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1. LCRO 124/2017 RG v XP (4 December 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...an apparent discrepancy, the contention that the Court was misled is firmly rejected. [56] It is acknowledged that Mr XP’s lawyers properly took the precaution of ensuring the discrepancy was brought to the Court’s notice. Their job was to protect and advance Mr XP’s interests. There was no reason for them to miss an opportunity to do that. Some 14 clients instruct their lawyers to take every point. Perspectives vary, what may seem minor to one person may be of far gre...

2. [2024] NZIACDT 15 – YT v CX (14 May 2024) [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...invoice containing a full description of the services to which the fees related, in breach of cl 22. 12. Failing to personally obtain and carry out the complainant’s informed lawful instructions, in breach of cl 2(e). 13. Failing to act with due care and diligence in ensuring that the complainant fully understood the contents of the visa application before it was lodged, in breach of cl 1. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE [20] The grounds for a complaint to the Registrar made agains...

3. Constitutional Advisory Panel Full Report 2013 [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   New Zealand’s Constitution A Report on a Conversation He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa NOVEMBER 2013 NEW ZEALAND’S CONSTITUTION: A Report on a Conversation | He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa NEW ZEALAND’S CONSTITUTION: A Report on a Conversation | He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa New Zealand’s Constitution A Report on a Conversation He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa 1 NEW ZEALAND’S CONSTITUTION

4. OX v PE LCRO 224 / 2010 and 262 / 2011 (22 August 2012) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...proceedings which involved particularly contentious issues around the Applicant’s contact with his three children. The Applicant’s wife sought contact to be supervised; this was opposed by the Applicant. At some point there had been a temporary protection order obtained by the Practitioner’s client which subsequently lapsed and no further order was made. After separation of the Applicant and his wife, the Applicant had supervised visits with his children. His objections to o...

5. Evidence Brief: Therapeutic Interventions for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...AND REFERENCES i Ministry of Justice. (2015). 2014 New Zealand Crime And Safety Survey: Main Findings. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. ii Fanslow, J. & Gulliver, P. (2015). Exploring Risk and Protective Factors for Recent and Past Intimate Partner Violence Against New Zealand Women. Violence and Victims, 30(6), 960-983. Capaldi, D., Knoble, N., Shortt, J. & Kim, H. (2012). A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Intimate Part...

6. FBN v Broadway [2019] NZIACDT 70 (7 October 2019) [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...It was signed by Ms Broadway on 10 May 2017 and earlier by the employer on 3 May 2017. It did not specify the particular services to be provided. The total fee was $500. [6] On 1 June 2017, Ms Broadway issued an invoice to the complainant, care of the employer, which appears to have been paid by the employer on 8 June 2017. The complainant says she paid half of the fee by way of a deduction from her wages. [7] On 6 June 2017, the complainant paid Immigration New Zealand’s a...

7. [2018] NZEnvC 192 Hawkes Bay Fish & Game v Hawkes Bay Regional Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...regional plan provisions of the RRMP (other than is required to make consequential changes to the Decision Version definition such as to provide for separate RPS and RRMP definitions). Whether a s293 direction is appropriate [31] We have given careful consideration to whether we should make the signalled s293 direction for the mapping of Lake PoukaWa for the purposes of the entire RRMP. As recorded in the First Decision, we find the evidence of Mr Hapuku to strongly demonstrate th...

8. [2021] NZREADT 23 - Baker v Real Estate Agents Authority (18 May 2021) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...marketing the appellants’ property), has not been the subject of any other disciplinary complaint, and is considered an exemplary employee. He submitted that there will be no further complaints of this nature and that consumers are adequately protected. He submitted that the disciplinary process has been very distressing for Mr Drumm. [21] Mr Dewar also submitted that the Tribunal should take into account the context in which the events occurred. He submitted that prior efforts...

9. NZCVS 2023 Methodology Report (Cycle 6) [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...burden in increased for those with poor language or computer literacy. Given these constraints, a balance had to be struck between minimising respondent burden whilst improving the general quality of responses, by interviewing in CAPI mode, versus protecting respondent privacy but potentially sacrificing the quality of responses. Most parts of the survey can be considered sensitive to a greater or lesser extent. What one person consider sensitive, may not be considered so, to someone el...

10. LCRO 47/2021 BQ v ZG (16 December 2024) [pdf, 665 KB]

    LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 154 Ref: LCRO 47/2021 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee BETWEEN BQ Applicant AND ZG Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The applicant, Mr BQ