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1. LCRO 36/2018 AA v SM (19 December 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...he, Mr AA, and Ms LO understood that Mrs RS’ half share of the sale proceeds of [Street 2] would be “paid as a bequest to [Ms LO] before the rest of [Mrs RS’] estate was distributed”. [12] He alleged Mr SM did not “check … as to the form of registration on the title of… [Street 2]”. He said cl 9.3.4 “had no effect” on Mrs RS’ wishes so he “receiv[ed] nothing from her estate” to repay his “debt to the estate”. [13] Mr AA referred to Mr SM’s acknowledg...

2. Maori Trustee v Hanford - Ohiro 19 and 21 Block 10 (Polhill Gully) (2006) 165 Aotea MB 131 (165 AOT 131) [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...purpose of collating further information to address issues raised by owners. No adverse criticism or comment was recorded in the minutes of the May hui of either the content or quality of the additional information provided; (m) Mr Hanford, who requested further material at the March meeting, did not attend the May hui. He claimed this was because he thought he would not get a fair hearing and referred to communications with a Mr Buchanan which he said left him with an impression. B...

3. Auckland Standards Committees 3 and 4 v Banbrook [2017] NZLCDT 35 [pdf, 404 KB]

   ...could attend the appeal hearings. Despite this, there is no evidence to suggest that the Practitioner filed an appeal. The Complainant sent the Practitioner a number of emails between 1 August and 6 December 2016 relating to the appeal, eventually requesting a refund of fees, which she never received. (f) He did not maintain regular contact with the complainant and/or respond to enquiries from her in a timely manner Following her payment of $4,000 in around July 2016 to act for...

4. INZ v BUH [2013] NZIACDT 45 (01 August 2013) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...Registrar is that the adviser breached clause 2.2 of the Code. That provision prescribes a mechanism for licensed immigration advisers to deal with clients seeking to lodge unfounded applications. It provides: “If a proposed application, appeal, request or claim is vexatious or grossly unfounded (for example, it has no hope of success) a licensed immigration adviser must: a) encourage the client not to lodge it; and b) advise the client in writing that, in the adviser’s opinion, i...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 156 Butt v Attorney-General sued on behalf of the Ministry of Health [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...penalties and, finally, find that they were disadvantaged by the actions of the Ministry of Health as their employer and award them compensation. [4] The defendants have applied to dismiss and/or strike out the proceedings on the grounds that all the claims were fully and finally settled by the Record of Settlement entered, that they have fulfilled the terms of that settlement, and that there are no grounds to set it aside. [5] The plaintiffs oppose that application and have filed a...

6. Overview for interpreters about common jurisdictions in the Courts and Tribunals [pdf, 184 KB]

   Common jurisdictions in the Courts and Tribunals As a court appointed interpreter, you will receive requests for a wide range of courts and tribunals. The below are some of the more common jurisdictions that you may be asked to provide interpreting services for. Criminal District court The majority of criminal offences go through the District Court and range from minor to serious offences. Cases in the criminal jurisdiction are heard by a Justice of the Peace, Community Magistrat...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 197 Aurora Energy Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...Space and Recreation. Except that: a. • The following are exempt from Rule 39.5.2: i. Minor upgrading of electricity transmission and distribution or telecommunication lines. ii. The addition of a single supporting structure within formed legal road, where it is reguired to provide a customer connection to an existing line. iii. New mid-span support structures within formed legal road, where these are reguired on an existing line to meet the safety clearance reguiremen...

8. Hall v Opepe Farm Trust (2010) 19 Waiariki MB 258 (19 WAR 258) [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...Second Respondent 19 Waiariki MB 259 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction [1] Background [10] The land [10] The trust [11] Financial position and performance [13] Procedural History [14] Request for trustees’ resignations [14] Interim injunction issued [15] Interim decision [20] Post hearing events [22] Mussel Farming Investment [25] Current status of the investment [32] Appli...

9. Apostolakis v Attorney-General No. 2 (Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 53 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...Universal College of Learning at [57] to [59]: [57] Parties seeking redress from Tribunals and Courts must state their claim in a way which enables the Court or Tribunal and parties responding to the claim to understand what the claim is about. Claims should be pleaded in the most succinct and concise way possible. [58] Tribunals and Courts, and responding parties, should not be left in the position of attempting to make sense of a “morass of information” (to borrow the Tribunal’...

10. Chambers v Keepa - Te Hinau A Pura Whānau Trust (2016) 350 Aotea MB 74 (350 AOT 74) [pdf, 310 KB]

    ...255-269) 6 Chambers – Hinau a Pura Whānau Trust (2004) 15 Whanganui Appellate MB 168 (15 WGAP 168) 7 171 Aotea MB 156 (171 AOT 156) 8 Ibid at 161 350 Aotea MB 77 routine because Mr Keepa had already signed it. Mr Keepa has claimed that he never saw the form and that his signature was forged. [13] In 2011 Patricia Te Wiki, one of Ropata Ki Keepa’s children, died. At the tangi, Mr Keepa gave Ms Norman a pre-signed withdrawal form for $10,000, so that she could...