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1. HF v SZ LCRO 186 / 2009 (16 January 2012) - Publication Decision [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...of a Standards Committee decision that found him guilty of unsatisfactory conduct, and in addition to imposing a fine, ordered the publication of his name in LawTalk. The matter concerned the Practitioner having taken instructions for a will and enduring powers of attorney from a client whose legal competency was in question. [2] In March 2010 I considered the review application filed by the Practitioner and upheld the Committee’s finding that there had been unsatisfactory condu...

2. LCRO 154/2024 WK v QM (26 June 2025) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...years of her life. She had acted on the establishment of the Trust and on the preparation of her will. [8] The respondent was the sole director of a sole purpose trustee company that was a trustee of the Trust. She was also the grandmother’s enduring attorney for care and welfare. She was not the father’s executor. [9] Administering the affairs of the grandmother and of the Trust after the father’s death required a great deal of work, which the respondent undertook personally...

3. LCRO 201/2021 DK obo The LK Estate v BY and FM (31 July 2023) [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...Mr DK on one side and his sister, Mrs ER, and her husband, Mr JR, on the other. [18] The Rs lived in [Country D]. Mr DK lived in the [Country E]. [19] Immediately before the relevant course of events, Mrs LK was 94 years old. Mr DK was her enduring attorney for both welfare and property. [20] [Law firm A] had been Mrs LK’s lawyers for many years. Mr BY had been the partner with primary responsibility for the firm’s legal work for her. [21] In April 2015, Mrs LK was ver...

4. Proactive release - Immediate modification orders for justice-related legislation under the Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006

5. HF v SZ LCRO 186 / 2009 (3 March 2012) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...Also appearing was the Respondent with two members of her family, namely her sister and her uncle. 2 Review of substantive decision [3] The original complaint by the Respondent related to the practitioner having prepared a will, and enduring powers of attorney (welfare and property) for her mother, Mrs AW. The complaint arose because Mrs AW is known to suffer from some mental deterioration, and the Respondent, her daughter, was concerned that her mother had signed th...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Hong [2019] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...and quality of the misconduct found to be established; (b) previous disciplinary history; (c) the need for deterrence; and (d) consideration of any aggravating or mitigating factors. [6] In respect of suspension, Mr Collins referred us to the enduring principle explained in Daniels at paragraph [24]: A suspension is clearly punitive, but its purpose is more than simply punishment. Its primary purpose is to advance the public interest. That includes that of the community and the...

7. The Joint Venture e-Newsletter - August 2020 [pdf, 750 KB]

   ...based on many attempts, that Government can’t do this work on our own, nor impose top-down solutions on communities. That’s why we started this term with an analysis of those previous failures, to identify what was needed to make something enduring and sustainable. Previous responses to FVSV sat with individual agencies, and victims, survivors and their families faced a system that was fragmented, difficult to navigate, and did not provide the support they needed. Moreover, the...

8. Joint Venture FVSV e-Update August 2020 [pdf, 729 KB]

   ...based on many attempts, that Government can’t do this work on our own, nor impose top-down solutions on communities. That’s why we started this term with an analysis of those previous failures, to identify what was needed to make something enduring and sustainable. Previous responses to FVSV sat with individual agencies, and victims, survivors and their families faced a system that was fragmented, difficult to navigate, and did not provide the support they needed. Moreover, the...

9. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Edward Ellison dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 692 KB]

   ...evidence, at [24-29] and [57] 2 Ibid, at [29] and [35-38] 3 Ibid, at [30-32] and [53] 3 recognises the impacts of land-based activities on the rivers and lakes and also on the coastal environment;4 (e) Wai māori is an integral and enduring part of wāhi tūpuna;5 (f) Mahika kai is a central part of the relationship of Kāi Tahu with wai māori, but mahika kai resources have been significantly degraded by the effects of land development on water quantity and water qu...

10. Firearms-Reform-Programme-Phase-4_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 23 MB]

    © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Nicole McKee Associate Minister of Justice Proactive release – Phase 4 of the Firearms Reform Programme – tranche 4 Date of issue: 31 January 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)