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1. LCRO 52/2016 and 57/2016 BF v ZL (18 February 2019) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...not focus on the invoice. His complaint concerned the alleged conflict of interests and the failure by Mr ZL to obtain informed consent from both parties as required by r 6.1.1. of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules).7 The appeal [22] XY appealed the High Court judgment and progress of the investigation was delayed pending issue of the Court of Appeal judgment. The appeal did not seek to have the High Court judgment, uphold...

2. Boyd-Dunlop & Anor v CAC307 & Anor [2016] NZREADT 8 [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...appellants were aware of the need for such a resource consent and she had told him that the appellants could raise that matter with their lawyer due to her inserting a due diligence clause in the contract which she did. She said that she explained carefully to them the effect and scope of that due diligence clause. [26] Later in her evidence in chief, she stated as follows: “[13] I acknowledge that I was not aware of the restrictive covenant on the title of the property at the rel...

3. [2021] NZIACDT 26 - RH v Ji - Sanctions (23 December 2021) [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...previous appearances. He has previously been ordered to complete training, so a further order would have no effect. [18] Mr Ji no longer holds a licence. While depriving a person of their livelihood is a sanction of last resort, the public should be protected from a dishonest adviser who does not admit his wrongdoing, provide an explanation or show remorse. [19] It is submitted that the appropriate sanctions would be: (1) Censure. (2) Prevention from applying for a licence for a...

4. Applications-under-the-PPPR-Act-practice-note-revised-July-2024.pdf [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...In this practice note: (a) PPPR Act means the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1998. (b) MHCAT Act means the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. (c) IDCCR Act means the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. FAMILY COURT PRACTICE NOTE APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS ACT 1988 (d) SACAT Act means the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017. (e)...

5. RI v Hart LCRO 158 / 2011 (29 August 2012) - Publication Decision [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...a client’s funds and acted in this way be published? Mr Hart’s submissions [18] Mr Hart notes the divergence in findings between the Standards Committee and myself. At [43] of the Findings Decision I commented that: [43] I have given careful consideration to these comments. I have noted that the Convener of the Standards Committee is a person with considerable litigation experience and members of the Committee also comprise practitioners with experience in litigation. Howev...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 1 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...judiciary, staff, stakeholders, media and the public informed about the findings and recommendations of the New Zealand Coroners Court. Table of contents 1 Case study SUDI deaths 4 Recommendations 4 Adverse effects or reactions to medical or surgical care 8 Aged care 9 Care facilities 9 Child deaths 11 Diving, scuba diving, snorkelling 13 Drug, alcohol or substance abuse 14 Labour or childbirth 15 Mental health issues 15 Natural causes 15 Recreational or leisure activities 15...

7. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends June 2020 [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...applications In 2019/2020, there were 59,534 substantive applications filed in the Family Court. This decreased 2% from 2018/2019. The largest number of applications were for ‘guardianship’ cases (30%). These applications relate to the Care of Children Act 2004 (excluding Hague) and are mostly applications for parenting orders. The next most frequent case types in 2019/2020 were related to care or protection under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (16%), family violence (15%)...

8. Affidavit in support of appointment to administer property [pdf, 153 KB]

   Affidavit in support of appointment to administer property The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 at ……………………………. [place] ……………………………………………………………………………………….. [full name] ……………………………………………………………………………………….. [address] …………………...

9. LCRO 20/2017 AP v RE (20 December 2018) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...Mr LN’s submissions [109] To support each of these issues of complaint, Mr LN prepared and produced a helpful chronology of key events during Mr AP’s retainer with Mr RE, together with a commentary on each event. That chronology has been carefully read. [110] There were two parts to Mr RE’s retainer: (a) Obtain files and funds from Mr W. This however developed, with Mr AP’s authority, into Mr RE acting for Mr AP in the child support/notices of claim issue, which Ms Z ha...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 24 Lowe v Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health & Ors [pdf, 194 KB]

    ...1-2 December 2014 (heard at Wellington) Appearances: P Cranney, counsel for the plaintiff J Holden and M Conway, counsel for the first defendant H Kynaston and J Howes, counsel for the second defendant S Meikle, counsel for Carers New Zealand Trust, Intervener Judgment: 2 March 2015 JUDGMENT OF THE FULL COURT Introduction [1] The issue in this proceeding is whether Ms Lowe was a “homeworker” as defined in the Employment Relations Act 200