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1. Legal aid final family consultation paper - 10 February 2012 [pdf, 816 KB]

   ...approach 7 Provider rates and hearing activities 7 New policy 8 Case management levels 8 Amendments to grants 8 Amendment criteria 9 Non-lawyer costs and agents’ fees 9 Applications received before and after the July 2012 start date 9 New forms 9 Changes to existing policy 9 Reassignment policy 9 Consultation feedback 11 Questions 11 Proposed Family Fees Schedules: 12 4 Introduction he Ministry of Justice is introducing a new fee framework for fam...

2. LCRO 53/2021 ST on behalf of the Executors of the Estate of KK v QM, WP, RS and DJ of ABC Law Limited (9 March 2022) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...personal accounts, and generally attend to matters which would normally have been attended to by himself or family members. 1 Mr ST is a partner in [Law firm A]. 2 I use the name [ABC] in the same manner as Mr YC, to mean the firm in its various forms of incorporation and partnership … and where applicable, its antecedent name; [redacted]. 2 [3] I include here the background section of the Standards Committee determination:3 1. Mr FQ died on 14 January 2014. 2. His sister,...

3. LCRO 20/2020 WD and FJ v EG, SN and PL (7 April 2022) [pdf, 354 KB]

   ...complainants. The date for completion of the agreed work was 31 March 2018, and the vendor failed to meet that deadline. The terms of the undertaking provided for the vendor to forfeit the retention sum in that event. The complainants’ barrister requested its release in his letter to the firm on 17 July 2018. Mr EG (k) Mr EG denied any dishonesty at any time. 15 (l) Mr EG’s response to the complaints is consistent with the contemporaneous documents. The complainants...

4. [2023] NZEnvC 176 Prouse Trust Partnership v Horowhenua District Council [pdf, 8.3 MB]

   PROUSE TRUST PARTNERSHIP v HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 176 IN THE MATTER of appeals under cl 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN PROUSE TRUST PARTNERSHIP, S J & K M PROUSE (ENV-2022-WLG-000025) JAMES MCDONNELL LIMITED (ENV-2022-WLG-000026) Appellants AND HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Judge L J Semp

5. ZF v XC LCRO 266/2013 (19 February 2015) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...of Mr AB’s death was one half of the net proceeds of sale. [32] After a period during which there was no further correspondence, proceedings were issued by Mr AB’s children in January 2012. [Firm B] did not have a litigation team and Ms GA requested authority from Mrs XC’s family to seek a second opinion from Ms MT of [Firm C). [33] It would seem Ms MT then acted directly for Mrs XC and the matter was ultimately settled. The terms of settlement are unknown but from a brief r...

6. MacGregor v Craig (Rescission of Confidentiality Orders) [2016] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...proceedings is prohibited pending further order of the Chairperson or of the Tribunal. [61.3] There is to be no search of the Tribunal file without leave of the Chairperson or of the Tribunal. The plaintiff and defendant are to be notified of any request to search the file and given opportunity to be heard on that application. Variations followed on 11 December 2015 and 2 March 2016 but the terms of those variations are not relevant in the present context. Background [2] Section...

7. [2006] NZEmpC AC 55/06 Downey v NZ Greyhound Racing Assoc Inc [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...Factual background [9] For the plaintiff, I heard evidence from a number of witnesses. Mr Downey read and elaborated upon a written brief. Viva voce evidence was received on behalf of the plaintiff from four witnesses under subpoena: Mr Jeff Lenz, former Chief Executive Officer of Greyhound Racing; Mr Gavin Whiterod, currently a Stipendiary Steward/Field Officer with Greyhound Racing; Mr Thomas Carmichael, currently Chief Racecourse Inspector for Harness Racing; Mr John McKenz...

8. Evidence Brief: Culture-Based Correctional Rehabilitative Interventions for Indigenous Offenders [pdf, 637 KB]

   ...to reduce reoffending. • Other benefits of culture-based interventions include improving participants’ connection to culture and identity promoting pro-social attitudes and behaviours, and motivating offenders to participate in other forms of rehabilitation. • In order to expand the evidence base, it is necessary to prioritise evaluating culture- based interventions to understand when they are most effective and how their impact on re- offending can be enhanced. EV...

9. ENV-2016-AKL-000248 Terra Nova Planning v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...E39.6.4 6 E39.8.1 – Matters of discretion (6) and (7) E39.8.2 – Assessment criteria (6), (7) and (8). Page 4 Appeal template – section 156(1) or 156(3) LGATPA appeals H19.7.1 – Zone description. Appendix 15 – Subdivision information and process: 15.3.1 Process. 15.3.2 Explanation of Terms. 15.5 Legal protection mechanism to protect indigenous vegetation, wetland or revegetated planting. 15.6 Restorative planting d. The Council’s decision in relation to...

10. Legal-Aid-Projection-Report-2022.pdf [pdf, 328 KB]

    ...3 4 Executive summary Each year, the Ministry of Justice looks at long-term trends to project what may occur across the criminal justice system over the next ten years. The legal aid projection forms part of this suite of projections across the justice sector. As with the other justice sector projections, the future trends are projected based on the latest data, legislation, policy and operational settings. The projection only includ