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...context of the Officer having directed the parties to attempt to negotiate a settlement, in my view, opportunity for a Review Officer to 4 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, r 3.8. 5 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, s 201. 6 Section 201(4)(c). 8 exercise a discretion to continue with the review process, in circumstances where there has been a settlement reached following a directed med...
...14, 16, 19, 24 and 25. No. Document Comments 1. Electoral Matters Bill: Options to improve Some information has been withheld in the timeliness of the vote count accordance with the following sections of the OIA: Briefing • section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of Ministry of Justice natural persons, and 6 November 2024 • section 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by officers of a public service age...
...was in a position to release the e- dealing) gave him adequate protection. That submission does not affect in any way the fact that Mr RE was not in a position to fulfil his undertaking until the other two sales settled. Mr AP may have prudently protected himself, but it is Mr RE’s undertaking which is under scrutiny. [35] To give such an undertaking without advising Mr AP of the facts potentially constitutes unsatisfactory conduct by reason of s 12(b)(ii) of the Lawyers and Co...
...damages in excess of $200,000.” [15] He alleges that this is a breach of “s11.1” being misleading or deceptive conduct, by which I take it that he is referring to Rule 11.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (Client Care Rules). Rule 11.1 of the Client Care Rules provides that - “A lawyer must not engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive anyone on any aspect of the lawyer’s practice....
...6 Letter PP to LCRO (8 March 2015). 7 LCRO Minute, 23 July 2015. 8 Wandsworth v Keith and Ddinbych, LCRO 149 and 150/2009 at [19]. 5 Given the purposes of the Lawyer and Conveyancers Act (which in s 3(1)(b) includes the protection of consumers of legal services) it is appropriate to award compensation for anxiety and distress where it can be shown to have occurred. [18] The LCRO went on to say:9 There is, however, no punitive element to an award of damages fo
...Rūnanga, and representatives of Otago Regional Council, Department of Conservation, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Friends of Lake Hayes. 8 I am a very active member on the ground for restoration projects and I advocate for the absolute protection of our most valuable resource, the mauri of wai māori. I believe that the land and water will not be healed until the people are healed by becoming educated and informed champions of their area. 9 I am here to speak on behalf...
Children need parents to protect them from conflict A Parenting Through Separation programme factsheet. M O J0 56 1C _O C T1 8 To find out more, go to justice.govt.nz/family/resources 1. Your children need to be away from conflict because: • seeing or hearing conflict with your ex-partner can damage them, even if they seem resilient or ‘tough’ • they’re likely to worry deeply if they see a parent they love being upset • they may think they’re the cause of their p...
...a senior and quite experienced in what he does. (v) (1996 to 2006) Senior casual shearer, builder, steel foundry, stump removal. Mainly 4 stand sheds. [5] Shearing sheds were comprised of corrugated iron and were uninsulated, and no hearing protection was available or used. The work environment was loud with the constant operation of shearing machines, radio noise and animal noise. The noise was worse with the covered yards. Shearing sheds are described by their number of stands...
...Tribunal’s jurisdiction to discipline an overseas resident in respect of conduct partly done overseas. Faire J acknowledged the general principle of territoriality but held that the medical practitioner was susceptible to discipline for the protection of the New Zealand public. When the pertinent legal provisions for medical practitioners are compared with those for lawyers, those provisions affecting medical practitioners have no comparable division between professional and per...
...standards of conduct are maintained in the occupation concerned.” [12] When imposing sanctions those statutory purposes require consideration of at least four factors which may materially bear upon maintaining appropriate standards of conduct: [12.1] Protecting the public: Section 3 of the Act states “The purpose of this Act is to promote and protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice ...” [12.2] Demanding minimum standards of conduct: Dentice v Valuers Regist...