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1. QX v ZW LCRO 134/2014 (21 October 2016) [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...firm) to act for her. Ms ZW was the lawyer in the firm with responsibility for managing the file. Ms QX had earlier been granted legal aid for the case, and this grant was transferred to the firm. A law firm in [place] acted for Ms QX in bringing matters before the Court. Mr RF was also legally represented. [10] Very soon after being instructed in 2006, the firm filed relationship property proceedings in the Family Court on Ms QX’s instructions, and those were served on Mr RF....

2. Anti-corruption guide for NZ businesses [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...foreign corruption laws; international anti-corruption agreements; and guiding principles on how to establish, implement, and maintain effective anti-corruption compliance procedures. It is part of a suite of resources published by the Ministry of Justice, which includes: • Facilitation Payments and New Zealand’s Anti-Bribery Laws • How to create a fraud and corruption policy. The Ministry produced this guide in consultation with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and other go...

3. BORA Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...concludes that the Bill is not inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act. Please indicate whether you accept this advice. YES NO If you accept this advice, please confirm whether you agree to a copy being referred to the Munster of Justice. A duplicate copy is enclosed for that purpose. YES NO If you accept this advice, I see no reason why this advice should not be published on the Ministry of Justice website Please confirm whether this advice should be pu...

4. [2016] NZSSAA 015 (11 March 2016) [pdf, 42 KB]

   [2016] NZSSAA 015 Reference No. SSA 149/15 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Wellington against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Ms M Wallace - Chairperson Mr K Williams - Member Lady Tureiti Moxon - Member HEARING at WELLINGTON on 12 February 2016 APPEARANCES Mr G Howell for the appellant Mr R Signal for Chief Executive of the Minist...

5. MVDT Annual Report 2022-2023 [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...Detail cases which, in our opinion, require special mention. 5. Outline the Tribunal’s digital strategy. 6. Make recommendations for legislative amendments. 1. Summary of applications dealt with The Tribunal handled a total of 588 matters this year – 475 new applications and 113 matters which were carried over from the 2021/2022 reporting year. The number of matters handled by the Tribunal has remained relatively steady in the last six years, but is more than double wh...

6. [2008] NZEmpC WC 17/08 Witcombe v Clerk of the House of Representatives [pdf, 219 KB]

   WITCOMBE V CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WN WC 17/08 26 September 2008 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON WC 17/08 WRC 12/06 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings for breach of contract and for personal grievances removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF preliminary issues of privilege BETWEEN ALAN WITCOMBE Plaintiff AND CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Defendant Hearing: 14 and 15 November 2006 And by further

7. [2020] NZREADT 49 - Hammond v The Real Estate Agents Authority (12 October 2020) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...[38] In its penalty decision, the Tribunal noted the finding of unsatisfactory conduct in May 2017, but recorded that it was not submitted that it should be taken into account as an aggravating factor for penalty. The Tribunal took into account matters raised in mitigation and made orders for censure, imposing a fine of $5,500, and suspension of her licence for 90 days. 14 Complaints Assessment Committee 414 and Complaints Assess...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 149 Middleton Family Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...judicial decision of relevance and high authority; secondly, where counsel have failed to direct the Court's attention to a legislative provision or authoritative decision of plain relevance; and thirdly, where for some other very special reason justice requires that the judgment be recalled.5 [9] The Environment Court has previously discussed the powers of the court to recall a judgment, given the wording of Rule 11.9 District Court Rules 2014, which states that the court may...

9. HurricanesCrusadersChiefs v Accident Compensation Corporation (Levy Payments) [2022] NZACC 219 [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...regulations; and (d) the Corporation must recommend to the Minister whether or not the classification of industry or risk should be incorporated in the relevant regulations when those regulations are next amended. [20] In Southern Lakes Building Ltd,1 Justice Lang stated: [3] … Underlying the classification regime is an assessment of injury risk based on historical records of injuries suffered by persons working in different types of workplace. … [11] Levy rates are set b...

10. LCRO 98/2022 DC v HT (20 December 2024) [pdf, 188 KB]

    ...[25] The process of review in this jurisdiction involves a reconsideration of all of the material that was before a Standards Committee. It is not an opportunity for a fresh complaint to be made about the lawyer in question. If there are additional matters concerning that lawyer’s conduct, then these must first be dealt with by a Standards Committee. [26] Accordingly, I do not have the jurisdiction to deal with the fresh issues about HT’s conduct identified by me above now raised b...