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1. Establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...Further, judicial review actions of decisions made by the UK CCRC and the Scottish CCRC have been rare. Decisions from judicial review cases against the CCRCs in both Scotland and the UK have emphasised that the courts are hesitant to override the CCRC judgement on a case.23 Even if the court objects to a decision to not refer a case by the CCRC on the merits, they have tended to rule on whether the decision was legally tenable and, if not, that the CCRC should reconsider the case. Legal...

2. Te-Manutukutuku-Issue-79.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...who have worked with him will know, a Judge who is dedicated to the work of the Court and Tribunal, to the betterment of Māori land and Māori landowners, and above all else committed to ngā iwi Māori. This has informed his many written Court judgments where he has advanced the law in relation to Māori land, his guidance and rulings in Court and Tribunal sittings, and the work he has continued to undertake on trust boards and as a lecturer alongside his role in the Court and Tr...

3. B v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd [2021] CEIT-2021-0006 [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...estoppel arise and in the modern formulation it is certainly the most important criteria.11 However, there still needs to be an action or omission for a party to be estopped. From Goldstar v Gaunt;12 It nevertheless remains clear that before judgment can be given against a defendant on the grounds of estoppel, some action, or representation, or omission to act, must have been carried out by, or on behalf of, that defendant causing the plaintiff to have acted in a manner causing l...

4. Applying be a Legal Aid Provider Step by Step Guide [pdf, 468 KB]

   Applying to be a legal aid provider Step-by-step guide Ministry of Justice May 2024 Introduction This guide will help you complete an application to become an approved provider of legal aid services or specified legal services under section 77 of the Legal Services Act 2011 (Act). The guide explains some of the terms used in the forms and includes a checklist to help you ensure your application is complete. Before you can provide legal aid services or specified legal ser

5. [2015] NZEmpC 77 Adams t/a Untouchable hair & Skin v Brown [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...HAIR & SKIN Plaintiff AND SHANNEN BROWN Defendant Hearing: 4, 5, 6, 17 March and 1 April 2015 (heard at Nelson) Appearances: T Stallard, counsel for the plaintiffs A Sharma, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 28 May 2015 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] In November 2010, Ms Brown commenced work as an apprentice hairdresser at Untouchable Hair & Beauty operated by Mr and Mrs Adams. Ms Brown had just le...

6. RIS - Abortion Law Reform [pdf, 750 KB]

   ...amendment Bill. Key Limitations or Constraints on Analysis Likely conscience issues for members of Parliament Officials’ role in providing advice on conscience issues is limited • All policy decisions involve applying ethical and value-based judgments. These values are normally reflected through the objectives section of a regulatory impact statement, with the objectives typically set by the Government. • There is no Government policy position on changing abortion law. Th...

7. LCRO 47/2021 BQ v ZG (16 December 2024) [pdf, 665 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 154 Ref: LCRO 47/2021 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee BETWEEN BQ Applicant AND ZG Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The applicant, Mr BQ

8. Technical report of evaluation of the court-referred restorative justice pilot [pdf, 681 KB]

   Evaluation of the Court-Referred Restorative Justice Pilot: Technical Report Prepared by the Crime and Justice Research Centre Victoria University of Wellington with Sue Triggs for the Ministry of Justice May 2005 2 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the former Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the a

9. [2023] NZEnvC 230 Nelson-Marlborough Fish and Game Council v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 569 KB]

   pMEP – TOPIC 2: WATER ALLOCATION AND TOPIC 16: TRANSPORTATION – SUBTOPICS 16.3 AND 16.6 – CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 230 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN NELSON-MARLBOROUGH FISH AND GAME COUNCIL (ENV-2020-CHC-35) … (set out in Appendix 1) Appellants AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

10. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Application - Appendix B3 [pdf, 484 KB]

    Blueskin People Power Community perspectives on the BRCT energy project Seth Gorrie Report conducted as part of a University of Otago Summer Research Scholarship April 2011 2 Contents 1. Background Page 5 2. Sense of Community Page 9 2.1 Community demographic 2.2 Community division 2.3 Symbols 2.4 Public awareness of the energy project 2.5 Profile of the energy project 2.6 Legacies of past events and projects