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1. IC v QX LCRO 243 / 2010 (17 August 2011) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...sent to the Applicant’s client a copy of a letter he had sent to the Applicant. The covering note read: “I enclose for your information a copy of a letter sent to your solicitor.” The Respondent stated that this was done at the specific request of his client. In considering this complaint the Standards Committee took into account the intent of the letter and the accompanying cheque and stated: “The Committee formed the view that in this instance sending a carbon copy of...

2. BT v DC [2020] NZDT 1334 (10 August 2020) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...“bailee” of the funds, to do so. (b) Ms T had no idea that the money was to be put into a joint account, where it could be removed by Ms C. (c) The money received by Ms C was therefore paid to her under a mistake. (d) In the absence of any information to the contrary, it would be unjust for Ms C to keep Ms T’s money. It was not Ms C’s money and was never intended to be paid to her. (e) However, the Tribunal must then consider the defences raised. (f) In assessin...

3. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Wellington Advkit Services Ltd (Joinder of Second and Third Defendants) [2015] NZHRRT 11 [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...weekly compensation payments. Mr Dixon-McIver, acting in his capacity as employee or agent of Wellington Advkit Services Ltd, was the advocate who assisted Mr Apikotoa. [2.5] Subsequently Mr Apikotoa took legal advice and acting on that advice requested Mr Dixon-McIver to provide a copy of his (Mr Apikotoa’s) file. This Mr Dixon-McIver declined to do on the grounds Mr Apikotoa allegedly owed money to Wellington Advkit Services Ltd. [2.6] On 28 August 2012 a lawyer representing Mr A...

4. Coleman v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 41 [pdf, 113 KB]

   IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2010-100-000117 [2012] NZWHT AUCKLAND 41 BETWEEN ROBYN COLEMAN AND PATRICIA BAMFORD Claimants AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL First Respondent AND RONALD ANTHONY URLICH AND JANICE WILMA URLICH (Bankrupt and Removed) Second Respondents AND GRAHAM HAYHOW (Deceased and Removed) Third Respondent AND JOHANNES LAURENTIUS APERS Fourth Respondent Hearing: 19 July 2012; closing submissions 26 July 2012 Appeara

5. Langdon v ACC [2014] NZACA 9 [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...accident was made on 10 March 1990, fixed at $300.00 per week and paid up to 23 March 1990. Mr Langdon suffered a second period of incapacity from 7 September 1990, and his relevant earnings were fixed at $350.41 per week and 2 this amount formed the basis for calculating his subsequent ERC/weekly compensation entitlement. [4] After years of dispute and following a review of his ERC entitlements from 3 March 1990, on 24 November 2005 ACC fixed Mr Langdon’s relevant earnings...

6. Luan [2013] NZWHT Auckland 2 [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...the dwelling was built. [2] Mr Luan applied for reconsideration of the chief executive’s decision under section 49 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (the Act) within the time period provided in the Act. However he requested that his application be put on hold until the Court of Appeal released its decision in the Sharko and Osborne1 cases. Those decisions were released on 20 December 2012. The Tribunal sent a copy of the decisions to Mr Feng and pro...

7. Falloon [2016] NZWHT Auckland 4 [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...RECONSIDERATION [8] Mr and Mrs Falloon have sought reconsideration of the eligibility decision by the chair of this Tribunal. [9] I have: (a) the application by Mr and Mrs Falloon, including their submissions set out on the application form. (b) the assessor’s report of 19 February 2016. (c) the chief executive’s decision of 6 May 2016. 3 [10] On 7 June 2016, at the request of the Tribunal, the assessor clarified that the deficient work allowing water penetratio...

8. BORA Foreshore and Seabed Bill [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...remainder of the Court did not address the point.[7] 28. More definitively the UNHRC has stated that the equivalent protection under article 27 ICCPR applies to minority group rights to land use, observing that "culture manifests itself in many forms, including a particular way of life associated with the use of land resources, especially in the case of indigenous peoples".[8] 29. There are three significant limits on the protection accorded land rights under article 27...

9. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020.. [pdf, 598 KB]

   ...Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and the file is closed prior to the completion of stage one of any proceedings. It cannot be claimed in conjunction with any other schedule. Application(s)/Order(s) Activity...

10. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020 [pdf, 522 KB]

    ...Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and the file is closed prior to the completion of stage one of any proceedings. It cannot be claimed in conjunction with any other schedule. Application(s)/Order(s) Activity...