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1. OIA-113748.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...relationship with the agreed purpose of transforming the justice system. In 2022, the Ministry developed a Budget 2022 bid of $6m to support Ināia Tonu Nei over four years ($1.5m per annum). Backpocket Q&As Does this mean the Government doesn’t care about improving the justice system for Māori? Justice sector agencies, and the Justice Sector Leadership Board, are committed to working with Māori and supporting locally-led solutions to deliver effective interventions that co...

2. Auckland Standards Committee v Comeskey [2010] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...and Conveyancers Act 2006 (“the Act”) being conduct that occurred between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 when Mr Comeskey was providing regulated services and was conduct that consisted of a wilful or reckless contravention of the Client Care Rules in relation to his instruction to act as assigned counsel for Ms F. (b) Auckland Standards Committee 1 of the New Zealand Law Society charged Mr Comeskey with misconduct pursuant to ss 241(a) and - 3 - 7(1)(a)(i) of the...

3. LA - practice standards for legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Standards 11 Responsibilities to Clients and the Prosecution 11 Hearings 12 Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court 12 Family Practice Standards 15 Statement of Principles 15 Responsibilities to Clients 15 Without Notice Applications 16 Care of Children Act 2004 17 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 17 Domestic Violence Act 1995 18 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 18 File Maintenance 19 Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court Practice Standards...

4. Legal aid practice standards for all legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Standards 11 Responsibilities to Clients and the Prosecution 11 Hearings 12 Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court 12 Family Practice Standards 15 Statement of Principles 15 Responsibilities to Clients 15 Without Notice Applications 16 Care of Children Act 2004 17 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 17 Domestic Violence Act 1995 18 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 18 File Maintenance 19 Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court Practice Standards...

5. RF v CN LCRO 254/2012 (3 November 2016) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...dealt with. The amounts in dispute in relation to the other three items are relatively small. 7 Auckland Standards Committee No 3 v Castles [2013] NZLCDT 53 at [177]. 13 [61] Considering carefully the invoices rendered from 9 August 2010 to 6 May 2011, I do not consider that the arguments advanced by Mr RF are sufficiently persuasive to allow me to arrive at a view different to the Committee. It is significant that Mr RF execut...

6. Oslo speech for IUCNAEL Colloquium June 2016 [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...development and human use of land, air, water and soil. The “environment” is very broadly defined to include all things natural, physical, and people, all of which are to be governed in an integrated fashion. Decision making therefore involves careful weighing up of the many facets, and the making of overall value judgements. [4] The Act takes quite an enabling approach to activities like developments, and prescribes intervention only when environmental impacts will reach an una...

7. Jackman v CAC 10100 & Anderson [2011] NZREADT 30 [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...Unsatisfactory conduct which attracts professional discipline, even at the lower end of the scale, must be conduct which departs from acceptable professional standards. That departure must be significant enough to attract sanction for the purposes of protecting the public. A finding of ‘unsatisfactory conduct’ is not required in every case, even where error is shown. The question is not whether error was made, but whether the conduct in question was an acceptable discharge of prof...

8. M (C M Trust) v Tower Insurance Ltd [2019] CEIT-2019-0012 [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...party has yet to, or has failed to, fully disclose all documents in its possession or control that are relevant to the claim. The Documents sought [11] The Applicants seek further discovery of specified documents from Tower. They have taken care to particularise those documents they seek. They say that such documents are or may be relevant to issues before the Tribunal because they relate to their claim that Tower wrongly declined their requests to take steps to protect the dwell...

9. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v Holdaway [2023] NZLCDT 8 (6 April 2023) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...herself at that hearing. [2] When we first came to hear the penalty phase of the matter, we were persuaded by Ms Holdaway’s then counsel to adjourn so “she could file further evidence and assemble a cohesive case”2. Nonetheless, our duty “to protect the interests of the public and thereby maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services”3 caused us to suspend her from practice. We gave a reasoned decision to explain our reasons. It was not done lightly. [...

10. Liu & Anor v Auckland Council & Ors [2013] NZWHT Auckland 25 [pdf, 257 KB]

    ...gives rise to one of the main issues in this proceeding, namely the scope of repairs required to properly remediate the property. [3] Prior to hearing Auckland Council, the first respondent, accepted that it owed the claimants a duty of care which it breached when carrying out inspections and issuing the code compliance certificate. The Council accepts responsibility for three primary defects which it agrees have necessitated a full reclad. However the Council disputes the...