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1. LCRO 83/2020 BA v SC (18 December 2020) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...Rules 3.2 and 7.2. 14 Rules 3.4 and 3.5. Rules 3.4A and 3.5A apply to barrister’s sole. 15 Rules 5, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. 16 Rule 6. 9 clients informed, consult with them;17 to hold clients’ information in confidence;18 to charge clients fees that are fair and reasonable.19 (c) Non-clients [46] There may be circumstances when a lawyer owes a duty, other than a professional duty, such as a duty of care in negligence, to persons for whom the lawyer does not act. [47] Howev...

2. [2024] NZIACDT 22 – QN v Nandan (29 August 2024) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...Nandan set out her circumstances and said she was under considerable stress at the time. [37] Ms Nandan accepted there was no written immigration services agreement with the complainant, who was her employee, a family friend and was charged no fee. The complainant was well versed in immigration matters. [38] Ms Nandan further accepted that she did not advise the complainant directly of the decline of the residence visa in November 2018, but noted that the complainant’s 7...

3. AMLCFT Statutory Review Final Report [pdf, 5.4 MB]

   CHAPTER 1 Report on the review of the Anti- Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 Important notice The information in this publication is, according to the Ministry of Justice’s best efforts, accurate at the time of publication. The Ministry will make every reasonable effort to keep it current and accurate. However, users of this publication are advised that: • the opinions contained in this document are those of the Ministry an

4. [2014] NZEmpC 153 Roy v BOT of Tamaki College [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...disciplinary investigation and possible sanction including dismissal, Mr Roy had not manifested an intention to challenge the Board at that point. Indeed, the correspondence indicates the opposite, that he had elected to resign and was doing so in a civil and co-operative manner. It is potentially arguable that what the Board was purchasing was Mr Roy’s forensic impotence. [56] Section 238 of the Act provides as follows: 238 No contracting out The provisions of this Act hav...

5. W and W v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd [2020] CEIT-2020-0020 [pdf, 549 KB]

   ...appear to be treated as opposites. [35] The Dictionary of New Zealand Law defines “without prejudice” as meaning:7 1. A statement or offer made without an intention to affect the legal rights of any person. A statement is inadmissible in a civil action if it is made upon an express or implied condition that evidence of it is not to be given. A letter marked without prejudice protects both subsequent and previous letters in the same correspondence. See the (NZ) Evidence Act 2006...

6. LCRO 68/2021 BU - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (30 July 2021) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...undertaking provided to the Disciplinary Tribunal in 2017 and had breached r 3 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules and various Trust Account Regulations. [61] It was contended that Mr BU had breached Trust Account Regulations by: (a) deducting fees on two occasions without sending an invoice; and (b) failing to report to clients about funds held on trust and/or on interest- bearing deposit; and (c) failing to reconcile the interest-bearing deposit account. [62] The breach of the...

7. ZH v Ma [2025] NZIACDT 30 (6 June 2025) [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...documents concerning the complainant including: 3 1. Ms Ma’s immigration services agreement purportedly signed by the complainant on 12 March 2023. It provided that Ms Ma would seek a visa under the accredited employer work visa scheme, for no fee. 2. The signed employment agreement. 3. Passport, police certificate, household registration and health certificate. [8] Later on the same day, 12 March 2023, Ms Ma filed a work visa application (under the accredited employ...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 156 The Bears Home Project Management Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   The Bears Home Project Management Limited v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 156 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN THE BEARS HOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (ENV-2023-AKL-000017) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND NGĀ MAUNGA WHAKAHII O KAIPARA DEVELOPMENT TRUST Section 274 party Court: Judge J A Smi

9. Granting aid for Waitangi Tribunal matters policy [pdf, 851 KB]

   ...and (4)(a) do not apply to legal aid applications for Tribunal proceedings. c) Sections 11(3), 16(4), 18(7)(a) and 36(5) exempt Tribunal proceedings from the financial criteria relating to disposable income and capital and also from the standard civil Legal Aid charge on the proceeds of proceedings d) Section 16 (4) provides that interim grants of legal aid cannot be made in Tribunal proceedings:. e) Section 28 outlines the requirements for the application for aid or the lead provide...

10. OIA-110821.pdf [pdf, 9.2 MB]

    Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 7 May 2024 Ref: OIA 110821 Tēnā koe Mr Official Information Act request: Alcohol regulations Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 21 March 2024 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested: Could you please provide a copy of the 2022 report to the Ministe