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1. GB v PW LCRO 140/2012 (13 August 2014) [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...unacceptable, and in breach of Rules 3 and 10 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules (the Rules).1 In circumstances where the orders were of no utility to Ms PW by the time Ms GB eventually completed her instructions, the Committee found her fees were not fair and reasonable, and she had breached Rule 9.2 [6] The Committee recorded a finding of unsatisfactory conduct in respect of Ms GB’s breaches of the Rules, and made orders under s 156 of the Act. The Committee ordered M...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 213 Ashby v NIWA Vessel Management Ltd [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...addition, disbursements of $7,601.60 are sought, which primarily include the $4,852.00 fee (inclusive of GST) from the clinical psychologist who appeared for Ms Ashby, along with travel and accommodation costs. She also seeks $306.67 for the Court filing fee and $751.32 for the hearing fee. 1 Ashby v NIWA Vessel Management Ltd [2022] NZEmpC 174. 2 “Employment Court of New Zealand Practice Directions” <www.employment.govt.nz> at No 16. [3] The situat...

3. TT v BB Ltd [2022] NZDT 152 (13 September 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...

4. New Zealand Law Society v Faleauto [2009] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...Tribunal, in a minute of 16 September 2009, asked Mr Faleauto to advise if he opposed the application for amendment in respect of the P charges. No such objection was received by the 4 Tribunal, and in his response to all the proceedings, filed on 16 November 2009, Mr Faleauto makes no comment at all on the re-laying of the charges. [13] This Tribunal has to satisfy itself, after reviewing the transitional provisions of the LC Act, that no jurisdictional issue arises which may...

5. UB v OZ LCRO 11 / 2012 (11 October 2012) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...(the Applicant) throughout November 2010 to February 2011, but did not complete the work contemplated by the retainer after UB failed to pay his fees. Thereafter the Practitioner took steps to recover the outstanding debt. [2] The Applicant filed a complaint that the Practitioner demanded payment of his fees without having done the work he was instructed to do. [3] The Standards Committee dealt with the complaint in terms of the Practitioner having terminated the retainer, an...

6. Application for attachment order [pdf, 820 KB]

   ...assist the enforcement process. You only need to complete the steps in Section C that are relevant to your application. • You can only use this form to apply for one attachment order against one debtor. If you have more than one debtor, you must file a separate application for each debtor. Who can sign this form? You can only sign this form if you are the applicant or the applicant’s lawyer. The applicant can be either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor. Anyone can help you...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 92 Webb v Hose [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...that this payment was to “compensate her for the legally 1 [2012] NZERA Auckland 162. unsustainable disciplinary process”. She was also held to be entitled to reimbursement of the filing fee which she had paid to the Authority of $71.56. [2] The Authority Member made it plain in the determination that while the employment relationship continued to exist between the parties, it was clear that would need to come to an en...

8. AZ v YX LCRO 175 / 2010 (25 March 2011) [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...estimated cost of the legal work to attend to this. Unfortunately, there is no indication on the file note whether this figure included GST and disbursements. The Applicant says that it did. The Respondent, Mr YX, says that it represented the fee only and did not include disbursements. Mr YX, however does not say whether he considers it included GST or not, but it is assumed for the purposes of this review that his position is that it did not. [7] It is relatively clear however...

9. IEAA - 2015 annual report [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...AFTER 1 JULY 2016 21. This is likely to be our last report for a full year and the numbers are still showing a decrease in complaints at the date hereof, we will take this opportunity to thank providers and students for their work on many of the files, and the gratitude they have expressed to us for their resolution on occasions including advice from providers of their steps to upgrade their processes. SUMMARY OF THE DECISIONS OVER THE SEVEN YEARS THE PRESENT AUTHORITY MEMB...

10. Larnark v Kirby LCRO 44 / 2010 (1 October 2010) [pdf, 83 KB]

    ...charges to the complainants in excess of what they considered appropriate; Failure to advise of a scheduled date for a judicial conference; Failure to advise the Applicants of charge out rates; Instigating recovery action for the Practioner‟s fees. Applicable Standards [5] The rules which apply to the conduct of the Practitioner prior to 1 August 2008 are those which applied under the Law Practitioners Act 1982 (now repealed). By virtue of section 351 (1) of the Lawyers an...