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1. LCRO 189/2020 ZK v XM (30 August 2021) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...a month prior to the trial commencing; and (g) Mr ZK first raised the issue as to whether an application for legal aid should have been made on 27 February 2018 at which time Mr ZK had advised him that he had returned a legal aid application form to Mr XM in June of the previous year; and (h) Mr XM had no recollection of having received a legal aid form back from Mr ZK but having had opportunity to check documentation from his office, was able to confirm that a legal aid form wa...

2. CEIT Practice Notes 2022 [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...insurer and/or any other party named in the application (the respondents) must file a response in the approved form and lodge all relevant documents with the Tribunal within 15 working days of receiving service of the application.9 Respondents can request more time to respond if they believe that 15 working days is insufficient. This request must be made within five days of being served. The request should outline the reasons for the belief that 15 days is insufficient time, should nomi...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 5 and Southland Standards Committee v Taia [2022] NZLCDT 17 (9 June 2022) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...serious disciplinary aspects of the charges arose from Mr Taia’s denials and avoidance of communication about the matter.1 The details are that Mr Taia: • misled the client that the work had been done;2 • he failed to respond to client requests for information;3 • failed to complete documentation relating to his former role as trustee;4 • failed to hand over his files in a timely manner;5 • failed to provide information to his client’s accountant and when instruct...

4. LCRO 189/2016 EM v FN and GP (19 May 2017) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...to action the authority to uplift without any further undue delay, and confirm the respondents’ money had been deposited to his trust account as instructed. [18] Ms EM did not respond. [19] On Monday 15 February 2016 Mr HR’s office again requested the respondents’ money urgently, and a timeframe for delivery of the file. [20] Ms EM responded saying she anticipated the respondents’ file and money would be transferred before the end of the week. [21] A further email from M...

5. [2019] NZEmpC 157 Van Kleef v Alliance Group Ltd [pdf, 475 KB]

   ...been instructed to perform. It found that her collective employment agreement (CEA) contained an availability clause which did not comply with the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) so that overtime could not in those circumstances have been requested. This led to a conclusion that she had successfully established a grievance that her employer had contravened s 67F of the Act, which meant that her dismissal was unjustified entitling her to remedies.2 The fixing of remedies w...

6. OIA-120587.pdf [pdf, 785 KB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz Ref: OIA 120587 22 April 2025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal Aid debt repayments Thank you for your email of 17 March 2025 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding legal aid debt repayments. Specifically, you requested: …a question I have around legal aid "loan" re...

7. AQ v ZI LCRO 105 / 2010 (11 February 2011) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...March 2009. [7] On 2 April 2009, the Applicant made his concerns about these inconsistencies known to the Respondent, and also requested an indication of all possible costs from that point onwards. [8] On 3 May 2009, he sent a follow-up email requesting a response to his request. [9] Having received no response to either of these emails, he then sent an email to ZH on 19 May 2009 in which he requested a response to his emails, and withdrew his credit card authorisation for payme...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 09 – ZZ v Wen (10 February 2025) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...under the pseudonym “LM”. The agent named the complainant and said he was looking for a specific work visa. There was an exchange of texts between Ms Wen and the agent regarding the complainant’s details, the cost of the service and the information needed by Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ). Ms Wen sent a “work visa collection form” to the agent on 5 March (unseen by the Tribunal and presumably Ms Wen’s internal form). A passport sized photograph of the complai...

9. LCRO 37/2025 PE v LZ (26 August 2025) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...barrister and would in due course be responsible for payment of the barrister’s fees. Any estimate the respondent might have given earlier would need to have been updated at that point. The period during which a meaningful estimate could have been requested and should have been given if it was requested was between mid- July and the commencement of the arbitration. Responsibility vis-à-vis the client again lies with Ms T, as the person responsible for the client relationship albeit as...

10. Legal Submissions for Wellington International Airport Limited (dated 13 April 2018) [pdf, 114 KB]

    ...These submissions are filed on behalf of Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) in accordance with the Eighteenth Minute of the Environment Court dated 19 March 2018 and in advance of the judicial conference scheduled to address WIAL’s request for an adjournment and other relevant matters on 18 April 2018. Background 2. As the Court is aware, WIAL is seeking further consideration by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DG) as to an acceptable runway end safety are...