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1. Form 35 - Family legal aid - Tax invoice - Relationship property [pdf, 517 KB]

   ...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) Termination of Instructions Initial i...

2. LCRO 24/2019 UC v SO (30 September 2020) [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...complaint was only about the misplaced memory stick and not about the lack of receipt and invoice for the payment of $1,500 to Ms PT. [11] He says the payment was made to Ms PT after the meeting with the police and says that there is a receipt on file for that sum. Mr UC also says: In my view Mr SO is clearly harassing Ms PT (and myself). He is misusing legal process to further his own ulterior purpose or using the process in an improper way. His claims are fictitious, groundle...

3. AQ v ZF LCRO 243/2012 (26 March 2014) [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...although the legal services were primarily provided by Ms RW because her expertise better suited the AQs’ needs. [3] After the police investigation concluded with no charges being laid, Ms RW sent the AQs an invoice. The AQs paid part of the fee, but became reluctant to pay the balance saying they were not satisfied with the advice they had received from Ms RW. Mr AQ wrote to Ms ZF, criticising Ms RW’s handling of the matter. Mr AQ was particularly aggrieved at the way in wh...

4. Proposed amended Audit Terms of Reference v2 [pdf, 810 KB]

   ...Introduction 3 1.2 | Statutory authority 3 1.3 | Purpose and Scope 4 SECTION 2 | Methodology 6 2.1| The audit programme 6 2.2| Selecting providers for audit 6 2.3|Overview of the audit process 6 2.4| Appointing an auditor 7 2.5| Selecting files for audit 7 2.6| Assessment of files 8 SECTION 3 | Audit ratings and risk factors 10 3.1 | Rating scale 10 3.2 | Key risk factors 10 SECTION 4 | Audit criteria 12 4.1 | General criteria 12 4.2 | Specific criteria | Civil /Cr...

5. Proposed amended Audit Terms of Reference [pdf, 809 KB]

   ...Introduction 3 1.2 | Statutory authority 3 1.3 | Purpose and Scope 4 SECTION 2 | Methodology 6 2.1| The audit programme 6 2.2| Selecting providers for audit 6 2.3|Overview of the audit process 6 2.4| Appointing an auditor 7 2.5| Selecting files for audit 7 2.6| Assessment of files 8 SECTION 3 | Audit ratings and risk factors 10 3.1 | Rating scale 10 3.2 | Key risk factors 10 SECTION 4 | Audit criteria 12 4.1 | General criteria 12 4.2 | Specific criteria | Civil /Cr...

6. Fifita v Tangilanu [2014] NZIACDT 108 (03 October 2014) [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...they did not hold current visas. They engaged Ms Tangilanu to assist, and entered an agreement relating to the provision of professional services. The date of the agreement is 28 October 2010. [6.2] The agreement failed to set out the services, fees and disbursements. It did provide payment terms for $1,465.78 in total. The agreement does not identify the extent to which the payments are respectively for disbursements and fees, and it does not relate the payments to particular services....

7. Byrne - Mereruia Hakaraia Whanau Trust (2006) 164 Aotea MB 5 (164 AOT 5) [pdf, 376 KB]

   ...names of suppliers of services, their general address, receipt and invoice numbers where available, the details of the goods and services provided and the total expenses incurred on a monthly basis. The costs referred to include stationery, Court filing fees, travel and accommodation, food and photocopying. In addition, the schedule refers to warrant of fitness costs, car repairs and maintenance, car battery, birth certificates, cell phone pre-pay cards, "office security," a...

8. ML Ltd & PQ v ST & NT [2024] NZDT 534 (1 October 2024) [pdf, 239 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 of 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 suppo...

9. LCRO 22/2019 HT v MK (29 May 2020) [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...1 The firm acted on matters including a claim against a former employee of DOT, Mr JS, referred to later in this decision. 2 [4] On 10 March 2016, Mr MK reminded (by email) Mr HT that DOT owed $39,538.74 to the firm for outstanding fees.2 Six weeks later on 28 April 2016, in response to Mr MK’s follow up email, Mr HT expressed (by email) his lack of “confidence” with the firm “over the outstanding payments”. He said DOT “unfortunately” “would have to se...

10. LCRO 36/2022 EY obo SG v LW (25 July 2023) [pdf, 166 KB]

    ...addressed by the Committee and are not addressed in this review. 3 Mr LW’s response [12] Mr LW refuted the complaints. He provided copies of invoices rendered, trust account ledgers and his time records. [13] Mr LW considered that the fees invoiced were fair and reasonable. The Standards Committee determination [14] The first issue the Committee was required to address was whether or not there were any ‘special circumstances’ allowing for the invoices to be the sub...