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1. OIA-126772.pdf [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...relevant practice notes and procedure available on our website: Practice notes & procedures | New Zealand Ministry of Justice. These documents outline the processes and criteria for appointment and use of such professionals in Family Court matters. Specifically, you may find the following documents helpful: • Lawyer-for-Child-practice-note-updated-July-2024.pdf - outlines the process and criteria for appointment to the Lawyer for Child list. • specialist-report-writers-prac...

2. Ministry of Justice Statement of Intent 2023 - 2027 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...(PRINT) | ISSN 1178-6914 (ONLINE) 2023 © Crown Copyright This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence. You are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to the Ministry of Justice and follow any other licence terms. To see a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Presented to the House of Representatives in accordance with section 39 of the Public Finance Act 1989. Te Tāhū o te Ture is...

3. Howard v Accident Compensation Corporation (Late appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 25 [pdf, 337 KB]

   ...Honour then concluded that: [37] Overall, this Court finds that it does not have jurisdiction to hear Ms Howard’s review applications of the IRP of 27 May 2010 and the Corporation’s email of 14 September 2021. To paraphrase the words of Justice Clifford, the underlying basis of the present appeals, as of others involving Ms Howard, is that the Corporation should not have suspended her entitlements. As Justice Clifford noted, that issue has now been determined finally and adv...

4. General and Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committees v McGuire [2023] NZLCDT 16 (4 May 2023) [pdf, 161 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2023] NZLCDT 16 LCDT 005/22 and 012/22 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN GENERAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 and WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 Applicant AND JEREMY JAMES McGUIRE Respondent CHAIR Ms D Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Ms N McMahon Ms M Scholtens KC Prof D Scott Dr D Tulloch HEARING 19 April 2023 HELD AT Tri...

5. Pikia - Succession to Roimata Ani Pikia [2023] Chief Judge's MB 747 (2023 CJ 747) [pdf, 379 KB]

   ...Registrar, cancel or amend the order or certificate of confirmation or make such other order or issue such certificate 2023 Chief Judge's MB 757 of confirmation as, in the opinion of the Chief Judge, is necessary in the interests of justice to remedy the mistake or omission. [13] The principles that are applied to s 45 decisions have been previously set out in numerous decisions of the Chief and Deputy Chief Judges, the Māori Appellate Court, and the Court of Appeal....

6. [2022] NZEmpC 85 Crest Commercial Cleaning Ltd v Total Property Services (Canterbury) Ltd [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...costs and time involved. That decision was revisited when Total Property filed its challenge but by then the time for Crest to file a challenge as of right had passed. His concern was that even though Total Property’s challenge is limited the matters placed in issue by it mean the Court will effectively hear the whole case again but without access to the remedies Crest seeks. Crest’s decision to apply for an extension of time was described by him as pragmatic, responsible and a...

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

   ...MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O WAIKATO MANIAPOTO In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Waikato Maniapoto District AP-20230000029702 CJ 2023/35 WĀHANGA Under Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Succession to Hone Ihaka Devon I WAENGA I A Between PETER PAITINI DEVON ALSO KNOWN AS HIMONE ARTHUR DEVON Te kaitono Applicant ME And CATHERINE DEVON, FRANCES DEVON, AGNES DEVON, HAYLEY DEVON AND...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 120 The Friends of Sherwood Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...4 the issues that are relevant to the Court when it considers costs. The issues articulated in the Practice Note are "not a set of inflexible rules", they are a guide only, however the preamble to the Practice Note states that the matters outlined in it "will be followed unless there is good reason to do otherwise." [14] Paragrapgh 6.6(d) lists five factors that are commonly referred to and given weight if they are present in a case. They are: (a) Where argu...

9. Herewini - Succession to Ra Herewini [2024] Chief Judge's MB 1103 (2024 CJ 1103) [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...the facts of the case to the court or the Registrar, cancel or amend the order or certificate of confirmation or make such other order or issue such certificate of confirmation as, in the opinion of the Chief Judge, is necessary in the interests of justice to remedy the mistake or omission. 9 14 Kaikohe MB 95-97. 2024 Chief Judge's MB 1112 [12] In Ashwell – Succession to Rawinia or Lavinia Ashwell (nee Russell), the principles to be applied in determining such applica...

10. Review Authority application for review [pdf, 396 KB]

    Page a For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/ra RA 05/11 - 1 3 How to complete this form • Please use CAPITAL LETTERS if filling out by hand. • You must answer every question on the form unless the instructions tell you otherwise. • You must provide a copy of the Secretary for Justice’s decision that you want the Review Authority to review. • You must attach a copy of all relevant documents in support of your application (eg, certificates, cor...