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1. Moctezuma v Chase-Seymour [2013] NZIACDT 40 (26 June 2013) [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...apply for residence, as she lacked an essential requirement to seek residence. [10] Ms Chase-Seymour’s conduct was dishonest, misleading, unprofessional, and the complaint has been upheld on that basis. [11] Ms Chase-Seymour did not refund the fees she had taken dishonestly from Ms Moctezuma. The parties’ positions on sanctions Ms Moctezuma’s first submission [12] Ms Moctezuma made submissions on the appropriate sanctions. [13] She provided evidence that Ms Chase-Seymour had...

2. Form-4-Deportation-Appeal-by-a-Non-Resident.pdf [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...members and my representative (if any), have signed the form.  I am providing copies of all documents and information I want to submit.  Each adult person liable for deportation must complete a separate appeal form.  I have paid the fee. This fee is non-refundable. If you need help filling in this form, please: • read “A Guide to Deportation Appeals by a Non-Residents”; or • call the Tribunal on (64 9) 914 4299; or • email the Tribunal at ipt@justice.govt.nz...

3. GL v TT & LT [2022] NZDT 249 (7 December 2022) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...sees fit. Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions If the Order or Agreed Settlement is not complied with, you can apply to the Collections Unit of the District Court to have the order enforced. Application forms and information about the different civil enforcement options are available on the Ministry of Justice’s civil debt page: http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt For Civil Enforcement enquiries, please phone 0800 233 222. Help and Further Informa...

4. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee v Parlane [2011] NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...before the Legal Complaints Review Officer (“LCRO”). [29] The Standards Committee lodged a Schedule with the Tribunal on 6 October 2010 (later supported by the further and better details filed with the Tribunal, as noted8), showing its legal fees and expenses totalling $67,418.75 [30] We consider the hourly rate of $300 per hour plus GST charged by counsel for the Standards Committee is reasonable, given the nature and importance of defended disciplinary matters, and the need to...

5. ZA v YB LCRO 164/2013 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...upon which the documents can be uplifted to you. If you consider that the matter is so urgent that you need to uplift the file now, then please note that we hold a lien over the documents and, upon receipt of an undertaking from your firm that our fees will be paid in priority to your firm’s fees, we will release the relevant documents to you. For the record, yesterday, the writer was intensely involved in preparing and filing urgent submissions and bundles documents in respect of...

6. Care of Children Applying for a Court Order guide [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...(section 68) When • When a party breaks the conditions (rules). • The Family Court has several ways it can enforce the order, such as: • giving a formal warning • changing or removing the parenting order • asking the person to pay a bond (fee), which they may lose if they keep breaking the conditions (rules) of the order • asking the person who is breaking the conditions to pay costs to the other party. • (These options are included in the form.) Who • A party to a paren...

7. M Ltd v KC [2023] NZDT 26 (2 February 2023) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...hearings on behalf of M Ltd and was appointed as its representative. KC also attended both hearings. Onus of Proof 6. An applicant bringing a claim or counterclaim in the Tribunal has the onus of proving his or her claim/counterclaim on the civil standard of proof which is the balance of probabilities (that is, that it is more likely than not). I would like to reassure the parties that I have considered all the information and evidence presented by them when making my determination...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 95 Strachan v Moodie [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...himself at the outset of his discussions with Ms Strachan as a “pro bono” lawyer. As it would to most people, this meant to Ms Strachan that he undertook legal work at no cost for persons unable to afford what would otherwise have been his fees for doing so. Mr Moodie was then, in 2004, in his late 60s, had retired from previous occupations, and had superannuation interests. It was not inconceivable that he could have been a pro bono lawyer in the sense Ms Strachan believed....

9. Departmental Disclosure Statement: Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...Crown Law has provided Bill of Rights Act 1990 advice to the Attorney-General. Offences, penalties and court jurisdictions 3.4. Does this Bill create, amend, or remove: (a) offences or penalties (including infringement offences or penalties and civil pecuniary penalty regimes)? YES (b) the jurisdiction of a court or tribunal (including rights to judicial review or rights of appeal)? YES The Bill contains the following offence provisions:  The creation of an offence for b...

10. MOJ0058 Disputes Tribunal booklet JAN23 [pdf, 428 KB]

    ...welfare benefits or ACC payments • trade secrets or intellectual property (e.g., copyright issues, or who owns an idea or creative work) • the recovery of land, or title to land • decisions made by Government agencies or Councils about their fees or operations • certain debts, where there is no dispute about the sum owed Where to go if we cannot help • For residential tenancies, or body corporate disputes, go to Tenancy Services (tenancy.govt.nz/disputes) • For emplo...