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1. Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Clarkson [2012] NZLCDT 37 [pdf, 73 KB]

   ...costs up to the time the possibility of complete withdrawal of all charges, subsequent to a successful completion of all outstanding matters by Ms Clarkson, was considered. No further costs accrued against the Standards Committee, in respect of fees incurred after it decided to proceed with amended charges, were in fact being sought from Ms Clarkson counsel for the Committee advised. [47] In those circumstances Ms Clarkson’s concern about costs being unduly increased because o...

2. COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill – Ministry of Justice [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...usually interpreted to entail physical presence, is considered a fundamental safeguard against unfairness or error in court proceedings. The right is reflected in a number of the specific criminal procedure protections of the NZBORA. In civil proceedings, it arises as an incident of the right to natural justice affirmed by s 27(1). It is not yet settled whether the criminal procedure protections apply in the context of prison disciplinary proceedings in New Zealand, but the right...

3. [2025] NZIACDT 51 - NO v Ellis (2 October 2025) [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...three years, from 27 February 2023 until 1 December 2025. [7] The client entered into an agreement for immigration advice services with the agency on 14 November 2022. Mr Ellis would prepare and lodge a student visa application. There was no fee. It was disclosed the agency would receive commission from the education provider. [8] On 18 November 2022, Mr Ellis sent to the client a list of the documents required for the visa application. It included a “Statement of purpose”...

4. Philpott v Zderich [2011] NZWHT Auckland 16 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...some helpful guidance to this case. Section 25 provides that an opinion by an expert is admissible if the fact-finder is likely to obtain substantial help from the opinion in ascertaining any fact or consequence. Section 26 provides that in civil proceedings experts are to conduct themselves in accordance with the applicable rules of Court. [33] On the window component issue I conclude that the claimant has established that an insufficient width of sealant between the windo...

5. Canterbury District Law Society v Wood [2009] NZLCDT 9 [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...place of the New Zealand Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, pursuant to ss.353 and 358 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, which came into force on 1 August 2008. Factual Background [12] Mr Wood was acting for a client, Mr M, in a civil proceeding in the High Court at Christchurch - BJM v S & Co. CIV 2003 409 001965. (“Substantive Proceedings”) In April 2004 Mr M had been granted legal aid for the Substantive Proceedings. [13] On 31 August 2006, Mr Wood filed a...

6. [2018] NZEmpC 45 Performance Cleaners All Property Services Wellington Ltd v Chinan [pdf, 427 KB]

   ...conflated. [13] He submitted that it was useful to consider the term “proceeding” as it applies to an application for costs in the High Court: r 14.1. That rule defines a proceeding as “any application to the court for the exercise of the civil jurisdiction of the court other than an interlocutory application”. The word “matter” in cl 15 should be similarly construed. He went on to submit that the interpretation urged by the plaintiff would result in a legal absurd...

7. LCRO 240/2013 TM v DC (8 May 2017) [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...complaint [34] Ms DC explained that Ms [J] was “a colleague and in the same rank as [Mr TM]”, and was at the time also a member of [NZX]. [35] She stated that: (a) She had “a competing set of loyalties and obligations to [Mr TM] and another fee paying member”, and “[NZX] did not instruct [her] to lodge a perjury complaint …”.20 (b) Such a complaint was not in Mr TM’s overall employment interests. (c) She did not have an accurate record of the earlier discussion w...

8. [2021] NZIACDT 2 - IMH v Marica (4 February 2021) [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...obtained a work visa for 30 months, rather than just another visitor visa. 21 [117] A timetable is set out below. Any request that Ms Marica undertake training should specify the precise course suggested. Any requests for repayment of fees or the payment of costs or expenses or for compensation must be accompanied by a schedule particularising the amounts and basis of the claim. Timetable [118] The timetable for submissions will be as follows: (1) The Registrar, the c...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 147 MW v Spiga Ltd [pdf, 740 KB]

   MW v SPIGA LIMITED [2024] NZEmpC 147 [8 August 2024] ORDER FOR NON-PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED AT [106] OF THIS JUDGMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2024] NZEmpC 147 EMPC 20/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN MW Plaintiff AND SPIGA LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 9–10 October 2023 (Heard

10. Legal aid payments to firms report 2024 [pdf, 708 KB]

    ...Payments to Firms 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 The payments to firms are for legal services provided by approved providers under the legal aid schemes and may not have been made directly to any individual named in this report. The payments include the fees of approved providers, including those claimed on behalf of other approved providers, and disbursements for general office costs, travel costs, and special disbursements, which include fees for agents, expert witnesses, forensic tests, int...