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1. [2025] NZLCDT 19 Wellington Standards Committee 1 v Mason (2 April 2025) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...clearly an industrious and committed lawyer. However, this Tribunal sees too many examples of failures to clients arising out of poor time management to completely ignore this side of Ms Mason's mode of practice. Having said that, were public protection the only issue to be considered in whether Ms Mason ought to be suspended or not, we would not have imposed a period of suspension for that purpose. [18] In opening submission at the liability hearing, Ms Mason’s then coun...

2. Maori Trustee v Hanford - Ohiro 19 and 21 Block 10 (Polhill Gully) (2006) 165 Aotea MB 131 (165 AOT 131) [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...agreement involving the Wellington Tenths Trust. The Maori Trustee has administered this land as responsible trustee since 1986. During the tenure of his trusteeship he has endeavoured to ensure that the interests of the owners are being maintained and protected as responsible trustee. After a long period it would seem of review and examination as to the potential uses of the land he has arrived at the conclusion that this exchange is in the bests interests of the owners. As part of the p...

3. 2019 to 2024 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...recommendations from the independent panel review, Te Korowai Ture ā-whānau, published in 2019. This review took a human rights approach to ensure that the welfare and best interests of tamariki are paramount when settling disputes about their care. • Working with the Ministry of Education to free children and young people from racism and discrimination. We also contribute to child and youth wellbeing through our support of the Family Court, Ngā Kōti Rangatahi and Pasifika Co...

4. Wairakei Pastoral Limited [pdf, 452 KB]

   ...and further submissions on PC1 (Decision). Parts of Decision of Particular Concern to WPL 6. WPL is largely supportive of the Decision. In particular: a. WPL strongly supports Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato and the need to restore and protect the permanent and intermittent waterbodies within the PC1 catchments within a generation. b. WPL strongly supports PC1 as being an important first step towards achieving that ultimate objective. 3 7. The discrete parts o...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 13 Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v EBIIWU [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...affect the work carried out by the saw doctors. Bargaining was then put on hold and a consultation process began regarding the possibility of fully outsourcing the saw doctor functions. [6] An important side issue arose as to whether the employment protection provisions in the expired collective agreement, which governed the terms and conditions of employment of the second defendants, complied with the relevant provisions of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) and, if not,...

6. Legal aid for civil family disputes - Tongan [pdf, 850 KB]

   ...ma‘u atu ha tokoni fakalao ‘i he kahau´. ‘E ‘ikai fiema‘u ke ke totongi fakafoki ‘a ho‘o tokoni fakalao´ kapau na‘e ngāue‘aki ki he: • ngaahi tu‘utu‘uni malu‘i fakalao ki he houtamaki ‘i ‘api´ (domestic violence protection orders) • ni‘ihi kuo fokotu‘u atu ko ha tokotaha mahaki (proposed patient) ‘i ha keisi fakalao ‘i he malumalu ‘o e Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 • ni‘ihi kuo fokotu‘u atu ko ha mahaki...

7. McCarthy & Anor v CAC 20007 & Anor [2014] NZREADT 94 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...he did not make any recommendation about due diligence and in any event such a general recommendation would not advise the appellants of the significant potential risk of mining. [13] Mr Galloway for the second respondent emphasised the lack of care that the appellants took in the purchase and their [attempt to] minimise their knowledge of the Waihi area. [14] Evidence was given to the Tribunal of the disclosure statement that Wrightsons now required agents to provide to anyone inte...

8. Penalty Davenport v REAA CAC 20005 & Anor [2014] NZREADT 38 [pdf, 50 KB]

   ...Committee in exercising its discretion. [30] It is emphasised that the Committee acknowledged that the licensee was careless rather than dishonest when providing the complainant with the specific information sought. It is clear that the Committee also carefully considered the principles underpinning disciplinary orders. Publication [31] Counsel for the Authority have helpfully made submissions on the issue of publication in terms of a non-publication order of the licensee’s name...

9. Part 1 Application legal aid lawyer [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ... Electronic    Manual M O J0 0 52.1-A PR IL17_A PPLIC ATIO N FO R A PPR O VA L TO PR O V ID E LEG A L A ID SER V IC ES PAGE 6 / 9 Please describe your accounting (invoicing) system  Electronic    Manual Client care letters   Please attach copies of your client care and standard terms of engagement letters. Please make sure they refer to the Ministry of Justice (not the Legal Services Agency) and clearly refer to any legal aid obligations that you,...

10. Manaena-Biddle v Biddle-Bassett - Te Atuareretahi (2019) 223 Waiariki MB 182 (223 WAR 182) [pdf, 159 KB]

    ...Appellate Court MB 110 (2019 APPEAL 110) 223 Waiariki MB 189 Discussion [34] It is trite law that the paramount duty of trustees is to obey their terms of trust and adhere to trust duties at all times. They equally have crucial duties of protecting the assets of the trust and acting prudently when investing trust funds: 9 ...Breaches of trust are of many different kinds. A breach of trust may be deliberate or inadvertent; it may consist of an actual misappropriation or...