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1. Yates v Nathan - Neville David Nathan Whanau Trust [2016] Chief Judge's MB 223 (2016 CJ 223) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...constitute a whānau trust in respect of any beneficial interests in Māori land or General land owned by Māori ... .” c) General land owned by Māori is defined in section 4 of the Act as “General land that is owned for a beneficial estate in fee simple by a Māori or by a group of persons of whom a majority are Māori.” d) Neville David Nathan (a Māori) was recorded as the sole proprietor of the General land in LINZ records (CFR NA89A/562), and therefore the Māori...

2. LCRO 34/2018 GR v [Area] Standards Committee [X] [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...the date of this decision. [87] The order for costs is made pursuant to s 210(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. [88] Pursuant to s 215 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 I confirm that the order for costs may be enforced in the civil jurisdiction of the District Court. Publication [89] Pursuant to s 206(4) of the Act I direct that this decision be published so as to be accessible to the wider profession in a form anonymising the parties and bereft of anything as...

3. [2020] NZEmpC 165 Culturesafe NZ Ltd v Turuki Healthcare Services Charitable Trust [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...Ratcliff called the psychologist on 12 February 2018. He provided his invoice the same day, and it was paid by Turuki immediately. [18] Ms Simpson had some conversations with Ms Makea-Ruawhare concerning the non-payment of the general practitioner fees. Ms Simpson gave evidence that Ms Makea-Ruawhare was distressed about the matter. [19] However, neither Ms Simpson, nor Mr Halse, followed up the non-payment with Turuki. Instead, on 1 March 2018, Ms Simpson sent a letter to thr...

4. LCRO 104/2017 CH v SL (16 December 2019) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...that finding in circumstances where she was not Ms SL’s client. Whether Ms SL owed her a conventional duty of care in negligence is highly contestable. [61] The disciplinary process does not offer a parallel jurisdiction to the conventional civil courts where there are rules of procedure, and evidence is given and tested also within defined rules. [62] The process by which professional conduct decisions are made, such as this review hearing, is primarily inquisitorial and relat...

5. O'Hagan v Police [2020] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 827 KB]

   ...information was used successively to show that my former wife had in fact been untrue, and therefore discredited she would have chosen a path of getting help rather than hostility, saving me and my family thousands upon thousands of dollars in legal fees and millions of dollars in hurt and unhappiness, hence why a maximum payout is required. Destroying relationships and opportunities between me and my boys beyond repair. [70] Taking the foregoing into account it is our conclusion on the...

6. National Standards Committee 2 v Tingey [2023] NZLCDT 22 (17 May 2023) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...population, sometimes the conduct of lawyers in those heated circumstances is poor. On occasion, they may have behaviour-restraining orders made against them, on a temporary basis. While 1 For which there are remedies in both the Family and Civil jurisdiction of the District Court. 2 Section 7(1)(a)(i) of the LCA. 3 Which involves good judgement and high ethical standards. 4 When personal conduct is involved, under s 7(1)(b)(ii). 4 not tolerating domestic violence in t...

7. Wilson - Oue 2B 2C [2025] Chief Judge's MB 169 (2025 CJ 169) [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...available or not known of at the time the order was made or through submissions on the law. [10] As stated in Tau v Nga Whānau o Morven and Glenavy – Waihao 903 Section IX Block, the Chief Judge must exercise their jurisdiction by applying the civil standard of proof of the balance of probabilities, having regard to that standard’s inherent flexibility that takes into account the nature and gravity of the matter at issue.5 This means that the applicant must establish on the ba...

8. Rec-Recap-Q3-2022.pdf [pdf, 691 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 July and 30 September 2022 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2022 (3) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a dea

9. Recommendations recap - issue 6 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 April–30 June 2013 Issue 6 Published by the Ministry of Justice ISSN 2253‑5152 DISCLAIMER This publication has been produced by the research counsel of the Office of the Chief Coroner. The best effort has been made to accurately summarise the circumstances, findings and recommendations made by the coroner in each case – despite this, these are not exact replications of coronial findings. T

10. OIA-121693.pdf [pdf, 5.5 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 23 June 2025 Ref: OIA 121693 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Non-violence programmes Thank you for your email of 29 April 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), further information regarding non-violence programmes (NVPs). Specifically, yo