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1. [2024] NZIACDT 32 - XI v Liu (16 December 2024) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is XI, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by XA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 14 March 2023....

2. [2024] NZEnvC 244 Bowkett v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...enforcement orders by WDC against Mr Bowkett. [4] The costs for which reimbursement is sought by WDC total $71,015.30. Reimbursement is sought for sums on a GST exclusive basis. WDC seeks indemnity costs for the survey, engineering review and legal fees, and half of the costs of its staff. [5] WDC submits that five of the six factors in clause 10.7(j) of the Environment Court Practice Note 2023 are applicable: (a) arguments advanced without substance – all of Mr Bowket’s argume...

3. Redruth v Dereham LCRO 154 / 2010 (10 November 2010) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...nevertheless continue with the claim. [16] In May 2009 the matter was heard before Randerson J, who, grating the strike out application in relation to F, concluded that there was no basis for such a claim. [17] The Practitioner had rendered fees to the Applicant which, at the date of the complaint, remained unpaid. It was apparent from the evidence that the Practitioner had attempted to recover his fees through the District Court and had obtained a default judgment that was late...

4. KB v WY LCRO 67 / 2011 (30 March 2012) [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...both Mr and Mrs PC as directors of ADL and dated 8 February 2010. [6] On that date, Mr WY sent a letter of engagement to “The Directors, [ADL ... North Island]”. Mrs PC was residing at that address. At the end of the section with regard to fees, the letter of engagement included the following sentence: “We will also deduct all other fees owed by [ADL] from the sale process.” [7] On the same day, Mr PC signed an authority addressed to Mr WY’s firm (ADM) which authorised t...

5. [2020] NZIACDT 20 - QM v Ng (14 May 2020) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...became a contractor to that company (the copy agreement sent to the Tribunal was not signed by Impact Migration). She agreed to provide immigration advice and processing services to clients of Impact Migration, in return for 15 per cent of its fee. [6] In June 2016, Mr Smith introduced the complainant’s partner to Ms Ng. The complainant is a national of Uganda. [7] In August and November 2016, Ms Ng filed visitor and work visa applications respectively for the complainant. Sh...

6. 29 June Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 532 KB]

   ...checked according to the new regulations before they begin work. By 1 July 2019, all 280,000 central government funded children’s workers will need to have been safety checked. More information on the Children’s Action Plan can be found here. The civil legal aid fee schedule and disbursement list for appeals against the decision to deny or revoke children’s workers exemptions can be found here. All legal aid applications for children's workers exemptions appeals will be m...

7. Brown v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Appeal) [2024] NZACC 085 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...(b) band B, if a normal amount of time for the particular step is considered reasonable; or (c) band C, if a comparatively large amount of time is considered reasonable. [8] Schedule 4 provides for the time allocations for each step in general civil proceedings, according to categories A, B and C. 3 [9] Rule 14.12(2) provides that a disbursement may only be included in a costs award to the extent that the disbursement was approved by the Court for the purposes of the pr...

8. Sherburn v CAC 10017 & Harlows [2012] NZREADT 33 [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...provision for, these covenants and the second respondents allege that they were not made aware of them at that time. [9] On 26 March 2008, the second respondents discovered the three covenants and that led to a protracted legal dispute (in the civil jurisdiction) between the parties. [10] The transaction leading to the Harlows’ complaint concerned that 6 November 2007 agreement entered into by them (as purchasers) with Sherman Ltd (as vendor). That agreement was preceded by an e...

9. Audit-and-monitoring-policy [pdf, 376 KB]

   ...Ministry (including the Practice Standards for Legal Aid Providers) • their professional obligations, and • the Ministry’s policies and procedures. Limited audits enable the Ministry to: • perform financial checks on the file (to ensure fees and fixed fees are correctly applied and claimed) • identify any red flags that would contribute to a risk profile and provide a pathway to the full audit programme and • identify any education needs and support opportunities for pro...

10. [2022] NZIACDT 24 - DA v Ji (20 September 2022) [pdf, 173 KB]

    ...on 8 November 2017.5 [15] According to Mr Ji, the complainant told him on about 23 November 2017 he was required to pay a returnable bond to the restaurant.6 Mr Ji said to the complainant that he had understood the money was for the agent’s fees in China. The complainant asked Mr Ji to prepare a receipt for the deposit of RMB 100,000. It is the complainant’s evidence that Mr Ji said he could not provide it because the payment was illegal. Mr Ji says he told the complainant h...