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1. Proactive-release-Legal-Services-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...- Legal Services Amendment Bill Date of issue: 21 February 2024 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circu lar CO (23) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released . Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withhold ing it. No. D...

2. How document disclosure works

   ...Objection to disclosure Challenge to objection to dislosure Application for verification order Disclosure is the process where you and other parties ask each other for copies of all documents that are relevant to the case.1 Initially, this may be an informal process between the parties. If everything is in order, tell the registrar that you have completed disclosure. However, if you and the other parties can’t agree there is a formal process to obtain relevant documents. This is outline...

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3. Form 6 List of Documents Relied On [docx, 44 KB]

   Guidance on Using the List of Documents Relied On Template (Form 6 of the District Court Rules 2014) About the list of documents relied on [bookmark: Purpose]When filing a statement of claim, statement of defence, or other pleading, you need to file and serve on the other parties (at the same time as the pleading) a list of all the documents referred to in that pleading. You also need to list any other principal documents that you have used when preparing the pleading and on which you intend to...

4. McGregor v Hutcheson - Porongahau 1B4'O'2 Trust (2015) 43 Tākitimu MB 15 (43 TKT 15) [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...criminal conviction? (b) Has Mr Hutcheson breached his trustees’ duties sufficient to warrant removal? [5] The applicants have made a number of serious allegations that involve past conduct and references to a number of transactions where it is claimed additional breaches of trustees’ duties may be evident. These issues are also considered in this judgment. Background [6] Porangahau 1B4’O’2 was created by partition order on 6 October 1915. 3 The block is Māori freehold...

5. Senadipathi & Xavier v Sampang [2015] NZIACDT 43 (20 April 2015) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...15 February 2013, Mr Sampang advertised the position in the New Zealand Herald newspaper. On 27 February 2013, Mr Sampang submitted a visa application based on her meeting the essential skills work visa criteria. Mr Sampang said in the application form that he had advertised; but only provided evidence of registering the position with Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ). [5.3] The complainant paid $5,000 for Mr Sampang’s services, but there was no written agreement. [5.4] Immigration...

6. [2017] NZEmpC 38 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...pursuant to r 19.66(2) of the District Court Rules 2014 notifying him that, unless he obeyed the order of 25 November 2016, he would be guilty of contempt of court. [13] Mr Ayers is considering issuing proceedings. Access to the documents he has requested may assist him in assessing if he has any basis for doing so. He describes these potential proceedings as follows: As foreshadowed in today’s application for access to documents on the Employment Court file, I intend to comme...

7. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - Ministry's briefing to Minister June 2013 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...for exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy 41. On 1 November 2008, Mr Watson’s application for exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy was received at Government House. On 19 November 2008, His Excellency the previous Governor-General requested the then Minister’s formal advice on the application. 42. In April 2009, following an initial appraisal of Mr Watson’s original application, the Ministry instructed Kristy McDonald QC to provide advice on the application. 43. Bet...

8. Taueki v Horowhenua District Council – Horowhenua (11) Lake (2012) 294 Aotea MB 236 (294 AOT 236) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...facilities in the two buildings used by the Clubs. At one point it was suggested that there were in fact ablutions facilities at both sites as well as independent of the buildings. However Mr Taueki states that a reason given for the refusal of his request to use the buildings was that there were no ablution facilities. Added to that is the evidence of Mr Roxburgh who stated that a reason for the refusal was because one of the buildings was undergoing major refurbishment. But cont...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 30 Goldie v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...Authority, they say they undertook to be Ms Goldie’s advocate to raise a personal grievance against the Department of Corrections “on or about 6 December 2021”. [17] The following day (8 December) at 10.35 am the advocate emailed Ms Goldie requesting personal employment information, which the advocate said was required to raise her grievance. After Ms Goldie was unable to make contact by telephone, she emailed the advocate at 12.13 pm the same day with most of the informati...

10. [2023] NZSSAA 009 (10 July 2023) [pdf, 175 KB]

    ...disability allowance until 7 January 2022. According to XXXX this was because she was not aware that she was eligible for this. She considers that the Ministry should have informed her of her entitlement to a disability allowance when she first requested financial assistance in March 2020. Issues [6] As stated, above XXXX claims a disability allowance from 16 March 2020. The Ministry does not dispute that between 24 March 2020 to 13 July 2021 XXXX was entitled to a disabilit...