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1. Gay v Tupara-Katu - Succession to Boy Kapua [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1120 (2021 CJ 1120) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...connection to the deceased, the applicant submits he is entitled to a life interest only. [11] In her initial application, the applicant submits that she and her sisters did not receive notice of the hearing, which meant they were unable to go to Court to dispute the matter. Nor did they receive minutes following the decision, so she was unaware that no will had been presented to the Court. However, in hearing, the applicant’s daughter when questioned about whether her mother attend...

2. AD & Anor v ZU LCRO 60/2013 (3 March 2014) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...ADs’ review are that the Committee was biased in favour of Mr ZU, was wrong to accept Mr ZU’s version of events over theirs, and that the decision is incorrect as a result. The ADs point to a number of factual findings that relate to their dispute with the GQ that they say the Committee has wrongly recorded, failed to recognise, or misunderstood. The ADs also say that the Committee’s approach to Mr ZU’s failures was inappropriate, with particular reference to: a. failing t...

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4. LCRO 68/2016 ZA v YB (23 May 2019) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Following Mrs XC’s death, Mr XC instructed Mr YB to prepare a new will in which he appointed Mrs ZA, WD and VE executors. The estate was to be distributed equally between his three children. [7] Mr and Mrs XC had also established a Trust (the XC Family Trust) which owned a property in [Town]. The trustees of the Trust were Mr and Mrs XC. In February 2012 Mr and Mrs XC had signed a Memorandum of Wishes in which they expressed the wish that the Trust assets be distributed equally...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 40 B v Virgin Australia (NZ) Employment & Crewing Ltd [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...took no further steps in relation to the way in which the defendant had dealt with the Potts Point incident, or the stated intention to keep the letter on his file for “future reference.” [6] In early 2009 the plaintiff’s fiancé died. Her family raised a number of concerns with the defendant relating to alleged alcohol and drug use by the plaintiff (the family complaints). [7] Mr Lowe (Flight Operations Manager) was tasked with undertaking an investigation, which he co...

6. Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 857 KB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement | 1 Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform Quality Assurance (completed by QA panel) Reviewing Agency/Agencies: Ministry of Justice Panel Assessment & Comment: The Ministry of Justice's RIA QA panel has reviewed the Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform (Interim RIS) prepared by the Ministry of Justice and considers that the information and a

7. Nelson Standards Committee v Downing and Reith [2022] NZLCDT 21 (27 June 2022) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...that there was value in the work carried out. They say that a signficant fee has already been written off ($39,835.62). They note the extent of work that was undertaken, including the work that was undertaken on the estate matters prior to the Family Protection Act claim. They note that it is not clear whether, and at what point, legal aid would have been available for that process. 19 Supra at [207]. 12 [45] In Wellington Standards Committee v Logan the Tribunal was...

8. National Standards Committee 2 v Tingey [2023] NZLCDT 22 (17 May 2023) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL ON LIABILITY What this decision addresses [1] This was a hearing relating to a charge of misconduct against Mr Tingey, laid under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (LCA) – Charge 1. Mr Tingey admitted the charge but disputed some of the particulars supporting it. The Tribunal was required to determine which of the particulars had been established to the required standard by the Standards Committee. [2] Secondly, the hearing was to determine liability fo...

9. MacGregor v Craig [2016] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 226 KB]

   1 (1) NOTE ALL NON-PUBLICATION ORDERS MADE BY THE TRIBUNAL HAVE BEEN RESCINDED AND NO LONGER APPLY (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2016] NZHRRT 6 Reference No. HRRT 040/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN RACHEL MACGREGOR PLAINTIFF AND COLIN CRAIG DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson

10. Matchitt v Matchitt - Te Kaha 65 Block [2015] Māori Appellate Court MB 433 (2015 APPEAL 433) [pdf, 279 KB]

    ...time. However, what tips the balance in favour of Edward Matchitt is our conclusion that there is some merit in the grounds of appeal. [54] We also take into account that partition or occupation order applications are different in nature to civil proceedings in the District or High Courts. They are not “litigation” in the truest sense, where the court provides a final ruling on a controversy between the parties. Applications for partition or occupation orders involve the lowe...