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1. LCRO 161/2020 SE v GR (31 March 2021) [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...a lawyer and at the relevant time a partner of [Law Firm 1] (the firm), for failing to disclose information to Ms SE concerning a residential property she was purchasing. The Committee ordered Mr GR to pay a fine, costs, and reduce the firm’s fees. [2] From June 2014 Mr GR, and then from October 2014 his partner, Mr BC, acted for Ms SE on the purchase of a residential section and a house to be built on the section (the property) from [123 Co] Limited (the vendor). 2 [3]...

2. NZ BORA Advice: Civil Aviation Bill [pdf, 368 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 29 July 2021 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Civil Aviation Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Civil Aviation Bill (the Bill) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared in relation to the latest version of the Bill (PCO...

3. 2012 to 2015 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 962 KB]

   ...want to achieve 6 Sector-wide goals 6 The Ministry’s strategy 8 Our performance framework 9 What we will do 10 Making communities safer 10 Maintaining the integrity and improving the responsiveness of the justice system 11 Maintaining the civil and democratic rights of New Zealanders 14 How we work 16 Our changing environment 16 Shaping the Ministry to adapt and deliver 16 Appendix 1 Our performance measurement framework 20 Appendix 2 Justice sector key performance in...

4. Consultation response report [pdf, 745 KB]

   ...difference between legal aid and specified legal services ............................................ 3 Minor new obligations ........................................................................................................................ 3 Fixed fee payments ............................................................................................................................. 5 Complaint notification ............................................................................

5. Q v I [2018] NZIACDT 18 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...therefore may amount to Incapacity rather than a breach of clause 18(a) of the Code of Conduct 2014. Incapacity The Adviser was engaged to submit five visa applications to INZ on behalf of the Complainant and his family. The Adviser accepted fees in the sum of $11,000 for his services. The Adviser submitted a partnership-based work visa application to INZ on behalf of the Complainant's wife, however, due to serious medical issues, the Adviser was unable to continue acting o...

6. [2022] NZIACDT 28 - DD v Pabellon (15 November 2022) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...180 [7] On 14 April 2018, the complainant and ASP Immigration entered into a service agreement. Ms Pabellon would prepare and file for the complainant a residence application under the skilled migrant category (as a university lecturer). The fee was 3 $5,750 (incl. GST), payable in instalments as the work progressed. The complainant duly paid the total fee in instalments as well as $530 to Immigration NZ. [8] Ms Pabellon filed the expression of interest (expression) on 16...

7. [2025] NZIACDT 23 – JY v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...of cl 18(a), and failed to explain all significant matters in the agreement in breach of cl 18(b). 3. Failed to provide the complainant with an invoice for a payment of RMB 20,000 made on 8 April 2023, in breach of cl 22. 4. Charging a total fee of RMB 40,000 and the contractually specified fee of RMB 20,000 both of which were not fair or reasonable, in breach of cl 20(a). 5. Failed to provide the complainant with evidence of being licensed in breach of cl 14, or with a summar...

8. Joint Application to Make a New Parenting Order by Consent [pdf, 603 KB]

   ...Registrar of the Court, Justice of the Peace or lawyer (other than a lawyer involved in this case). Remember that your and the authorised person’s initials should be put in the box provided. All ‘interested parties’ must swear or affirm this form. Fees/waivers There is $242 filing fee to pay if you are applying for a new or to vary (change) a Parenting Order. You can go to the Family Court counter to pay the fee. Please do not send cash through the post. If paying the fee will cause...

9. LCRO Annual Report 2020 [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...that had accumulated over many years. The benefit of appointing additional Review Officers to assist in managing the LCRO’s workload is becoming apparent. Applications which are accorded priority on receipt (particularly complaints where fees remain unpaid and applications challenging a Committee’s decision to refer a practitioner to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal) are, in most cases, able to be promptly allocated a hearing date. In the current reporti...

10. Zhong Wei Zhou v Complaints Assessment Committee 412 & Shu (Sue) Zhou [2017] NZREADT 49 [pdf, 160 KB]

    ...the appellant is not material to the penalty decision and need not be considered further. [20] The appellant submitted in his notice of appeal that because of the second respondent’s conduct, he lost a lot of money by having to pay extra legal fees, and in 8 Mairs v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 301) [2016] NZREADT 63 (penalty decision). travelling to New Zealand to “solve the issue”. He sought compensation for his...