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1. NZBORA-Advice-NZ-EU-FTA-Legislation-Bill-For-Publication.pdf [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...the geographical indication; iii. New section 96 enables an enforcement officer to give a notice of direction requiring a person to cease further use of the registered geographical indication; iv. New section 111 enables a court in the context of civil proceedings to make an order that requires the person to erase, remove, or obliterate the geographical indications from any infringing goods, material, or object. 8. Where a provision is found to limit a particular right or freedom, i...

2. Provider Manual for legal aid providers - DELETE [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...Providing legal aid Grants Handbook The Grants Handbook is a useful resource that sets out our policies relating to legal aid in detail. Use the grants handbook to learn more about legal aid applications, eligibility, assignment, reassignments, fees, payments and more. We encourage you to read the Grants Handbook before you begin providing legal aid services. Applying for legal aid People who meet the criteria in the Act and Legal Services Regulations 2011 can apply for a legal

3. Provider Manual for legal aid providers - DELETE [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...Providing legal aid Grants Handbook The Grants Handbook is a useful resource that sets out our policies relating to legal aid in detail. Use the grants handbook to learn more about legal aid applications, eligibility, assignment, reassignments, fees, payments and more. We encourage you to read the Grants Handbook before you begin providing legal aid services. Applying for legal aid People who meet the criteria in the Act and Legal Services Regulations 2011 can apply for a legal

4. LCRO 38/2024 & 39/2024 SM v CV and CV v SM (13 August 2025) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...every chance he got’;17 (iii) Mr CV facilitated the refund of the deposit by providing his trust account details to Mr JW when he had not been instructed to take that step. [40] Ms SM’s complaints did not include a complaint about Mr CV’s fees. Mr CV’s response [41] Mr CV responded briefly,18 expressing his disappointment that Ms SM had not contacted him directly. He also advised that he was unclear ‘on the actual grounds of complaint’. The hearing [42] The notice...

5. Applying-be-a-Legal-Aid-Provider-Step-by-Step-Guide-Feb-2025 [pdf, 655 KB]

   Applying to be a legal aid provider Step-by-step guide Ministry of Justice February 2025 Introduction This guide will help you complete an application to become an approved provider of legal aid services or specified legal services under section 77 of the Legal Services Act 2011 (Act). The guide explains some of the terms used in the forms and includes a checklist to help you ensure your application is complete. Before you can provide legal aid services or specified legal servi

6. Assess the debtor's finances over the phone

   You can apply for a registrar to phone the debtor to assess their ability to pay. This can be useful if: you don’t want to attend a hearing the debtor hasn’t completed a financial statement you don’t have enough information to apply for an attachment order. Fill out the assessment of financial means application form. Make sure you: include the debtor’s phone number include a copy of the judgment or order pay the filing fee You should also include the debtor's address. If we cannot ma

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7. Singh v Patel [2019] NZIACDT 17 (28 March 2019) [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: Self-represented Adviser: Self-represented 2 PRELIMINARY [1] Mr Santokh Singh was a client of Mr Patel, the adviser, for the purpose of a residence application. It is alleged that Mr Patel’s fees were extravagant and he did not promptly offer a fair refund when his services were terminated. Mr Patel says his fees were reasonable given the volume of work done and refunding only half the fee paid was fair as he had already done t...

8. RC v ZN LCRO 74/2012 (21 July 2015) [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...in LawTalk Issue 357 and was headed “Threat to make criminal allegation”. In that matter, a lawyer was found guilty of unsatisfactory conduct after threatening to make a report to the Securities Commission if the amount at the centre of a civil dispute was not paid. The lawyer’s clients were seeking repayment of a share subscription promoted by the opposing client. The lawyer wrote to the opposing client stating that if payment was not made within a certain time “our client...

9. 2019 Directory of Official Information P-R [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Directory of Official Information Listings P-R Author Version number Date About This is a living document; we endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz Ministerial Services Strategy, Governance & Finance mailto:official.correspond

10. NLT v Coetzee [2020] NZIACDT 7 (10 February 2020) Sanctions [pdf, 122 KB]

    ...the payment of all or any of the costs or expenses of the investigation, inquiry, or hearing, or any related prosecution: (h) an order directing the licensed immigration adviser or former licensed immigration adviser to refund all or any part of fees or expenses paid by the complainant or another person to the licensed immigration adviser or former licensed immigration adviser: (i) an order directing the licensed immigration adviser or former licensed immigration adviser to pay re...