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1. LCRO 330/2013 PR v RW (17 July 2017) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...PR has applied for a review of the determination by [Area] Standards Committee to take no further action in respect of his complaints about Mr RW. Background [2] In 2010 and the years following Mr RW acted as counsel for Mr PR on a number of matters which included: (a) An application under s 94 of the Land Transport Act 1998. (b) Defending Mr PR on a loss of traction charge. (c) Defending Mr PR on other charges. [3] On 27 July 2010 Mr RW provided a letter of engagement which...

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

   ...review, I have been unable to identify any basis in the complaint for the Committee to have considered Mrs JE’s professionalism in representing the congregation, or the potential conflict of interest. The Committee’s treatment of both of those matters is in the nature of an own motion enquiry. No such enquiry is recorded as having been made. However, on review Mrs JE’s clients have confirmed their support for her, and their satisfaction with the services she provided. Ther...

3. Nikora v Te Uru Taumatua - Te Uru Taumatua Trust [2020] Maori Appellate Court MB 248 (2020 Appeal 248) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...248 I TE KOOTI PĪRA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TE WAIARIKI In the Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand Waiariki District A20190009860 WĀHANGA Under Section 58, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of An appeal against a judgment made at 221 Waiariki MB 200-208 dated 17 October 2019 I WAENGA I A Between PAKI NIKORA, TE KAUNIHERA KAUMATUA O TŪHOE Ngā kaitono Applicants And TŪHOE – TE URU...

4. Hoban v Attorney-General [2022] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...against or bring into contempt any group of persons on the ground of the colour, race, or ethnic or national origins of that group of persons: 61 Racial disharmony (1) It shall be unlawful for any person— (a) to publish or distribute written matter which is threatening, abusive, or insulting, or to broadcast by means of radio or television or other electronic communication words which are threatening, abusive, or insulting; or (b) to use in any public place as defined in section...

5. Marshall v Ratu - Whangape Lot 65B Sec 2A Block (2021) 227 Waikato Maniapoto MB 148 (227 WMN 148) [pdf, 400 KB]

   ...It is accepted that part of the homestead encroaches on the Whangape Lot 65B Section 2A block (the trust block). For some years, Mrs Marshall, the owners of the trust land and the trustees of the trust have attempted to resolve this encroachment. Matters came to a head on 20 October 2018, when the trustees gave Mrs Marshall notice of their intention to remove the homestead from the trust block. Mrs Marshall subsequently applied to the Court for an injunction prohibiting the trustees f...

6. Proactive-release-new-Whanganui-Courthouse-Cabinet-Paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 8.3 MB]

   Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive Release - New Whanganui Courthouse Implementation Business Case Date of issue: 04 April 2025 The following documents have] been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circu lar CO (23) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be re leased . Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interes

7. [2014] NZEmpC 78 Workforce Development Ltd v Hill [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...both unjustifiably dismissed and subjected to unjustifiable disadvantage in the Authority. He submits that while the Authority concluded that the defendant had been unjustifiably dismissed, and made no findings in relation to disadvantage, all matters are globally before the Court on a de novo challenge. [8] The submissions advanced on behalf of the defendant reflect a misunderstanding. A de novo challenge does not provide the blank canvas that is contended for. If the defend...

8. LCRO 004/2016 VN v VN (27 July 2017) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...must not act or continue to act if there is a conflict or a risk of a conflict between the interests of the lawyer and interests of a client for whom the lawyer is acting or proposing to act. 5.4.1 Where a lawyer has an interest that touches on the matter in respect of which regulated services are required, the existence of that interest must be disclosed to the client or prospective client irrespective of whether a conflict exists. 5.4.2 A lawyer must not act for a client in any tra...

9. Fletcher v CAC412 & Nops [2019] NZREADT 35 (21 August 2019) [pdf, 265 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2019] NZREADT 35 READT 050/18 IN THE MATTER OF An appeal under section 111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN ALISON FLETCHER Appellant AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 412) First respondent AND HAMISH NOPS Second Respondent On the papers: Tribunal: Mr J Doogue, Deputy Chairperson Mr G Denley, Member Ms N O’Connor, Member Appearances: A...

10. 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...