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1. JE v AC and SY LCRO 259/2012 (17 February 2015) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...the Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) on review is to reach her own view of the evidence before her. Where the review is of an exercise of discretion, it is appropriate for the LCRO to exercise particular caution before substituting her own judgement for that of the Standards Committee, without good reason. Scope of Review [30] The LCRO has broad powers to conduct her own investigations, including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committe...

2. [2017] NZEnvC 175 NZ Building Projects Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 7.8 MB]

   -BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC 175 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application for declarations under s 311 of the Act NZ BUILDING AND PROJECTS LIMITED and RUBAN MAHABIR (ENV-2017-AKL-74) Applicants AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan (Sitting alone under section 309 of the Act) Hearing: at Auckland on 28 September 2017 Appearances: Dr J Forret for the applicants S Q

3. Ngati Pahauwera Report of Independent Assessor December 2015 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...in The New Zealand Supreme Court. The first 10 years (LexisNexis, Wellington 2015), 337-339. 19 Because the river itself is gorged and full of rapids, it clearly is not navigable and thus in the context of the whole river (a reference to the Paki judgment of McGrath J at [249]-[251 ]) the Mohaka mouth was not navigable. It is not the function of an Independent Assessor to make legal rulings. Rather, the focus must be on the evidence. What evidence there is about the navigation of the ri...

4. Director of Proceedings v McMillan [2020] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 411 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON OR HER SON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 19 Reference No. HRRT 004/2020 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND VICKI ANNE MCMILLAN DEFENDANT AT WELLING

5. LCRO 119/2021 FE v AD of [Firm 1] (14 October 2022) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...view on the evidence before her. Nevertheless, as the Guidelines properly recognise, where the review is of the exercise of a discretion, it is appropriate for the Review Officer to exercise some particular caution before substituting his or her own judgment without good reason. [30] More recently, the High Court has described a review by this Office in the following way:4 A review by the LCRO is neither a judicial review nor an appeal. Those seeking a review of a Committee deter...

6. Rātima v Sullivan - The Tataraakina C Trust (2015) 41 Takitimu MB 102 (41 TKT 102) [pdf, 531 KB]

   ...October 2014 37 Tākitimu MB 74 dated 3 and 4 December 2014 Appearances: C Bennett for Henare Rātima D Porteous for George Sullivan S Cowan for Horo Edwards, John Wano and Ivy Kahukiwa Smith Tania Huata Kupa in person with Mark Kupa Judgment: 9 July 2015 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Solicitors: C Bennett, Langley Twigg Law, P O Box 446, Napier 4140, cara@langleytwigg.co.nz S Cowan, Bramwell Grossman Lawyers, P O Box 500, Hastings,...

7. Christie Alexis Lesley MARCEAU (CSU-2011-AUK-001471) [pdf, 12 MB]

   THIS FINDING IS SUBJECT TO PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION UNDER S74 OF THE CORONERS ACT 2006 IN THE CORONER'S COURT AT AUCKLAND CSU-2011-AUK-001471 Hearing: Appearances: UNDER THE CORONERS ACT 2006 AND IN THE MATTER OF An inquest into the death of CHRISTIE ALEXIS LESLEY MARCEAU 12-22 June 2017 and 7 July 2017 N Pender and P McMillan for Mr and Mrs Marceau H Janes and S Wiseman as counsel assisting Coroner J Miles QC and A Todd for Solicitor-Genera

8. [2024] NZEmpC 147 MW v Spiga Ltd [pdf, 740 KB]

   MW v SPIGA LIMITED [2024] NZEmpC 147 [8 August 2024] ORDER FOR NON-PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED AT [106] OF THIS JUDGMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2024] NZEmpC 147 EMPC 20/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN MW Plaintiff AND SPIGA LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 9–10 October 2023 (Heard...

9. Waitangi Tribunal - Mangatū Remedies Report [pdf, 3.8 MB]

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10. LCRO 64/2023 VA v JL (18 August 2025) [pdf, 455 KB]

    LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2025] NZLCRO 123 Ref: LCRO 64/2023 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 [X] BETWEEN VA Applicant AND JL Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Introduction [1] The applicant,