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1. Grants Handbook v4.83.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Services Act 2011 6 Transitional policy and procedures 6 About the Legal Services Commissioner 6 Helping legal aid applicants find a lawyer 6 Where to send applications 6 Returning applications 8 Urgent matters 8 Returned mail 8 Active files with no activity 8 Prescribed manner 9 Eligibility for civil and family legal aid 12 Eligible proceedings 12 Eligible applicant 17 Financial eligibility 22 Income and capital assessment 23 Arrears 26 Sufficient merit 27 Spe...

2. Grants-Handbook-v4.81.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Services Act 2011 8 Transitional policy and procedures 8 About the Legal Services Commissioner 8 Helping legal aid applicants find a lawyer 8 Where to send applications 8 Returning applications 10 Urgent matters 10 Returned mail 10 Active files with no activity 10 Prescribed manner 11 Eligibility for civil and family legal aid 14 Eligible proceedings 14 Eligible applicant 19 Financial eligibility 24 Income and capital assessment 25 Arrears 28 Sufficient merit 29...

3. Grants Handbook v4.86.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Services Act 2011 6 Transitional policy and procedures 6 About the Legal Services Commissioner 6 Helping legal aid applicants find a lawyer 6 Where to send applications 6 Returning applications 8 Urgent matters 8 Returned mail 8 Active files with no activity 8 Prescribed manner 9 Eligibility for civil and family legal aid 12 Eligible proceedings 12 Eligible applicant 17 Financial eligibility 22 Income and capital assessment 23 Arrears 26 Sufficient merit 27 Spe...

4. Grants Handbook v4.86.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Services Act 2011 6 Transitional policy and procedures 6 About the Legal Services Commissioner 6 Helping legal aid applicants find a lawyer 6 Where to send applications 6 Returning applications 8 Urgent matters 8 Returned mail 8 Active files with no activity 8 Prescribed manner 9 Eligibility for civil and family legal aid 12 Eligible proceedings 12 Eligible applicant 17 Financial eligibility 22 Income and capital assessment 23 Arrears 26 Sufficient merit 27 Spe...

5. Grants-Handbook-v4.88.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Services Act 2011 6 Transitional policy and procedures 6 About the Legal Services Commissioner 6 Helping legal aid applicants find a lawyer 6 Where to send applications 6 Returning applications 8 Urgent matters 8 Returned mail 8 Active files with no activity 8 Prescribed manner 9 Eligibility for civil and family legal aid 12 Eligible proceedings 12 Eligible applicant 17 Financial eligibility 22 Income and capital assessment 23 Arrears 26 Sufficient merit 27 Spe...

6. Forms & fees

   Make a claim Forms Amount sought Fee Apply online DT-Claim-form-v2.pdf [PDF, 750 KB] Guide to filing a claim form can be found under how to make a claim If the total amount sought under the claim is less than $2000 $61 If the total amount sought under the claim is $2000 or more but less than $5000 $121 If the total amount sought under the claim is between $5000 and $30,000 $243 Acknowledgement from applicant's insurer Free Back to top Rehearings & appeals Forms Fee

   Located in:

   1. Disputes Tribunal

7. Form 20 Civil non-Fixed [pdf, 188 KB]

   Version 19 – September 2022 page 1 Use this form to claim for any Civil matter other than Family, Waitangi and fixed fee proceedings. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Law firm Details of claim Forum category 1 2 3 4 Type of proceedings this invoice covers: Covers period from: to Interim invoice Final invoice Lead Provider Listed Provider B Provider name or num...

8. BI v YP & Ors LCRO 115 / 2010 (4 April 2011) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...equal shares, it appears that the Applicant’s equity in the property was significantly larger than indicated by the title. [4] Before she contacted the law firm she had obtained from another lawyer (in a different NZ town) an estimate of likely fees for the sale of the property, and was given a fees indication of around $4,000. The bill she eventually got from the Practitioners was for $10,703.25. She considered this to be excessively high and wrote to the law firm to query t...

9. AE v ZW & ZV LCRO 88 / 2010 (16 November 2010) [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...also considered by the Committee. [7] The Applicant raises five issues where she considers the Standards Committee has based its decision on wrong principles. [8] The Applicant seeks two outcomes:- (i) A determination of a fair and reasonable fee for all of the work carried out on the file in 2008 and early 2009; (ii) A direction as to whether lawyers must now specify to prospective clients that their billing method is calculated with reference to a percentage of the value of the...

10. N Ltd v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 177 (11 April 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

    ...relationship breakup and had left New Zealand on 16 April 2023. 5. In October 2023, KN was contacted by H Ltd in relation to money claimed to be owed by N Ltd to Q Ltd. This was the first time KN became aware of the breach notice and associated fees. 6. KN immediately contacted Q Ltd and requested that the late fees be waived. He indicated he was willing to pay the original fine. Q Ltd did not agree to KN’s request to waive any late fees. 7. N Ltd filed a claim with the Dis...