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1. LCRO 1/2020 NR v YB (28 June 2021) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...9.6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) and imposed the following orders pursuant to s 156(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act): (a) Censure (s 156(1)(b)); (b) Reduced fees (s 156(1)(e)); (c) Cancelled fees (s 156(1)(f)); 2 (d) Refund to Ms YB (s 156(1)(g)); (e) Fine of $4,000 to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) (s 156(1)(i)); and (f) Costs to NZLS of $1,200 (s 156(1)(n)). Application for review...

2. [2020] NZEnvC 197 Ragunathan v Auckland Council [pdf, 370 KB]

   ...21 /JOVffll)~f(l 2o2 r,1 ORAL DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF JUDGE J A SMITH A: That the Abatement Notice ABT21514508 issued on 13th October 2020 against the Appellant is cancelled. B: Given the notice is cancelled the Court remits the filing fee in respect of this matter and authorises the Registrar to repay the filing fee to Mr Ragunathan. C: The parties have reached a separate agreement to resolve the costs issues. D: The file may be closed. REASONS Ragunathan-v-Auckl...

3. [2021] NZIACDT 6 - TB v Registrar of Immigration Advisers (22 March 2021) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...service contract with the adviser’s company. For a fee of $5,175 (incl GST), the adviser would process a residence visa application in the skilled migrant category for the appellant. In addition, he would have to pay Immigration New Zealand’s fees of $530 and $2,710. On the same day, the appellant paid $500 towards the fee. [8] According to the adviser, the appellant told her at the first meeting that his New Zealand diploma was at level 7 in the NZQA table. The adviser ac...

4. Form 41a Family Invoice PPPR [pdf, 224 KB]

   Version 20 – January 2023 page 1 01/23 form 41a Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fees Protection of Personal & Property Rights (PPPR) 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 to Interi...

5. OO v SL [2024] NZDT 196 (19 January 2024) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...Tribunal seeking compensation of $10,260.00 for her vehicle that was written off, storage and towing costs, phone repair costs, compensation for days off work due to injury, courtesy car costs, child picking/dropping costs, and reimbursement for Tribunal filing fee. 5. The hearing took place by teleconference. SL was not in attendance. SL was called twice but did not pick up when called. The absence of a party does not prevent the hearing from going ahead. 6. The claim is governed b...

6. JD v SL [2023] NZDT 364 (20 July 2023) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...agreed to pay for it at a sum of $85.00 per week. He paid a total of $425.00 before payments stopped and communication ceased. 6. JD now claims $5,500.00 from SL comprising of the loss of the insured value of the car ($5,000.00); $280.00 towing fee and $180.00 Tribunal filing fee. 7. The matter was set down for hearing at 9.15am on Thursday 20 July 2023. Despite several attempts to contact SL on the telephone number provided to the Tribunal (and which the Tribunal had previously...

7. KO v Q Ltd [2025] NZDT 205 (26 May 2025) [pdf, 196 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 $260 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...

8. FE v SH LCRO 153/2014 (16 November 2015) [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...respect of the complaints against Messrs QM and LX are not part of this review. [16] A review hearing took place in [Town] on 28 October, attended by Mr FE, and Mr CC appeared on behalf of Mr SH. Mr SH himself was overseas. [17] Subsequent to filing the review application, Mr FE filed an affidavit by Mr LX. Mr CC objected to this on the grounds that further evidence is not generally allowed to be introduced in conjunction with a review, as the review must be based on the material...

9. LH v NT LCRO 86/2015 (20 April 2016) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr LH has applied for a review of the determination by a Standards Committee to take no further action in respect of his complaints about Mr NT’s fees and the advice provided by Mr NT in relation to litigation concerning the home owned by Mr LH and his wife, which they discovered had weathertightness issues. Background [2] The facts of the matter are somewhat complex and although th...

10. CI v MT [2023] NZDT 514 (25 October 2023) [pdf, 211 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...