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1. ZA v YB LCRO 135/2014 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...to the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. Review Hearing [6] Mr ZA attended a review hearing on 23 October 2015. Mr YB was not required to attend and the review hearing proceeded in his absence with his consent. Mr ZA requested a copy of the audio of the review hearing. That has been provided to both parties. Recusal Application [7] Mr ZA requested my recusal from determining this review. For the reasons set out in the decision to which this decision is...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 132 Nicholson v Ford [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...process. Mr Nicholson did not consider that restructuring his wife’s position was appropriate, and immediately discounted it as a possible option. That left Mr Ford’s position. Mr Ford was concerned about the proposal, and what underlay it. He requested further information. Despite the fact that Mr Nicholson repeatedly said that there were good economic reasons for proceeding down the restructuring route, very little information (other than a scant summary of the company’...

3. [2022] NZIACDT 19 – TA v Tian (Sanctions) (25 July 2022) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...Following a number of successful student and visitor visa applications, a student visa application lodged on 11 October 2016 was unsuccessful. Ms Tian did not inform the complainant of the decline. She then lodged student visa applications and s 61 requests from 24 November 2016 until 1 March 2017, all without instructions from the complainant or his mother and without telling them of the outcome of any application. [8] On 8 June 2017, Ms Tian filed an expression of interest on...

4. [2022] NZIACDT 16 GX v Registrar (5 July 2022) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...[Accounting company], which performs accounting and taxation services, and with [Finance company], presumably a finance company. [4] The appellant, a national of China, was living and working in New Zealand. [5] In November 2019, the appellant requested advice from the adviser about using tax residence to qualify for permanent residence in New Zealand. The adviser provided general information about achieving tax residence status. [6] On 14 November 2019, the appellant gave wri...

5. [2022] NZREADT 24 - Complaints Assessment Committee 2103 v Sharma (14 November 2022) [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...for the management company, she became aware that bond payments received from tenants or landlords (on the tenants’ behalf) had not been lodged with Tenancy Services. She knew this because after the tenants moved out and signed a bond refund form, either the tenant or the landlord would discover that the bond payment had not been lodged with Tenancy Services and would contact her. [11] The missing bond payments were raised with Mr Sharma who would authorise the accounts staff...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 44 Maheta v Skybus New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...September 2020, through its counsel, in a letter addressing each of those categories. In some cases the response stated the documents sought had already been supplied, in others that what was asked for never existed or no longer existed, and some requests were rejected as irrelevant. The defendant did not formally object to the notice requiring disclosure. [9] Matters rested there until 20 June 2023 when the plaintiff applied for an order that the defendant comply with its disclo...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 266 McCallum Bros Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 373 KB]

   ...proved to be particularly complex. The constitution of the Court [10] The Court was co-chaired by Judge AHC Warren of the Māori Land Court who also holds an alternate Environment Court warrant, and Judge JA Smith of the Environment Court. They formed a court together with Commissioners S Myers and 5 McCallum Bros Limited v Auckland Council [2023] NZEnvC 130. 6 McCallum Bros Limited v Auckland Council [2024] NZEnvC 75. 7 McCallum Bros Limited v Auckland Council [2024] NZEnvC 72.

8. Person-specification-form-Legal-Aid-Selection-Committees-Nov-2023.pdf [pdf, 48 KB]

   Page 1 Person specification form – Legal Aid Selection Committees To be nominated as a member of a Legal Aid Selection Committee by the New Zealand Law Society, the person must meet the following criteria: • Be a lawyer with a minimum of 5 years’ post admission litigation experience with expertise and knowledge relevant to the Committee’s work, • A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a legal aid provider in the specified jurisdiction, or comparable experience in the specifi...

9. Directory of Official Information

   The Directory of Official Information supports the public to make requests for official information. The Ministry of Justice manages the Directory, as part of its role administering the Official Information Act (OIA). Part III section 20 of the OIA requires the Ministry to publish a Directory to help the public exercise their rights under the Act. The Directory includes descriptions of all central Government organisations covered by the OIA. It includes their functions, structure, records, manua...

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10. [2011] NZEmpC 21 Maddern v Worldxchange Communications Ltd [pdf, 154 KB]

    ...Verbal Warning 26 September 2008: Second Verbal Warning 13 November 2008: First Written Warning 13 Jan 2009: Second Written Warning 4 February 2009: Third Written Warning [5] The Authority concluded that Mr Maddern had been given informal and formal counselling in ways to improve his performance and that he had received appropriate advice and feedback. It concluded that WorldxChange had acted as a fair and reasonable employer would have done in the same circumstances a...