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1. OQ v NO [2025] NZDT 74 (5 March 2025) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...around $20,000 plus the amount spent on legal fees attempting to get the respondent to admit his legal liability under the guarantee as expressly provided for in the guarantee, evidenced at $814.20. [23] I do not allow the amount claimed for the filing fee as under s 43 of the Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 costs shall not be awarded against a party to any proceedings before a Tribunal except in certain circumstances, including frivolous or vexatious claims, claims knowing lodged outside of...

2. LCRO 275/2016 KN v YL (4 March 2019) [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...She had raised concerns with the partners of DAB regarding Mr KN’s conduct. Those concerns had prompted DAB to terminate Mr KN’s employment. [25] Armed with both comprehensive exposition of, and comprehensive response to, the complaint filed, the Committee observed that there was no scope in New Zealand for multi-disciplinary practices. The Committee noted the prohibition on income sharing between lawyers and non-lawyers in relation to the provision of legal services and stat...

3. Regulatory Impact Statement Trustee Amendment Bill [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...benefits) Risks Section 46 continues to permit appointment of an appropriate person as replacement trustee, and provides that the Public Trust may not refuse appointment. If appointed as replacement trustee, Public Trust may seek to recoup its fees and expenses for acting as replacement trustee. If there are no assets from which Public Trust can recoup its fees and expenses, Public Trust will bear those fees and expenses itself. a. Regulated products do not fail for lack...

4. Kartikeya v Fernyhough [2014] NZIACDT 44 (03 April 2014) [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...search) were provided by a person working in that practice. [4] In fact, the person they were dealing with was the adviser’s former wife and she operated her own business there. She undertook immigration work, though that was not lawful. She took fees of $15,000, which she has not earned by providing lawful services. [5] The adviser says he is not responsible for his former wife’s conduct. [6] It is necessary to assess the nature of the adviser’s role in, and knowledge of, his fo...

5. ENVC-24 application for order obliging requiring authority or heritage protection authority to take land [docx, 23 KB]

   ...Telephone: Fax/email: Contact person: [name and designation, if applicable] Note to applicant You must lodge the original and 1 copy of this application with the Environment Court. The application must be signed by you or on your behalf. You must pay the filing fee required by regulation 35 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003. You must serve a copy of this application and the affidavit on the requiring authority or heritage protection authority, as the case...

6. Form 39 ACC legal aid Fixed Fee [pdf, 578 KB]

   Templates V12 – August 2017 page 1 08/17 form 39 Amendment to Grant ACC Fixed Fee Plus Legal aid file no. Lead provider’s ref. Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Applicable fee schedule(s) Amendment sought: To replace fixed fee (start at A below) For disbursement requiring prior approval (start at B below) Amendment criteria A. Please tick the criteria that best describe the reason(s) for this amendment...

7. LCRO - 2016 annual report [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...Officer to summarily dismiss applications that present as frivolous and vexatious. (b) Allow for a Review Officer to direct in appropriate cases that the matter be heard on the papers without requirement for a formal hearing. (c) Require parties filing complaints to have a direct connection with the subject matter of the complaint. Annual Report 2016 | Legal Complaints Review Officer 3 The Office continues to be supported by a team of committed case managers, who provide...

8. AFS and AFT v ZUD and ZUE [2013] NZDT 348 (2 July 2013) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...[2] In 2012, AFS and AFT discovered that the tiling in the shower of the main bathroom had leaked extensively, rotting the surrounding structures. They had no option but to rebuild the affected areas at a cost of $14,247.47. [3] AFS and AFT filed a claim against ZUE for this sum. Prior to the hearing, the Tribunal joined ZUD, who was a joint vendor of the property with ZUE, and the tiler, KK, to the claim, being parties that could also be liable and therefore needed to attend....

9. Wandsworth v Ddinbych & Keith LCRO 149 & 150 / 2009 (5 March 2010) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...retainer with the Applicant in breach of Rule 4.2 of the Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care Rules, and that this constituted unsatisfactory conduct. The Committee determined that the finding of unsatisfactory conduct recorded against his professional file, and an apology, were a sufficient penalty. It declined to consider the Applicant‟s claims for compensation. [3] The Committee concluded that P2‟s conduct was unsatisfactory in that he had failed to act in a competent and...

10. DT v BQ Ltd [2022] NZDT 22 (15 February 2022) [pdf, 183 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...