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1. Recommendations Recap 2024 Q2 [pdf, 884 KB]

   ...NZCorC 63 (5 April 2024) ............................................................................... 38 iii Ure [2024] NZCorC 113 (11 June 2024) ................................................................................ 39 Medical Care ............................................................................................................................ 40 Mantell [2024] NZCorC 90 (15 May 2024) .........................................................................

2. RIS - Abortion Law Reform [pdf, 750 KB]

   ...out in Section 3 of this Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS). General context of New Zealand’s public health regulatory framework Our health system’s regulatory framework has the purpose of achieving a range of objectives for the public health care system in New Zealand. The NZ Public Health and Disability Act 2000 provides for the public funding and provision of personal health services, public health services, and disability support services. Section 3 of that Act provides that th...

3. LCRO 27/2024 VF v SR and BR (23 May 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...clients’ intention that the funds should be held by himself. [34] The Committee determined that Mr VF had breached the standard of competence required of a lawyer pursuant to r 3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Conduct and Client Care Rules). It determined that Mr VF’s conduct amounted to unsatisfactory conduct as that term is defined in s 12(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. [35] The Committee made a single ord...

4. BD v CE on behalf of GI & HJ LCRO 214/2012 (28 November 2014) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...in all the circumstances of the case, is outweighed by the interests of the appellant or the public interest. (f) Often the answer to that question will be to consider if the interests of the public, including the profession, will be adequately protected if a suppression order is made. In many cases the issue is whether or not the balance is in favour of protecting the public by means of publication, as against the interests of the appellant in carrying on his profession uninhibi...

5. [2022] NZIACDT 26 — DA v Ji (8 November 2022) [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...last resort. Furthermore, the breaches in this complaint would not, of themselves, justify any prohibition. However, combined with Mr Ji’s prior disciplinary record, a continuation of the extant prohibition is justified. The public need to be protected from him should he desire to return to the profession in the future. The Tribunal could not be confident he would practice in the future in a compliant way. He has not sought to instil any confidence that further professional dev...

6. ID v G Ltd & Ors [2025] NZDT 160 (9 May 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...May 2025. 2. R Ltd is to pay U Ltd $15,000.00 on or before 30 May 2025. Reasons 1. ID engaged G Ltd to paint the roof, fascia and garage door of her home. She also engaged F Ltd to supply and install a scaffold working platform and edge protection, for the painters. On 7 December 2022 a working platform and edge protection was installed by F Ltd. Between 8 and 12 December 2022 the painting work was completed by G Ltd. On 16 December 2022, the scaffold working platform and edge p...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 183 Grenadier Ltd v Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...perspective as a kaumatua of Ngāti Kikopiri, he “welcomed” development and considered, “[t]he proposed use is less impactful on the natural environment than the present pastoral and forestry uses”.25 Expecting “robust conditions and careful monitoring by the Council” he considered that there would be improvements in the environment and natural character which would be “enjoyed by many”. [50] Mr Warrington gave evidence as an employee of the MTA, which represents...

8. Regulatory impact statement: Review of family violence legislation [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...parents to make decisions about the care of their children after they have separated. A child’s welfare and best interests are the first and paramount consideration in all decisions under the DVA. The DVA requires that a child's safety must be protected and, in particular, a child must be protected from all forms of violence. c. the Crimes Act 1961, Bail Act 2000 and Sentencing Act 2002, which together with other criminal legislation, set out criminal offences and their consequenc...

9. 20 May 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...Later in the month all users of the Resolution Management System (RMS) will log-in using the RealMe® service. What is RealMe®? The RealMe service is an authentication service used by a variety of organisations. The service is designed to protect your privacy and security. Once you have a RealMe login you'll be able to use it in many places, saving you from remembering lots of different logins. Why is RealMe being introduced for logging into RMS? By verifying who the users...

10. LC Ltd v XU Ltd [2024] NZDT 356 (21 May 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

    ...would do to protect another from foreseeable risks of harm. XU Ltd concede that the concrete aggregator was inadvertently overloaded, and as a result, aggregate spilled down onto LC Ltd’s vehicle, causing damage. I find that XU Ltd had a duty of care to protect LC Ltd from foreseeable risks of harm, and that this duty was breached when the aggregator was overloaded. I am satisfied that the damage caused by the spillage of aggregate was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the overload...