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1. Family Legal Advice Service

   ...for family legal aid can also assist in providing the Family Legal Advice Service. Become a legal aid lawyer Where to go for help Find out more about the Family Legal Advice Service For information about the scope of the Family Legal Advice Service: Email: lsc@justice.govt.nz Phone: 0800 224 733 For information about lawyer approvals or contracts: Email: legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz For information about Family Legal Advice Service payments: Email: FLASpayments@justice.govt.nz Phone:  ...

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2. [2013] NZEmpC 133 2013 Dolev v Netafim Australia Pty Ltd [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...entitlement that Mr Dolev had accrued in Australia from 1997 until February 2006 (2002- 2006 through the operation of the New Zealand Employment Agreements rolling it over to New Zealand). The transfer was premised on the basis, communicated in emails and through discussions, that the long service leave would stop accruing in New Zealand. In his email of 10 February 2006, Mr Dolev acknowledges that Long Service Leave “can be wiped by paying it now”. (p 105). This agreement...

3. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Eichelbaum [2014] NZLCDT 68 [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...advised by a Wellington firm N.B., who took over the conduct of Mr N and J. Co’s affairs. [15] By late 2011 and into the early months of 2012 there had been a complete breakdown of the relationship between Mr N and Mr Eichelbaum. At times the email correspondence between them is abusive and, at least on Mr N’s part, contained obscene references. In late-February 2012 Mr Eichelbaum required the client to have his name removed from the Court papers so that the Court was aware he...

4. LCRO 60/2017 NV v GW (31 July 2017) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...may depart from an estimate if the client is informed in advance that this is likely to happen or if the final bill is not materially different from the estimate provided. [75] In arguing that she was given an initial estimate, Ms NV relies on an email of 27 July 2015 in which Ms GW advised Ms NV as follows: We have kept our proposed retainer to a minimum as we appreciate that costs are a practical concern to you. If matters are to be settled this will obviously have a significant im...

5. Complaints Assessment Committee 403 v Shalendra Goundar [2017] NZREADT 52 [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...Nalina showed Mr Joshi the Central Avenue property. He only ever viewed it from the outside, but decided to buy it, at Nalina’s suggestion. [7] Mr Goundar prepared a sale and purchase agreement, which was dated 9 April. The agreement was emailed to the Joshis on 11 April by a staff member at the Agency.2 The Joshis signed the agreement and returned it to Nalina. Nalina arranged for the Joshis to use a law firm in Papatoetoe. Regina assisted the Joshis with their application...

6. [2022] NZACC 100–Phillips v ACC (25 May 2022) [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...period, Yvette returned to work. Yvette told me that in February, she had an interview with her Christchurch manager in which her manager was very hostile, and she was given negative feedback about her performance. The Wellington manger sent her an email informing Yvette that she was going to be in Christchurch and suggested that they meet for lunch and when Yvette got this email, she had a panic attack and her anxiety was so great that she vomited and had to leave work. She went...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 180 HelloWorld Travel Services (NZ) Ltd v Unsworth [pdf, 350 KB]

   ...other wages (other than holiday pay where it was available). [18] Employees were invited to contact human resources (HR) in Australia if they had any queries or concerns about any aspects of the closedown. Both defendants, on numerous occasions, emailed HR but received either no response at all, or a belated pro forma response that did not answer their questions. [19] The Authority found that the above actions of Helloworld were unjustified and awarded both defendants rei...

8. LCRO 127/2024 ZU v TC, NE, GQ and Law firm A (13 June 2025) [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...invoices in June and October 2022 in a sum totalling $3,914.50. [19] On 28 June 2023, [Law firm A] wrote to Ms ZU making final demand for payment of outstanding fees. [20] Reference was made in that correspondence to the firm having called and emailed Ms ZU on multiple occasions in attempts to address the issue of outstanding fees. [21] Ms ZU was advised that if payment of outstanding fees was not made by 30 June 2023, court proceedings would be commenced. [22] Ms ZU sought cl...

9. LCRO 197/2017 SM v HW (29 March 2019) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...December 2016 Mr JK’s parents signed a vesting deed, also prepared by Ms HW, pursuant to which Mr JK’s parents instructed Mr JK and Ms SM to transfer the shares to [Mr JK’s parents]. [8] In the meantime, Ms SM’s lawyer informed Ms HW by email on 16 December 2016 that Ms SM wanted both properties sold. In doing so, Ms SM’s lawyer provided Ms HW with a listing agreement for Mr JK to sign failing which Ms SM would apply to the Court for a sale order. [9] In response, the f...

10. OIA-120297.pdf [pdf, 23 MB]

    ...National Office, Postal address: DX SX10088 | WELLINGTON Physical address: Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street | Thorndon| WELLINGTON 6011 W: www.pds.govt.nz 8 May 2025 Our ref: 120297 Dear Public Defence Service I refer to your email of 13 March 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) information relating to the Public Defence Service (PDS) expanding its capacity to take on more legal aid assignments...