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1. Legal Aid Audit Report 2017-2018 [pdf, 367 KB]

   ...material provided, are considered by the auditor. Finally, lawyers are rated on the overall quality and value of their legal aid services. Ratings are from 1 to 5, with 1 being excellent and 5 being very poor. Auditors endeavour to provide detailed feedback on areas of good practice and make recommendations for improvement. http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0004/latest/whole.html 4 Overall ratings are finalised Overall ratings are decided by the auditor once the l...

2. Relationship property factsheet - Separation or divorce: How your property is divided when you don’t agree [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...partner can’t agree or if the agreement is unfair or breaks down. M O J0 54 6_ JU N 25 You need to apply within one year of your divorce or within three years from the end of your de facto relationship. You can ask the Court for permission to file after this deadline. There is a fee to make an application to divide relationship property. Information on the fee is available at justice.govt. nz/about/fees. A copy of the application forms can be downloaded from justice.govt.nz/...

3. DT-guide-to-completing-the-application-form-.pdf [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...Situations whereby a party is refusing to pay monies they acknowledge they owe. Before completing the claim form please ensure you read carefully the application information page prior to submitting. This information will cover such things as: • Filing fee information • Requests to keep information confidential • The importance of having the correct names on the application form How to file a claim? There are two options for filing a claim in the Disputes Tribunal: 1. Y...

4. B Ltd v IX [2019] NZDT 1392 (6 September 2019) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 28 days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 28 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 supporting affid...

5. EMPC Search request [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...Name.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…… Phone number or address…………………………………………………………………………………………….... Search type and fees required:  Database Search. A fee of $30:00 is payable for the first name or case searched in Court records relating to applications to the Employment Court. A further fee of $5.00 is pay...

6. Form-44-Application-for-contempt-enforcement-proceedings-FINAL-9-December-2024.pdf [pdf, 496 KB]

   ...used all other methods of enforcement that have failed or have been considered and deemed inappropriate or unlikely to be successful. • you can only use this form to apply for one hearing for one debtor. If you have more than one debtor, you must file a separate application for each debtor. How do I complete this form? This form has three sections: • Section A must be completed. • Section B must be completed, this is for the date and your signature. • Section C is for extra inform...

7. EI & MQ v M Ltd [2024] NZDT 485 (19 June 2024) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...of $6,000.00 and the Tribunal fee of $180.00. 3. The issues to be resolved are: a. Has the replacement bed package been provided with a reasonable timeframe? b. If not, are EI and MQ entitled to claim a $6,000.00 refund and the $180.00 Tribunal filing fee? Has the replacement bed package been provided with a reasonable timeframe? 4. The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (‘the Act’) applies to this case. Where goods are supplied there is a guarantee that the goods are of acceptable q...

8. 29 February Legal Aid News [pdf, 458 KB]

   ...matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. In this issue ... Claiming hearing time for Family Violence Courts Improved Grants Handbook New criminal disbursement: Photocopying of trial file Specialist reports defined Queries Claiming hearing time for Family Violence Courts The criminal fixed fee schedule has been updated to include an exception for hearing time in Family Violence Courts. The granting notes on p...

9. Tuitupou v Tangilanu [2014] NZIACDT 51 (15 April 2014) [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...the request to Immigration New Zealand. She also made up an account of what had happened to the request. [2.3] The adviser’s licence expired. She had still done nothing. She did not take any steps to protect her clients’ interests, or refund fees. [3] The adviser has not challenged the Statement of Complaint, which set out these grounds of complaint. The Tribunal is satisfied the material before it requires that it uphold the complaint in the respects identified. The Statement of...

10. LCRO 216/2020 YH v DP (29 July 2021) [pdf, 176 KB]

    ...Office with comprehensive rebuttal and explanation. 2 Standards Committee decision at [22] and following. 5 Discussion [22] Ms YH review application was assigned to me for case management, hearing and decision. [23] In assessing the file in order to make preliminary timetabling directions, I noted that the complaint concerned fees charged by Mr DP, as well as other aspects of his representation of Ms YH. [24] In relation to fees, the Committee elected to consider only a...