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1. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v McCardle [2025] NZLCDT 3 (10 January 2025) [pdf, 624 KB]

   ...MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Dr B McCulloch Ms G Phipps Ms I Taylor Dr D Tulloch DATE OF HEARING 4 December 2024 HELD AT District Court, Wellington DATE OF DECISION 10 January 2025 COUNSEL Mr R Moon for the Standards Committee Ms P Fee and Ms R Anderson for the Respondent Practitioner 2 DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL ON LIABILITY Who’s the executor? [1] Handing part of an estate to a lay beneficiary to distribute is bound to be risky. In th...

2. Vaerla v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 3 (29 January 2014) [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...responsible for what occurred with the complainant’s immigration affairs other than the tenuous inferences which might be drawn from the fact that the contract was with the “adviser’s company”. [6] However, in this instance the adviser has filed a Statement of Reply. It contains new and fundamentally important facts. In particular, the adviser appears to admit she was involved in the matters that led to the complaint. Furthermore, she was the sole licensed immigration adviser in...

3. B Ltd v NC [2024] NZDT 490 (31 May 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a support...

4. LCRO 153/2022 YA v CK (16 July 2024) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...family relationships and set out her reasons for seeking a share of Mrs EQ’s estate for herself and her daughter.8 [30] She said: Dad, I gratefully accept the $10,000 that you have kindly offered. This will be used to get myself back on my feet again after a number of unfortunate hurdles and setbacks I’ve been faced with over recent years. … In addition I would like to ask for $20,000 for KD’s university fees and orthodontic work that she desperately needs to have done.

5. LCRO 194/2016 LC v BD (22 November 2018) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...be that Mr BD maintained a disorderly file. It is the case that lawyers must administer their practices in a manner that ensures they adhere to their duties, including duties owed to clients. While it is always preferable to maintain orderly files, messy files do not necessarily constitute a professional standards issue. The focus has to be on whether a duty is breached. [28] If Mr LC had instructed Mr BD to file papers with ACC, Mr BD should have done that before the deadline...

6. Form 33 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Domestic Violence [pdf, 541 KB]

   ...lead provider Provider number Name of law firm Firm number Details of claim Date latest activity completed Date of final disposition (if final invoice) Interim invoice Final invoice Please record the number of fixed fees for repeatable fee activities, activities based on anticipated hearing time, and hearing time activities. Number of fixed fees Fixed fee (excl. GST) Total fixed fees (excl. GST) A P P L I C A N T Termination of Instructions...

7. Special licences

   ...food and wine festival or some types of private functions in public venues). If alcohol is sold at the event, the person responsible needs to get a special licence. They also need a special licence if alcohol will be available and they charge an entry fee or ask for a donation or koha. There are 2 types of special licence: on-site special licence: this allows the sale or supply of alcohol that will be consumed at the event. off-site special licence: this allows the sale or supply of alcohol th...

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8. KF v WP LCRO 103 / 2011 (12 April 2012) [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...[4] In the course of discussions between the parties regarding the final account the Applicant raised Rule 12.2 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules). This Rule is headed, “Third party fees” and states: “Where a lawyer instructs a third party on behalf of a client to render services in the absence of an arrangement to the contrary, the lawyer is personally responsible for payment of the third party’s fees, costs, an...

9. OIA-107024.pdf [pdf, 461 KB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 25 September 2023 Ref: OIA 107024 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal Aid files Thank you for your email of 24 August 2023 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information on Legal Aid totals for Mr Danny Jaz and Mr Roberto Jaz. Your reques...

10. Vikashwarjeet v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 27 (17 March 2014) [pdf, 102 KB]

    ...Immigration New Zealand. Immigration New Zealand declined the application on character grounds and considered the application was potentially improper due to non-disclosure. [3] The complainants say an unlicensed person carried out some of the work, their fees were mishandled, and when this Tribunal cancelled the adviser’s licence, she did not tell them and arrange for continuing representation. [4] The adviser generally disputes the facts alleged in support of the complaint, and clai...