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1. ZH v Ma [2025] NZIACDT 30 (6 June 2025) [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...depending on the gravity of the charges.8 The Code [29] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … 2 Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s 45(2) and (3). 3 Section 49(3) and (4). 4 Sparks v Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary...

2. 14.02.2023 Long Term Insights Briefing The Future of Imprisonment II FINAL [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   Research New Zealand 1 Long-term Insights Briefing The Future of Imprisonment in New Zealand II Final Report October 2022 Research New Zealand 2 Long-term Insights Briefing The Future of Imprisonment in New Zealand II PREPARED FOR Rebecca Lancashire Ministry of Justice PREPARED BY Emanuel Kalafatelis, Annita Wood and Jane Falloon CONTACT DETAILS Emanuel Kalafatelis Research New Zealand Phone 04 499 3088 www.researchnz.

3. [2024] NZEnvC 248 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 6.9 MB]

   Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Waikato District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 248 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2022-AKL-051) TRANSPOWER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2022-AKL-074) Appellants AND WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Chief Enviro

4. LCRO 185/2017 DO v DP (18 March 2019) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...pursuant to s 152(2)(b) of Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act), that by repaying Mr JQ’s boat loan without his clients’ consent Mr DO had failed to act competently consistent with the terms of the retainer and the duty to take reasonable care. By doing so he had contravened r 3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules) which constituted unsatisfactory conduct under s 12(c) of the Act. [24] The Committee ordered Mr DO...

5. LCRO 239/2017 AB v CD (3 July 2019) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...allows a Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) to conduct the review on the basis of all information available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. 8 [52] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that ne...

6. [2022] NZREADT 16 - CAC 2102 v He & An (15 August 2022) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...or Mr An to use their previous signatures/initials. They complained to Barfoots who made a report to the Real Estate Agents Authority (the Authority) in accordance with rr 7.1 and 7.2 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules). [21] On 18 February 2020 Mr He prepared a timeline of events for Barfoots in which he stated that on 12 February 2020 he had met with the Vendors at the Property and that “everyone signed in the ipad”. Mr...

7. LCRO 127/2024 ZU v TC, NE, GQ and Law firm A (13 June 2025) [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...aggressive pursuit of fees was unacceptable in the face of their professional misconduct. [48] Ms ZU’s review application was supported by a comprehensive response to the arguments submitted by the lawyers in responding to her complaint, and a careful examination of the Committee’s decision. In filing further information with the LCRO, she had opportunity to respond to the response to her review that had been provided by counsel for [Law firm A]. 9 [49] All material filed...

8. EV v IG LCRO 111/2013 (8 September 2015) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...its jurisdiction may do no more than impose unnecessary burden on its resources. [93] It was my sense that Mr EV advanced his application from a genuine conviction that Mr IG’s conduct required a disciplinary response. However, after giving careful consideration to all the material before me, I see no grounds to depart from the Committee’s decision to take no further action on the complaint. Decision Pursuant to s 211(1)(a) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, the decisi...

9. LCRO 192/2017 KY v QW, Official Assignee (27 September 2019) [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...any practice notes”.28 [82] In summary, publication of the name of a lawyer against whom a finding of unsatisfactory conduct has been made is not so much to punish the lawyer but, taking into account the consumer purposes of the Act, to afford protection to the public where considered necessary. The Guidelines for Parties to Review for this Office include that if a Committee has ordered publication of a lawyer’s name, then the Review Officer “will take into account the … Co...

10. Characteristics associated with the early identification of complex Family Court custody cases [pdf, 89 KB]

    Characteristics associated with the early identification of complex Family Court custody cases Prepared for the Department for Courts Helena Barwick Alison Gray Roger Macky DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department for Courts. First published September 2003 Department for Courts PO Box 2750 Well