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1. ENV-2016-CHC-000071 Affidavit of Mr Nathan Hole [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...Station Limited all proposed amendments creating exemptions to Rule 12.1 to allow additional clearance of noxious plants, track maintenance and existing pastoral uses. These amendments were opposed by Canterbury Regional Council and Forest and Bird Protection Society of NZ, and were supported by South Canterbury Federated Farmers. (c) The Council's s42A report recommended the inclusion of an exemption for the maintenance of tracks and the removal of declared weed pests, fro...

2. [2023] NZEmpC 168 AJY v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...privacy breach as they “knowingly accessed the offenders’ information” (emphasis added). Finally, he noted his view that AJY’s actions and behaviour constituted serious misconduct and warranted disciplinary action. He stated that, having carefully considered all of the circumstances and the range of disciplinary sanctions available to him, his preliminary view was that the appropriate disciplinary sanction was dismissal on notice. [62] In response, Mr Hope correctly noted...

3. LCRO 173/2014 G NP and H NP v DC (27 September 2018) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...he made related only to the abandoned formal proof hearing on 16 September 2013. 1 The issue of whether Ms DC was in breach of r 6.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 by acting for both the mother and maternal grandmother, was dealt with by the Committee when it considered the NP’s first complaint. The Committee concluded that Ms DC had not breached r 6.1. This was not the subject of any...

4. AB v FT LCRO 008/2015 (30 June 2016) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...charge out rate of $300 per hour was less than he would normally charge, and certainly less than someone with his experience and seniority would charge. [42] Mr FT notes rule 9.1 of the the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules), which sets out the factors to be taken into account when determining a reasonable fee. He submits that the fees charged by him were entirely in accordance with the rule 9.1 criteria. He submits that:25 Looking a...

5. [2023] NZIACDT 9 - WS v Lawlor (23 March 2023) [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...instalments. First expression and work visa application filed [8] The expression of interest under the skilled migrant category seems to have been filed almost immediately, as Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) wrote to the complainant (care of Mr Lawlor) on 21 March 2019 advising that she had been invited to 3 apply for residence. She was informed she had four months to make the residence application and no extension would be considered. Mr Lawlor told her of the invit...

6. [2019] NZEnvC 039 New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters Incorporated v Kapiti Coast District Council [pdf, 611 KB]

   ...about Kapiti when the district plans for many other councils with similar physical environments allowed for higher support structures and large Vagi aerials as permitted activities. She responded that Kapiti had its own unique landscape which was protected through the objectives and policies in its plan and that amenity values were also protected and managed in a reasonably stringent way.27 [3'1] Mr van Schalkwyk is the Senior Emergency Manager for Kapiti at the Wellington Em...

7. Section 87F Report N Broadbent with Appendices A U [pdf, 15 MB]

   Report under section 87F of the Resource Management Act 1991 on a notified resource consent application by Panuku Development Auckland Limited for consent for the construction, occupation, use and maintenance of permanent and temporary infrastructure and undertaking of activities within the coastal marine area and on land, associated with the America’s Cup To: From: Panuku Development Auckland Limited (“the applicant”) Nicola Broadbent – Reporting Planner Auckland Co

8. [2021] NZREADT 40 – Beath (29 July 2021) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...noted that the solicitors’ first letter specifically referred to the presence of Dux Quest piping), and they should have requested a copy of the CheckHome report.21 [72] The Committee found that if the licensees had exercised appropriate skill, care, competence, and diligence they would have discovered the existence of Dux Quest piping at the property and disclosed it to Mr Beath before Mr Beath discovered it himself. It found the licensees were in breach of rr 5.1 (which requires...

9. LCRO 20/2020 WD and FJ v EG, SN and PL (7 April 2022) [pdf, 354 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2022] NZLCRO 031 Ref: LCRO 20/2020 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN WD and FJ Applicants AND EG, SN and PL Respondents The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Introduc

10. [2020] NZEnvC 186 Panuku Development Auckland Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

    ...date. 5 o Submissions of Astrid Modrow dated 28 August 2020; o Submissions of Julie Singh dated 28 August 2020; o Submissions of Robert Dexter dated 28 August 2020; • Reply submissions from Panuku dated 2 September 2020. [1 OJ Having carefully considered the above, we determined that a further hearing was not necessary as the issues for each party were clearly expressed in their written submissions. We have, therefore, dealt with them on the papers to avoid further delay.