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1. CK v Auckland Standards Committee LCRO 63 / 2011 (11 October 2013) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...disclosed with reference to the applicable factors. Any decision to publish needs to explain what aspects of the lawyer’s conduct is considered to meet the relevant factors and justify publication of the lawyer’s name. [71] Had the Board been requested to approve the Committee’s decision to publish in this case, the Board would likely have had difficulty discerning the grounds for that decision. [72] These observations are intended to alert the Standards Committee to neces...

2. ZQI v DI [2013] NZIACDT 70 (24 October 2013) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...complaint under section 44(2) of the Act. [10] Accordingly, on 21 May 2013, the Tribunal issued a Direction which required the Registrar to provide particulars of the statutory process he followed under sections 45, 47 and 48 of the Act. [11] The information required by the Tribunal was to be presented as a Statement of Complaint that included: [11.1] A record of the material facts the Registrar identified as establishing the grounds for complaint; [11.2] The infringements the Reg...

3. JR v ST LCRO 57/2015 (2 December 2016) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...to seek an award of costs to mark the Court’s displeasure. (h) Complaints to the Law Society were serious as they affected the subject of a lawyer’s standing and, if serious enough, ability to practise. (i) The complaint had failed to inform the Complaints Service and him of the “cause or causes of action” relied upon. 2 Mr JR relied upon High Court Decision 7 (j) The complaint was an unedifying and vexatious misuse of...

4. Greyling v Gimranov [2016] NZIACDT 22 (2 May 2016) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...documentation, Mr Gimranov’s perceptions he had at the time might be important and they were not evident to the Tribunal; significantly, it appeared Mr Gimranov provided his response in ignorance of his professional responsibilities. [12] The Tribunal requested that Mr Gimranov appear, so the Tribunal could discuss the complaint with him, and take evidence as required. The nature of the process was to provide an opportunity to ensure Mr Gimranov did understand the grounds of the complai...

5. Stone v CAC 412 & Lim [2019] NZREADT 20 (22 May 2019) [pdf, 589 KB]

   ...disgraceful conduct is alleged under section 73 (a) the conduct in question was of the following kind: Conduct which involves a marked and serious departure from the requisite standards must be assessed as “disgraceful,” rather than some other form of misconduct which may also involve a marked and serious departure from the standards. [4] The underlying proposition which Mr. Stone puts forward is that in making what are alleged to be false complaints about him to the Real...

6. 2021-03-15 D-G of Conservation opening subs [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...Minister for the Environment (Minister) made recommendations to the Otago Regional Council (Council, ORC) who in response (in part) initiated proposed Plan Change 7 – Water Permits (PC7) to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (RPW). The Council also requested the Minister to call in PC7 to the Environment Court, a request the Minister accepted.7 8. As stated by ORC’s counsel, PC7 is intended to: “… allow for an efficient and timely transition to a new land and freshwater mana...

7. Apo v Hudson - Maraenui No 141 and other blocks (2019) 227 Waiariki MB 43 (227 WAR 43) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...committee with his fellow trustees. [21] Further, Lorne Green contended that the lease agreement was necessary as no other building and development has been done on the land for the past forty years. Essentially, he argued the committee was formed as the trustees were dysfunctional and could not get along with each other. At the hearing Moana Peters, wife of Lorne Green, spoke in support of these contentions. Lorne Green stated that the committee also handled financial revenues...

8. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2025] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...normal to abnormal, potentially indicating an obstruction 10 A scan that uses dye to highlight areas of the body being examined. 11 Seventh Dunedin ED Presentation – 24 [Month 2] 2019 41. On the morning of 24 [Month 2] 2019, CBCT staff requested an ambulance for the aggrieved person as again he was complaining of increased pain in his abdomen. On arrival, the ambulance officers felt that the aggrieved person’s abdomen was significantly distended and firm to touch. A...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 180 Danske Mobler v A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...to take FBAPS leave and still get paid an amount akin to what they would have received if they had been working on the day in question. Where an employee regularly works overtime hours, the Labour Inspector says pay for these additional hours forms part of the RDP calculation as the omission of the overtime hours would result in financial disadvantage to the employee when taking FBAPS leave. [23] The Labour Inspector relies on the Court of Appeal’s decision in Postal Workers Un...

10. Far North District Council - Okahu 3B2B2 (2015) 97 Taitokerau MB 234 (97 TTK 234) [pdf, 396 KB]

    ...have been nominated to represent Okahu 3B2A. [89] Even more problematic, the IMC decided that owners could not vote through proxies at the 12 July 2014 meeting. The trustees of the Te Paa Whānau Trust were not able to attend the meeting and requested to use proxies but were told they could not. Accordingly, they could not even vote for themselves. This might not be such a big issue if the Te Paa Whānau Trust held relatively small interests in the land. But as I observed in m...