the form which was to be sent to him after signing. [14] On 4 July 2013, Mr Sun filed with Immigration New Zealand an expression of interest in the investor category on behalf of the complainant. Mr Sun was...

6. LCRO 68/2018 TY v HG (29 November 2019) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...issues: (a) what duties, if any, did Mr HG owe to Mr TY, [EEE] and their clients; (b) did Mr HG breach any of those duties? [24] The Committee was satisfied that in the circumstances Mr HG’s duty was to his clients and that he had no duty to protect or promote the interests of [EEE] or its clients. [25] However, it considered that the obligation all lawyers owe to the Court not to mislead or deceive it,4 should extend to quasi-judicial processes such as those of the Commerce C...

7. LCRO 38/2024 & 39/2024 SM v CV and CV v SM (13 August 2025) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...Committee had regard to Mr CV’s obligation under Rule 3 to always act competently and in a timely manner consistent with the terms of the retainer and the duty to take reasonable care. It also had regard to Mr CV’s obligation under Rule 6 to protect and promote the interests of the client to the exclusion of the interests of third parties.”25 [51] The Committee described the events which occurred between February and March 2022 as ‘fast moving’ and that Mr CV’s advice was gi...

8. BORA Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill [pdf, 341 KB]

   ...provision aims to prevent the licence holder from acting in a manner which may be harmful to the public. 68. The Ministry of Health advises that the offence is also intended to encourage those responsible for medicines to meet a high standard of care. For the purposes of protecting public health and safety, a higher standard of care is required than absence of recklessness when dealing with scheduled medicines. It would not further the objective of the provision if the prosecution w...

9. Issue 41: 1 October- 31 December 2024 [pdf, 949 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 October and 31 December 2024 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2024 (4) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a d

10. Finau v Tangilanu [2014] NZIACDT 50 (15 April 2014) [pdf, 110 KB]

    ...Code of Conduct in relation to ceasing her services, in that she: [4.1.1] Did not take reasonable steps to ensure her clients’ interests were represented when she could not continue as their representative; in doing so she breached her duties of care, diligence, respect and professionalism under the Code of Conduct (clause 1.1(c)); and [4.1.2] Failed to confirm in writing when work ceased part way through an immigration process (clause 3(b) of the Code of Conduct). [5] In outline,...