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1. EA v NR LCRO 130/2015 (31 October 2016) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...been changed. Introduction [1] Mrs EA has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee dated 8 June 2015 in which the Committee found there had been unsatisfactory conduct on the part of Ms NR. The Committee imposed consequential orders under s 156(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) ordering Ms NR to pay compensation of $5,000 and apologise to Mrs EA, pay costs of $1,000 to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) and reprimanding her....

2. LCRO 20/2016 LC and CM v JP (19 March 2019) [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...Mr LC’s concerns were objectively well founded. That is not to diminish his feelings in the matter, it is simply to say that the evidence before me on review supports the position advanced by Mr JP. I can take that issue no further. 11 Consequential Orders — s 156 [62] As the Committee’s decision is reversed for the reasons set out above, it is necessary to consider what, if any, consequential orders should follow the determination that there has been unsatisfactory cond...

3. BORA - Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2019 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Schedule 4 into the principal Act. New Schedule 4, which is set out in the Schedule of the Bill, sets out game details relevant to the extension. Clause 6 provides for the repeal of the provisions set out in the Bill on 4 November 2019. Part2 Consequential amendments Clause 7 amends section 44 of the principal Act, which concerns permitted trading hours for premises without a relevant local alcohol policy. The amendment provides that new sections 45A to 45G override section 44. Cl...

4. Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...the twelve “requests” was relied on in the 25 page third (and final) statement of claim (143 paragraphs) as a separate cause of action, each allegedly triggering a separate 20 working day compliance period under PA 1993, s 40. Tabulation of the consequential timeframes relied on by Dr Turner occupied seven full pages, each with 11 columns of information. Dr Turner’s closing submissions were 375 paragraphs in length (86 pages). [21] The Tribunal found at [184] of its decision: [...

5. 2021-05-03 - Minute - PC7 - Territorial Authorities Community Water Supplies.pdf [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...Muir. 6 (i) the Territorial Authorities preference is for applications for replacement permits and new permits to be determined under the operative Regional Plan: Water. With reference to water quantity and effects on water quality consequential upon the taking and use of water (including land uses) the planners, having evaluated its provisions, will say whether in their opinion the Regional Plan: Water is ‘fit for purpose’?15 (ii) If so, why?16 (iii) If not,...

6. UU v UX [2019] NZDT 1547 (25 September 2019) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...regarding the tyres. Taking this into account, the wheels UU received were worth around $260 in total (ignoring GST), which is $265.00 less than the purchase price of $525.00 (the only available measure of the expected value). UU has also suffered a consequential loss of $120.00 having new tyres fitted then removed. His total loss is therefore $385.00. 11. UU cannot recover the Tribunal filing fee since s 43 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 provides that, with very limited exceptions th...

7. EF v TB [2024] NZDT 617 (12 September 2024) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...the innocent party may be entitled to compensation for the loss of their vehicle, being either the cost to repair or the value of the vehicle prior to the accident, whichever is the lesser amount. In addition, the person may be entitled to recover consequential losses that were foreseeable as likely to have arisen as a direct result of the accident. 11. EF has claimed $30,000, being $25,000 for the van, $2360.12 for tools, and the balance for stress and inconvenience. 12. The va...

8. OWRUG - Supplementary - S Dicey - Planning - 19 March 2021 [pdf, 573 KB]

   ...is a lack of clarity about what evidence might be required or accepted to show that irrigation areas have not expanded. For larger schemes, which can cover thousands of hectares and have hundreds of shareholders, this would be complex and time consuming. As such it does not serve the process based purpose of PC7. 3 PP-1035600-2-215-V6 12. In addition, the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 effectively manages expansion...

9. LCRO 1/2020 NR v YB (28 June 2021) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...or two but it did not. It is the final invoice that created difficulties. [32] It is accepted that Ms NR could have managed the billing in a different way, but realistically, without Ms NR taking some sort of stand over the time the matter had consumed, this was a matter that could have meandered along more or less indefinitely. [33] Ms NR could have issued interim invoices earlier, but it did Ms YB no real harm not to be billed. There is no real substance to Ms YB’s comment that...

10. Taranaki Standards Committee v Hamilton [2013] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 94 KB]

    ...3(1)(a) and (b) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (“LCA”) reads: “3 Purposes (1) The purposes of this Act are-- (a) to maintain public confidence in the provisions of legal services and conveyancing services: (b) to protect the consumers of legal services and conveyancing services: ...” [13] Section 4 deals with the fundamental obligations of lawyers: “Every lawyer who provides regulated services must, in the course of his or her practice, comply with the f...