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1. CE v DT LCRO 281 / 2011 (30 September 2013) [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...issue is whether, by virtue of Rule 3.7, the Practitioner is exempt from Rules 3.4 and 3.5 of the Rules. The latter Rules require a lawyer to provide to a client certain information prior to commencing a retainer. That information concerns how fees will be charged and are to be paid; information about the lawyers’ fidelity fund and complaints mechanisms; information about the name and status of the person or persons who will have the general responsibility for the work; and any ot...

2. Supreme Court

   You may be able to submit this file type electronically and pay any associated fee through  File and Pay. The Supreme Court is the highest court in New Zealand and our final appeal court. Appeals to the Supreme Court can only be heard with the leave of the court. Leave to appeal is given where the court is satisfied that it is necessary in the interests of justice. Find out more about the history, role and structure of the Supreme Court on the Courts of New Zealand website Contact the Supre...

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3. Application for a bailiff to serve a summons [pdf, 740 KB]

   ...should I use this form? This form lets you request that a bailiff serve a summons for a financial assessment hearing or contempt of enforcement proceedings. Use this form if all the following apply: • you are the judgment creditor and you have filed an application for a financial assessment hearing or an application for contempt of enforcement proceedings • you elected to serve the summons on the judgment debtor in the application form but now want the bailiff to serve the summons •...

4. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand v CAL012-E000609 [2013] NZCOP 5 [pdf, 61 KB]

   ...BETWEEN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND Applicant AND CAL2012-E000609 Respondent BEFORE THE COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL Jane Glover HEARING ON THE PAPERS DECISION Introduction [1] This case concerns alleged file sharing infringement under ss. 122A-U of the Copyright Act 1994 (“the Act”). 1 “File sharing is where - Sections 122A-U of the Act set out a process for copyright owners to use when they consider that an internet user has infr...

5. LCRO 84/2024 XA v MQ (25 February 2025) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules). [2] The Committee censured Mr XA and ordered him to tender an apology to Mrs MQ in terms to be approved by the Committee. [3] Mr XA was also ordered to reduce his fees to $4,384.39 (including GST and disbursements) by refunding the sum of $3,047.50 to Mrs MQ. [4] The Committee also imposed a fine of $8,000 and ordered Mr XA to pay costs in the sum of $1,500. 2 [5] In the section of the applic...

6. LCRO 211/2018 AB v CD (3 July 2019) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...EB, and Ms EB’s company, JJ Holdings Limited ([JJ]), on a property dispute. [2] Ms AB has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee (the Committee) to take no further action in respect of her complaint about Mr CD’s fees when acting on that matter. [3] In her complaint, Ms AB also alleged that Mr CD, in order to settle the dispute, had failed to submit Ms AB’s counteroffer, had failed to give her advice about the alternatives to litigation and had...

7. Infringement governance guidelines [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...and cost involved in a court hearing. c. The justice system does not need to devote judicial and court resources to determining whether each offence has occurred. The Court system does, however, become involved where the unpaid infringement fee is filed for enforcement or the infringement notice is challenged by the defendant. 8. As the imposition and enforcement of a penalty through an infringement offence notice involves a transfer of a traditional judicial function to the...

8. Policy Framework for New Infringement Schemes [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...and cost involved in a court hearing. c. The justice system does not need to devote judicial and court resources to determining whether each offence has occurred. The Court system does, however, become involved where the unpaid infringement fee is filed for enforcement or the infringement notice is challenged by the defendant. 8. As the imposition and enforcement of a penalty through an infringement offence notice involves a transfer of a traditional judicial function to the...

9. LCRO 254/2015 CW v QA (13 August 2018) [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...matter. Mr QA’s terms anticipate payment within 7 2 days, but he made a concession to Mrs CW. Recognising that she had lost her job and the family was on one income, he told her he was prepared to accept smaller sums in reduction of his fee. Mrs CW decided that she wanted to save and make lump sum payments. She made a payment in August 2014 and another in October 2014, each of $500. That left over $5,000 outstanding. [4] Mrs CW did not make any more payments. [5] Mr...

10. LCRO 195/2014 MC v GK (28 May 2018) [pdf, 179 KB]

    ...GK Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Introduction [1] Mr MC has applied for a review of the determination by [City] Standards Committee [X] (the Committee) that the fees charged by him for administering the estate of Mr GK’s wife were not fair and reasonable. The Committee ordered Mr MC to reduce his fees by $13,965.40 and to pay costs to the New Zealand Law Society in the sum of $1,000. In making th...