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1. LCRO 95/2013 GI v JM (28 June 2017) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...matters. [7] On 10 September 2010, Mr JM provided Mr B with a written opinion outlining the options available to Mr GI. He said: In my view … the following actions should be taken: (a) An application for equal division of relationship property be filed in the Family Court … Contemporaneously with proceedings lodged in the High Court. … (c) [An application to remove the Family Court proceedings] to the High Court. [8] This advice was based on the fact that the Family Court...

2. XL v BF LCRO 04 / 2012 (19 July 2013) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...the complaint are: a. On 17 February 2011, Ms XL instructed Mr BF to help her to sell her cafe business, XYZ. Ms XL says that she instructed Mr BF to act for her after they had a telephone conversation in which he advised her that the legal fees would be $800.00 + GST and that the matter should be concluded within two weeks. b. During the legal transaction, it appeared that a question arose as to whether Ms XL had fully paid a number of invoices. The invoices reflected 2...

3. LCRO 89/2024 YL v FV (16 July 2025) [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...applicant engaged the respondent in January 2023 to act for him in care of children and family violence proceedings in which he had previously been self- represented. He had been either directed or prompted by the Court to engage a lawyer and ordered to file updating evidence in the family violence matter by a specified date that allowed him seven and a half weeks to do so. [4] The applicant’s initial enquiry by telephone on 13 January 2023 was referred through a principal of the fir...

4. Filing a financial statement of judgement debtor organisation [pdf, 345 KB]

   ...has not been paid • you can provide the required information for a financial assessment to be completed – as set out in Section C of this form. If the judgment debtor is an individual, use form MOJ208/04/18. How is a judgment creditor able to file a financial statement for the judgment debtor? An example of this is when the judgment creditor has issued the judgment debtor with a notice to complete a financial statement and the debtor complies with the request. If the judgment credi...

5. Casas v Navarette-Scholes [2016] NZIACDT 33 (28 June 2016) [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...is a licensed immigration adviser, and she commenced providing immigration services in the Philippines in late 2011. She did not obtain a written agreement for the provision of immigration services at that point, but provided services and received fees. [1.2] In April or May 2013, Ms Navarette-Scholes asked the complainant to sign an agreement for the provision of services, backdated to 20 June 2012. She has since passed it off as correctly dated. [1.3] Ms Navarette-Scholes failed to e...

6. NA v AL LCRO 68 / 2011 (10 April 2012) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...from a relatively early stage, and they elected to continue with the proceedings. [9] The Standards Committee perceived the Practitioner to be alive to the matter of eligibility for legal aid and the ability to apply for hardship relief for Court fees, and it was satisfied that the Applicants’ position in respect of these matters had been properly considered. [10] In relation to the alleged overcharging, the Committee noted that the Practitioner accepted he could have done more...

7. Form-42_Civil_Victims-Order.pdf [pdf, 248 KB]

   Version 21 – October 2023 page 1 10/23 form 42 Tax Invoice Civil Legal Aid Fixed Fees Victims' Orders against Violent Offenders (Applicant & Respondent) Legal aid file no. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Provider number Law firm Firm number Details of claim Fixed Fee: Date fixed fee(s) completed Fixed Fee Plus: Covers period from...

8. 209-Filing-a-financial-statement-of-judgment-debtor.pdf [pdf, 385 KB]

   ...has not been paid • you can provide the required information for a financial assessment to be completed – as set out in Section B of this form. If the judgment debtor is an individual, use form MOJ208/04/18. How is a judgment creditor able to file a financial statement for the judgment debtor? An example of this is when the judgment creditor has issued the judgment debtor with a notice to complete a financial statement and the debtor complies with the request. If the judgment credi...

9. 209 filing a statement of judgment debtor organisation [pdf, 385 KB]

   ...has not been paid • you can provide the required information for a financial assessment to be completed – as set out in Section B of this form. If the judgment debtor is an individual, use form MOJ208/04/18. How is a judgment creditor able to file a financial statement for the judgment debtor? An example of this is when the judgment creditor has issued the judgment debtor with a notice to complete a financial statement and the debtor complies with the request. If the judgment credi...

10. 209-Filing-a-financial-statement-of-judgement-debtor-organisation [pdf, 315 KB]

    ...has not been paid • you can provide the required information for a financial assessment to be completed – as set out in Section C of this form. If the judgment debtor is an individual, use form MOJ208/04/18. How is a judgment creditor able to file a financial statement for the judgment debtor? An example of this is when the judgment creditor has issued the judgment debtor with a notice to complete a financial statement and the debtor complies with the request. If the judgment credi...