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1. LCRO 203/2017 HI v JK (6 August 2020) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...[1] Mr HI has applied for a review of a decision by the [City] Standards Committee [X] to take no further action in respect of his complaint concerning the conduct of the respondent, Mr JK. Background [2] Mr HI was charged with two counts of careless driving causing injury. [3] On his first appearance in Court, he made an application for legal aid. At his second appearance, he was advised that his application for legal aid had been declined. 2 [4] He says that he subsequently...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 63 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...or left them with little meaningful choice over the alienation of their lands. Te Tau Ihu inquiry district 5 As a result, by as early as 1860 Te Tau Ihu Māori had lost most of their original estate. Thereafter, the Crown failed to actively protect their interests in those lands which remained to them. It also failed to protect their just rights and interests in valued natural resources. Despite petitions from Māori and repeated reports from its own officials, the Crown failed...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 052 Lakeside Developments 2017 Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...plain, implementing high urban design standards, providing better connections to the town centre and the lake, and creating a new reserve that will be vested in Iwi or the Council. (d) Objective NFL-O1 and Policy NFL-P1 which seek to recognise and protect outstanding natural features such as Lake Waikare.2 Policy PREC31-P1(1)(d) supports recognition and protection by requiring the creation of an Iwi reserve on the easternmost point of the Lakeside development, with the land being...

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   ...fines and serves some court documents. barrister A lawyer who presents cases in senior courts. beyond reasonable doubt The standard of proof that applies in a criminal case. Bill of Rights The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 was enacted to affirm, protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms in New Zealand. burden of proof The responsibility to prove a disputed allegation or charge. bylaws Laws made by local councils. Back to top C callover A meeting held by a judge to dis...

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5. Parihaka Te Kawanata o Rongo Deed of Reconciliation [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...moral values. The political paths on gravel roads led to Wellington, I am dust-covered in the wake. Engulfed in bramble, consumed by borer, wasted in deprivation, flushed with alcohol, embattled with abuse, silenced with scorn. The remaining few caretakers of the bell, the embodiment of Joseph, fed the people with the little they had. 16J PHASE 8 THE RECOVERY OF PARIHAKA TE PAE O TE ARANGA TUARUA 1975 - PRESENT DAY Wherawhera mai a rauwharangi, puakina mai tera i te hangu, ka rongo...

6. Access to Justice Technical Survey Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   0 ACCESS TO JUSTICE: LEGAL NEEDS SURVEY TECHNICAL REPORT FINAL REPORT 29 October 2024 1 Table of Contents 1 Background and purpose of Legal Needs Survey ...........................................................................5 2 Sampling .....................................................................................................6 2.1 Recruiting adults .........................................

7. Cotter v Cotter - Tutaekuri B13 [2019] Chief Judge's MB 951 (2019 CJ 951) [pdf, 471 KB]

   ...in the presentation of the facts of the case to the Court, because: (a) The number of shares vested in the transferees was more than what was intended; and (b) The applicant agreed to transfer some of his shares in the land to be set aside to protect the pito buried there; [3] The applicant claims that he has been adversely affected by the orders complained of because he completely trusted the transferees to abide by the terms of the agreement to transfer the shares and is now le...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 48 Carter Holt Harvey Limited v McAuley [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...informed consent to that agreement. It has to be for a real and proper reason that there is a fixed term, and the term must not be used as a device to avoid the unjustified dismissal provisions of the bill. Again, these are entirely reasonable protections for vulnerable workers. Why should individuals not be allowed to challenge a dismissal at the end of the term if there was no good reason for the term, and the effect is to override the personal grievance provisions? [17] This pa...

9. Muller v Yerman [2015] NZIACDT 77 (25 June 2015) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...professional services. The difficulty Ms Yerman faces is not that her fees were necessarily unjustified; but that the 2010 Code required her to enter written agreements and attend to disclosure of fees. These 7 are conventional consumer protection provisions that typically apply to licensed professionals. The bulk of the work Ms Yerman performed was not directed to the services for which she had an agreement; they were directed to work where: [28.1] She failed to document t...

10. VX & VXZ v North Island Standards Committee LCRO 126 / 2012 (5 June 2013) [pdf, 103 KB]

    ...operate a trust account, to conduct significant trust account activity through what he referred to as a “surrogate” trust account. [17] The validity of that submission is self evident. The Act and the Regulations are designed to ensure protection of client funds, and if a lawyer is able to avoid the application of the various provisions by an arrangement such as this, that objective would not be met. [18] In addition, Mr AS argued that the arrangement adopted by the lawye...