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1. BW v NA LCRO 266/2012 and 269/2012 (9 June 2014) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...and his view that his fees were not excessive. It recorded the steps it had taken in its enquiry leading up to the hearing including receiving Mr NA’s submissions, set out sections of the Act, Trust Account Regulations and Conduct and Client Care Rules (the Rules),2 dealt with the two aspects of Mr BW’s complaint then considered the following two issues which arose from the issues it had identified in the notice of hearing: a) Whether or not [the $6,500 fee was] in fact debited...

2. HP v ST LCRO 292/2012 (20 January 2015) [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...on our LINZ workspace. [35] Registration of the transfer to Mr and Mrs HP was therefore not completed until July 2012, some two months after settlement. That is an unacceptable delay during which time the HP’s interest in the property was unprotected. [36] I note with some concern that Ms ST may have misled the Standards Committee. I refer to the file note dated 11 September 2012 made by the Lawyers Complaints Service which records Ms ST advising that “title registration too...

3. LCRO 117/2017 LA v KB (11 December 2019) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...[32] Mr LA filed an application for review on 12 June 2017. He seeks a refund of the fees he says were overcharged by Mr BAK. [33] He claims Mr BAK “took his fees” in 2013 as soon as the Council paid the settlement money. From a consumer protection perspective, Mr LA says he also seeks a review of Mr BAK’s billing practices, and disciplinary action taken against Mr BAK. (1) Standing - “any person … chargeable” [34] Mr LA contends that because the liquidator represe...

4. AODT Court Waikato Participant Handbook [pdf, 645 KB]

   ...AODT Court Karakia Opening E te atua nou te tīmatanga o ngā mea katoa, Arohaina mai mātou e tutuki nei i ngā mahi mo tēnei rā Āmine. To the creator You are the beginning of all things seen and unseen Keep us in your caring embrace As we pursue our daily work we agree. (ĀMINE) Closing Kia tau te rangimārie Ki tēnei Whare Whakapiki Wairua Kia piki te kaha Kia piki te ora Kia piki te māramatanga Haumi ē, hui ē, tāiki ē ! Let there b...

5. Central Standards Committee 3 v Hunt [2023] NZLCDT 12 (28 April 2023) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...cases. Context [6] The agreed summary of facts is annexed as Appendix A to this decision. In brief, Mr Hunt saw himself as helping out the complainants when their lawyer, late in 1 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules), cl 6.1. 3 the piece, was unable to act. He claimed to act for them only on the financing part of the transaction. [7] However, his failures were found by the District Court Judge who heard the civil...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 145 Robertson v IDEA Services Ltd [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...Act 2000, s 103A(4). 3 Section 103A(5). needs because of his intellectual disability. He suffers from a post-traumatic stress disorder, and has difficulty communicating and expressing himself. He has a legacy of prior abuse while in care. He also has a degenerative condition affecting his sight by severely limiting it. [15] Client A has the benefit of Government funding that recognises his complex needs and behaviour and that he requires a high level of daily support, e...

7. Schiller-Cooper v Lozano [2013] NZIACDT 1 (08 January 2013) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...industry which hitherto had been subject to much justified criticism. The Registrar and Tribunal have a Parliamentary mandate to enforce standards.” Ms Lozano’s Response to the Third Minute [53] Ms Lozano claimed that her assertion that she had carefully read the First Minute and not believed she was required to respond (refer para [46] above) was true. It was the result of work pressure and it should be accepted as she had no motive to provide a false explanation. [54] She provi...

8. LCRO 138/2021 & 139/2021 TZ v FK and FK v TZ (26 July 2022) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...the case of witnesses, that conventionally occurs during cross- examination. [115] As indicated above, it can reasonably be expected that the presiding decision- maker will ensure that all relevant rules are observed and enforced. This includes protecting witnesses from improper attack by a lawyer. [116] Judges and other decision-makers are familiar with the lawyers’ disciplinary machinery. All judges and most decision-makers – at some earlier point in their careers – were s...

9. Waitangi Tribunal - Part II Te Urewera [pdf, 6.9 MB]

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10. NZCVS Methodology Report Cycle 1 (2018) [pdf, 5 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 part 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 else...