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1. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Healy [2020] NZLCDT 4 [pdf, 106 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2020] NZLCDT 4 LCDT 025/19 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN CANTERBURY WESTLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Applicant AND DANIEL ROBERT HEALY Practitioner CHAIR Judge DF Clarkson MEMBERS Ms S Hughes QC Mr H Matthews Ms M Scholtens QC Prof D Scott ON THE PAPERS DATE OF DECISION 31 January 2020 COUNSEL Mr P Collins for the Standards Committee...

2. Legal Aid Audit Report 2017-2018 [pdf, 367 KB]

   ...the draft report. The rating reflects the quality of legal work and record-keeping practices. Nationwide consistency is maintained through peer review and auditor training. However, given the discretionary nature of auditing and the complex subject matter, it is difficult to clearly define what is required to achieve each rating. This means quantitative analysis alone cannot provide a full picture of what good practice looks like. Remedial action is taken if necessary Where an audit...

3. Cycle-5-key-findings-report-v3.0-FIN.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   Key findings – Cycle 5 report Descriptive statistics June 2023 Results drawn from Cycle 5 (2021/22) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 2 ISSN 2744-3981 Disclaimer While all care and diligence has been taken to process, analyse and extract data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or d

4. CAC 20006 v Richardson [2013] NZREADT 92 [pdf, 153 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2013] NZREADT 92 READT 74/12 IN THE MATTER OF of charges laid under s.91 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (per CAC 20006) Prosecution AND BRYAN ISAAC RICHARDSON of Auckland Real Estate Agent Defendant MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Judge P F Barber - Chairperson Mr J Gaukrodger - Member Mr N Dangen - Member HEARD at AUCKLAND on 4 September 2013 DATE OF D...

5. [2012] NZEmpC 219 Matsuoka v LSG Sky Chefs NZ [pdf, 150 KB]

   JOHN MATSUOKA V LSG SKY CHEFS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 219 [19 December 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 219 ARC 19/11 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JOHN MATSUOKA Plaintiff AND LSG SKY CHEFS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Defendant ARC 23/12 AND IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JOHN MATSUOKA...

6. LCRO 36/2020 SW v LN (4 October 2021) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...[6] In Mr SW’s absence, the Family Court made an order declaring him to be the child’s father, on 27 September 2004. [7] It is not clear when the paternity proceedings were drawn to Mr SW’s attention. However, once he became aware of the matter Mr SW denied, and has continued to deny, that he is the father of the child at the centre of the paternity proceedings. [8] In about June 2016 Mr SW instructed Mr A, a lawyer, to act for him in connection with the paternity proceedings...

7. 2017 NZSSAA 022 (9 May 2017) [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...that he has paid tax in New Zealand for over thirty years. He says he was given inaccurate information regarding the length of time he needed to spend in New Zealand to be eligible for NZS. He states that the outcome he wants is to ‘receive justice’. [5] Mr XXXX was given an opportunity to comment on the Ministry’s s 12K report. On 10 August 2016 he confirmed he had nothing to add to his earlier submissions. The case for the Ministry [6] The Ministry accepts tha...

8. Form 42 Victims Orders against Violent Offenders [pdf, 414 KB]

   ...Preparation Formal Proof Hearing(s) – Hearing time Instructing agent Additional factors – Application(s)/Non-Contact Order(s) If two or more additional factors – Application(s)/Non-Contact Orders Pre-Hearing Matters Callover(s) – Preparation Callover(s) – Hearing time Instructing agent Additional factors Defended Hearing(s) Complying with Judge’s directions Preparation per anticipated hour of hearin...

9. BORA Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...The Bill provides MTI with various items of cultural and commercial redress. This includes the vesting of certain property freehold and subject to reserve status. It provides MTI with various associated rights in respect of culturally significant matters including a partnership agreement over a specified area, protocols, statutory acknowledgements, deeds of recognition, and overlay classifications with associated protection principles and rights of consultation. Discrimination – Sec...

10. WHT - guidelines for hearing preparation & hearings [pdf, 67 KB]

    ...of that party’s application, response or evidence they must ensure the expert complies with the following guidelines. 2.2 The duty of every expert witness is to assist the assigned Member of the Tribunal impartially in relation to technical matters that lie within that expert’s area of expertise. All expert witnesses should be familiar with, and at all times comply with, the Code of Conduct for expert witnesses set out in the Tribunal’s Code of Conduct for expert witnesses whic...