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1. Legal-Aid-lawyer-Provider-Manual.pdf [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...legal aid People who meet the criteria in the Act and Legal Services Regulations 2011 can apply for a legal aid grant. Your client will need to fill in a legal aid application form and provide information to support their application. Application forms are available on the Ministry website. Please ensure legal aid applications include: • the date of the hearing • all criminal record numbers • details of your client’s, and any partner’s, income • whether your client h...

2. Legal aid grants December 2023 [xlsx, 84 KB]

   ...grants, by age of applicant, 2014 - 2023 Table 5c: Number of civil legal aid grants, by age of applicant, 2014 - 2023 Table 5d: Number of Waitangi Tribunal legal aid grants, by age of applicant, 2014 - 2023 Definitions and data notes If this information does not answer your query you may wish to request specific information via an Official Information Act request. Information on this process is available on the Ministry website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-ac...

3. Cree v Accident Compensation Corporation (Interest on Compensation) [2023] NZACC 195 [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...Cree’s circumstances include: (a) Wardle v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation:28 In Wardle, the appellant lodged a claim for cover in 1992. This claim was not accepted until 1999. After accepting cover, the Corporation requested Mr Wardle’s pre-accident earnings, which were received on 24 August 1999. The Court held that interest runs from one month after the financial information was received, namely 24 September 1999. (b) Kirk v Accident Comp...

4. Legal aid grants June 2023 [xlsx, 83 KB]

   ...2013/2014 - 2022/2023 Table 5c: Number of civil legal aid grants, by age of applicant, 2013/2014 - 2022/2023 Table 5d: Number of Waitangi Tribunal legal aid grants, by age of applicant, 2013/2014 - 2022/2023 Definitions and data notes If this information does not answer your query you may wish to request specific information via an Official Information Act request. Information on this process is available on the Ministry website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-a...

5. Legal aid grants jun2024 [xlsx, 84 KB]

   ...2014/2015 - 2023/2024 Table 5c: Number of civil legal aid grants, by age of applicant, 2014/2015 - 2023/2024 Table 5d: Number of Waitangi Tribunal legal aid grants, by age of applicant, 2014/2015 - 2023/2024 Definitions and data notes If this information does not answer your query you may wish to request specific information via an Official Information Act request. Information on this process is available on the Ministry website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-a...

6. OIA-119571.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 18 March 2025 Ref: OIA 119571 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Briefings on criminalising coercive control Thank you for your email of 22 January 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding briefings provided to the Minister of Jus...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 144 Jerard v Wildbore [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...Pullar said that Ms Jerard had entirely failed to communicate with him or Mr Wildbore from the time the personal grievance was raised in March 2012 until the statement of claim in this proceeding was served. This included a failure to respond to requests for wage and time records which Ms Jerard had a statutory obligation to provide. Mr Pullar also said that Mr Jerard had twice failed to attend mediation arranged through the Department of Labour. [8] In addition to requesting th...

8. LA - Part 2 - Areas of Law Waitangi Tribunal [pdf, 777 KB]

   ...for each area or category. Case examples should be cases where you played a substantial and active role. Examples need to demonstrate substantial and active involvement across the range of cases. Please complete the Waitangi Tribunal Case Examples Form. You must provide the following case examples: • Provide at least three examples of substantial Waitangi Tribunal proceedings. • Each example must demonstrate that you had a substantial and active involvement in the case. • all...

9. DY v WB LCRO 27 / 2010 (12 July 2011) [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...decision in respect of a complaint by the applicant against the respondent. Its decision was to take no further action in respect of the complaint pursuant to s138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. [2] At the end of that decision, information was provided as to the entitlement of the parties to apply for a review of that decision by this Office. [3] Included in that information was the following statement: ENTITLEMENT TO REVIEW BY LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER (LCRO)...

10. Mohi v Janson - Rotopounamu 2B3A (2009) 204 Napier MB 257 (204 NA 257) [pdf, 196 KB]

    ...204 Napier MS 258 applicants in this matter) two weeks to respond. It was at this hearing that serious doubts were raised by the Court as to the merits ofthe Jansons' application. [5] The Jansons then, by letter dated 14 October 2008, requested the application be dismissed upon the grounds that they were unable to establish whether the land was alienated from the Crown, which is required in order to show that the land may be general land. A further ground for dismissal was...