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1. Wall v Karaitiana - Tauhara Middle 15 Trust (2007) 85 Taupo MB 225 (85 TPO 225) [pdf, 370 KB]

   ...purchase of ancestral lands of the beneficiaries Hom Landcorp Fanning Limited; The loan to be secured by the mOltgage is able to be repaid Hom existing income; Mr Karaitiana has been advised in wn·ting ofthe decision of the owners and trustees and requested to execute mOltgage documents but has refused; The execution olthe mortgage and release ofloan funds is urgently required in order to fulfil the Trust's undertaking to HHLT and HHLT's obligations to Landcorp; The remova...

2. [2019] NZEnvC 065 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society Incorporated v West Coast Regional Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...granting resource consents to enable open-cast coal mining of land situated on Te Kuha escarpment. Buller District.' The appeal had been set down for a hearing to commence on 18 July 2018. [2] On 22 June 2018 the Environment Court, at the request of the applicant, , Decision of the Hearing Commissioners dated 21 November 2017 at (2]. RF&B v WCRC and BDC -Procedural Decision 2 Stevenson Mining Limited, vacated the hearing and put the proceedings on hold. At that time,...

3. LCRO 69/2020 CX v DW (21 July 2021) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...towards Ms CX at all times. [11] He concludes his response in the following manner:5 … I do not accept that I failed to act competently and in a timely manner to enforce the judgment against Mr EV. I also deny that I failed to keep Ms CX informed 1 Mr DW, letter to Lawyers Complaints Service (28 November 2019). 2 Part 3. 3 Part 4. 4 Mr FU was a law clerk employed by Mr DW who, following admission to the Bar, became a barrister employed by another law firm. 5 Above n 1...

4. EU v O Ltd [2023] NZDT 308 (8 August 2023) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...Tribunal orders: O Ltd is to pay EU the total sum of $1680.00 on or before Tuesday 29 August 2023. Reasons: 1. By written contract dated 22 August 2019, EU was engaged by O Ltd as head coach. She was required to obtain a work visa to perform her duties under the contract. The contract was a contract for services and the contract term was for a period of two years but was able to be terminated by either party providing a minimum of six weeks’ notice of termination within the...

5. Devon v Devon - Succession to Hone Ihaka Devon [2024] Chief Judge's MB 201 (2024 CJ 201) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...te Kooti The Court hearing [5] On 28 September 2023, the application was heard before me in Wellington via Zoom. At that hearing Deputy Registrar Ms Nepe updated the Court with new information. On 20 September 2023, Frances and Catherine Devon requested a meeting with the Court. That 2024 Chief Judge's MB 205 was not granted. Larry Devon (sibling) sought an adjournment of the proceedings. Ms Barrett asked Mr Devon to provide a written request stating his reasons. There w...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 180 AEL v BAQ [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...rights-bearer has had no opportunity to refute or answer, and must consider whether compromising their rights is justified in the circumstances. [9] In this case, where ancillary orders are also sought, requiring the disclosure of financial information through access to bank statements, important privacy rights are also implicated. Those rights too should not be disturbed without good cause, particularly given there are other mechanisms for seeking access to such documentation, s...

7. MOJ Privacy Guidelines [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   Privacy Guidelines Managing personal information Guidelines for providers of Justice services Foreword We all have a part to play in collecting, sharing or using people’s information in a way that respects and protects their privacy. People who interact with our justice system often do so under difficult and stressful circumstances. It’s crucial we respect their confidentiality and treat their personal information with the same respect we’d expect others to treat our own. If

8. Tackling money laundering and terrorist financing consultation [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...Act’s obligations and legal professional privilege may occur in the following circumstances: • when a lawyer is required to file an STR under the Act but information relating to the transaction may be privileged, or • when a sector supervisor requests information from a lawyer under the Act but information relating to the request may be privileged. This tension is increased by the fact that legal professional privilege is owned by the client and may be difficult for a legal pra...

9. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx Terra Nova Planning Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...plan and the Unitary Plan. I have proposed that such sites would best fit as ‘donor’ sites, as these sites are required to be between 1-2ha and would be excluded by the SEA transfer process as revised. I note that Mr Nichols (Tripp Andrews) requested similar transitional provisions in cl. 63 of his evidence. 12. I sought planning and legal advice from Council’s Orewa office on these active transfer sites for a client. Council’s advice was that when the ADP:Rodney Section...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 202 Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council v Paranui Organics (2006) Ltd [pdf, 5.6 MB]

    ...course but, in summary, the evidence provided by the Council establishes that organic waste composting is being undertaken on the Property in a series of windrows, each estimated to contain up to 750 cubic metres of composting material.1 The information that I was able to glean on my reading of the documents did not identify the precise number of such windrows but it is apparent from photographs provided that there are a number of these on the Property. [4] The information provide...