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1. LCRO 68/2024 GRA v ZTV (1 September 2025) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...advancing the claim pursuant to the Family Protection Act. He also provided details of his family’s health difficulties, which affected his abilities to maintain contact with his clients. [26] He has not addressed Ms RA’s complaint about his fees in any detail but says that his fees have been rendered in accordance with the various factors provided in r 9.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules. The Standards Committee determination [27] The Committee initially directed the pa...

2. [2023] NZIACDT 9 - WS v Lawlor (23 March 2023) [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...complainant then emailed some questions to him and pointed out that her visa was expiring on 5 June 2020. [20] The complainant sent Mr Lawlor an email on 4 September 2019 and a text on 5 September asking a number of questions, including when he was refiling the expression. At their meeting on 8 September, he said he would refile the expression. She sent a text on 10 September asking if the expression had been filed. The complainant sent a text the following day to say, “Is EO...

3. LCRO 179/2017 VB, CB & ON v QT (14 June 2018) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...debt collection proceedings against the owners for unpaid levies. On [Date], the firm sent a letter of demand to the owners. Mr 2 QT, assisted by Ms BM, a legal executive employed by the firm, “between 28 January and 29 January 2016” filed an application for the recovery of the levies with the Tenancy Tribunal (the Tribunal). [4] On or about [Date] one of the owners, Ms VB, initiated a claim in the High Court against [HGF] and the Body Corporate chairperson at that time...

4. OIA-124051.pdf [pdf, 849 KB]

   ...Official Information Act, the total amount as of today's date, of legal aid paid to lawyers acting for Danny and Roberto Jaz. The information should be broken down by offender, lawyer and include a breakdown of the use of funds eg lawyer's fee, travel, admin etc. On 11 August 2025, the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) contacted you seeking clarification of your request. You confirmed that your request could be broken down to include appeals costs, in addition to your origi...

5. NZHC 349 28 February 2013 Therese Anne Sisson v The Standards Committee [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...application for waiver of the filing fee was foreshadowed in relation to penalty appeal, but never filed. A notice purporting to confirm that this appeal had likewise been ‘adjudged’ to be abandoned was issued in April 2012. [7] The High Court Fees Regulations 2001 govern payment of filing fees. They do not contain a deemed abandonment provision. The notices to that effect were nullities. The respective files should have been referred to a Judge for judicial direction. [...

6. B Ltd v H Ltd [2025] NZDT 178 (12 May 2025) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...breakdown was required. Instead, it was informed that the contract had been cancelled and the work awarded to a different electrician. It claims $11,477.12 from H Ltd on the basis of lost profit; time spent pricing the variation; the Disputes Tribunal filing fee and labour for preparing the claim and to appear at the Tribunal. 5. H Ltd said it made it very clear it required the further information, but that B Ltd refused to supply it. It denies liability. 6. The issues I have to co...

7. RR v SU & TT LCRO 189/2013 (29 September 2015) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...says that when the sale proceeds were paid to [the law firm], the lawyers who acted for her personally, Mr TT made payment conditional on [the law firm’s] undertaking to retain funds in its trust account until any complaint about the lawyers’ fees was resolved. [8] The RRs were both later reappointed as trustees. Ms RR was dissatisfied with the outcome of the High Court proceeding, the retention of funds and her involvement with the lawyers in general. She laid wide ranging...

8. Form 41 - Family legal aid - Tax invoice - Protection of Personal & Property Rights (PPPR) [pdf, 516 KB]

   ...lead provider Provider number Name of law firm Firm number Details of claim Date latest activity completed Date of final disposition (if final invoice) Interim invoice Final invoice Please record the number of fixed fees for repeatable fee activities, activities based on anticipated hearing time, and hearing time activities. Number of fixed fees Fixed fee (excl. GST) Total fixed fees (excl. GST) Termination of Instructions Initial inst...

9. Koppula v Zhou [2014] NZIACDT 116 (27 November 2014) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...ascertain whether there was any dishonesty in relation to Ms Koppula, and what role, if any, Ms Zhou may have had in this in relation to Mr Martin. [5] Ms Koppula also complained Ms Zhou did not manage her residence application properly and disputed the fees charged. The Tribunal has considered: [5.1] Whether Ms Zhou addressed the status of Ms Koppula’s instructions when she first became the sole licensed immigration adviser in the practice; [5.2] Whether she managed the instruction...

10. [2007] NZEmpC AC 27/07 Prins & Anor v Tirohanga Group Ltd (formerly Tirohanga Rural Estates Ltd) [pdf, 36 KB]

    ...has transpired, the plaintiffs’ solicitor then predicted that they would recover between $60,000 and $80,000 plus interest and costs, they were prepared to settle for $45,000, being characterised as $20,000 for each as compensation for hurt feelings, humiliation and loss of dignity under s123(1)(c) and $5,000 for Mrs Prins for sexual harassment. That offer was not accepted by the defendant. The plaintiffs say that this caused them to incur unnecessarily the costs of the Authori