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1. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v A Practitioner [2020] NZLCDT 32 (13 October 2020) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...nor denying those two charges. [5] This is one of those rare cases where delay has proven therapeutic, and resolution has been worth the wait. The public has been protected, because the practitioner stepped away from practice while unwell, even requesting voluntary removal from the Roll in the early stages. And in the end, the career of a competent lawyer has been preserved. 3 [6] The approach to penalty has developed considerably over the two and a half years. As Mr v...

2. Eru v Skipper - Awanui Haparapara (2019) 211 Waiariki MB 103 (211 WAR 103) [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...access to and benefit of the block for other owners. [16] The respondents opposed on the following grounds: (a) The applicants failed to communicate their intentions of re-building with the whānau. They did not attend the hui held in 2016 so request a hui to be held. The applicants have failed to respond to attempts of contact made by the trustees; (b) Following the death of John Skipper, Fiona lived in the house rent-free. In regard to the payment of the rates on the blo...

3. LCRO 63/2020 SJ - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (28 September 2020) [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...hearing on the papers eg 1(c)ii, 1(d)(i)(ii), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 1(h), 1(i), 1(j), 1(k) 2. There is no feedback in the Standards Committee’s determination merely a blanket referral to the NZ Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. 3. QR requested to be heard in person by the Standards Committee to assist them in their determination but the request was declined. 4. Request that the Legal Complaints Review Officer investigate the matters complained of and make a ruling if ap...

4. LCRO 209/2018 LY v RT (26 June 2019) [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...have been changed Introduction [1] Ms LY has applied to review a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [x] (the Committee) dated 7 November 2018, in which the Committee decided to take no further action on her complaint against her former lawyer, Mrs RT. [2] The Committee’s decision was made pursuant s 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act), which allows a Committee to take no further action on a complaint if it considers that it is unnecessary or...

5. [2018] NZEmpC 114 Allen Chambers Ltd v Pelabon [pdf, 301 KB]

   ...did not attend the meeting. Nor was there any representation for him or either company. Moreover, limited financial information concerning ZRNL was provided to the Authority. In light of these factors, the Court upon receiving the challenge, requested a good faith report under s 181 of the Act. [9] The Authority prepared a draft good faith report on 25 July 2018, sought and obtained comments from the parties on that document, and then finalised it on 17 August 2018. The good...

6. Political Lobbying Project: Feedback meeting on voluntary lobbying code of conduct [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...Some attendees said they broadly supported the code of conduct, while others thought certain parts used negative language, and recommended that this be amended so lobbying activities were discussed more positively. They added that, in its current form, the code perpetuates some misunderstanding about the government relations sector. 10. Attendees preferred the code have a more high-level format, with fewer specific examples of activities, because this would help to set an expectation...

7. Walker v Flight - Waipapa 1D 2B 3B (2016) 352 Aotea MB 211 (352 AOT 211) [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...dwelling and outbuildings, comprises of approximately 1,500 square metres of Waipapa 1D2B3B. That block comprises a total area of approximately 40 hectares. [3] Mr Flight implores the Court to refuse the injunction. He says that a dwelling of one form or another has been situated on the land for almost three quarters of a century. In addition, the respondent says that he cares for a child with a chronic mental illness and simply cannot afford to either live somewhere else or pay...

8. The Māori Trustee v Smith - Waipaoa 5A2 (2017) 72 Tairāwhiti MB 57 (72 TRW 57) [pdf, 546 KB]

   ...Smith and Francis Guthrie Smith (Junior) seek accountability for estate administration and disclosure of information. They complain that aside from one payment of $1,500 in 1997, they have received no benefit from the estate and despite frequent requests, have received no information from the executors as to financials of the estate, asset transfers or expenditure of funds. The estate holds a number of other land interests aside from Ngapakira and the Waipaoa 5A2 lease. Those procee...

9. [2020] NZIACDT 25 - RV v Aiolupotea (12 June 2020) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...According to him, it was simple and the application would be made directly to the Minister. After the interim visa was issued, Mr Aiolupotea said it was easier to get citizenship. No receipts were issued for the money they paid him, despite requesting them. [29] The Authority requested Mr Aiolupotea’s file, which he provided on 25 October 2018. Further documents were sought from him on 23 January 2019, including copies of all file documentation and information concerning the p...

10. MLC-MAC - Retention & disposal appraisal report [pdf, 1 MB]

    ...19 6.4. Records about Land Use 21 6.5. Court Hearing Records and Legal Instruments 29 6.6. Case Management Records 32 6.7. Records of Appeal and Review Processes 33 6.8. Maintaining the Title Record 35 6.9. Registers and Indexes 37 6.10. Requests for derivation or other information from the Court Record 39 6.11. Maps and Plans 41 7. Access Restrictions on Records held at Archives New Zealand 43 8. Authorisation for Transfer of Records to Archives New ZealandError! Bookmark...