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1. KL v WS LCRO 160/2013 Penalty (15 June 2016) [pdf, 38 KB]

   ...produced draft letters for lawyers to adopt or adapt if they chose. Although the rules provide for limited exceptions to rules 3.4 and 3.5 (none of which applied to the retainer between Mr KL and Ms WS), it was not a complicated administrative matter for lawyers to implement a file opening process that included the information in draft form. As time passes those types of process could be expected to become further embedded in a lawyer’s practice, although of course slippage can...

2. A&B DE v FG & JK LCRO 86/2014 (16 March 2015) [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...determination by [City] Standards Committee [x] to take no further action in respect of their complaints concerning the conduct of Mr FG and Mr JK, partners in the legal practice MN. [2] Mr and Mrs DE made a number of complaints about MN. They relate to matters occurring in the first quarter of 2011 and are well described in the Standards Committee decision. [3] In their application for review, Mr and Mrs DE initially sought a review of all aspects of their complaint but subsequ...

3. BORA Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...prosecute its nationals for 'grave violations', in terms of Article 16(1)(c) of the Convention. Conversely, where a state has not accepted the terms of the Convention, New Zealand may be perceived as interfering in that state's domestic matters if it prosecuted nationals of that state. 22. Furthermore, the distinction in clause 8 promotes the purposes of the Convention by preventing, to a certain extent, New Zealand from becoming a safe haven for persons who offend under...

4. LCRO 138/2018 CE and AB v UE (8 August 2018) [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...email and by post. [28] No issue has been taken with the manner in which the Committee’s decision was served, given to or otherwise brought to the attention of the lawyers. Email is a common, if not the most commonly used, mode of service in matters that come before the Complaints Service and this Office. [29] I also note that there are no legislative provisions relating to the operation of either the Complaints Service or this Office that preclude email as a means of service....

5. [2020] NZREADT 50 - Yang v The Real Estate Agents Authority (13 October 2020) [pdf, 355 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2020] NZREADT 50 READT 017/20 IN THE MATTER OF An appeal under section 111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN YANG YANG Appellant AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 1905) First respondent AND ANWEN (MARGARET) CHEN Second respondent On the papers: Tribunal: Mr J Doogue, Deputy Chairperson Mr G Denley, Member Ms C Sandelin, Member Submissions...

6. Te Manutukutuku Issue 8 [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...Mission Farm in the claimants, Ngati Rangiteaorere, as Maori freehold land and the land be freed from trusts. 2 The Crown compensate the claimants for loss of rental income during the time of Church occupation of the land. A number of ancillary matters were also raised: With regard to the rating of Lake Rotokawau The rating of the lake is a clear breach of the Treaty. Rates should be refunded with interest. GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO WAHl TAPU ASSESSED In November last year, Manat...

7. LCRO 79/2021 SW v LL (30 June 2021) [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...application to have that decision reviewed. Her review application was received by the Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) on 9 June 2021. [4] I am required to address the issue of whether the application for review can be considered as a matter of jurisdiction, on the basis that it was filed after the expiry of the statutory time frame for a review application to be made. The Law [5] Section 198 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) provides: Applications for...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 203 Hadley v Waterfall Park Developments Limited [pdf, 203 KB]

   HADLEY v WATERFALL PARK DEVELOPMENTS LTD – COSTS DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 203 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an application for declarations under section 311 of the Act BETWEEN JAMES AND REBECCA HADLEY (ENV-2020-CHC-84) Applicants AND WATERFALL PARK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED First Respondent AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Second Respondent...

9. Introduction to the Weathertight Homes Tribunal [pdf, 549 KB]

   ...be successful. Responses to the claim Respondents must file their formal, written responses with the Tribunal and send copies to all other parties. A date for filing will be set in the early stages of proceedings. The response must state which matters in the claim are accepted or agreed and which matters are disputed and the reasons why. If a respondent is disputing the defects, damage or cost of remedial work claimed, their response must include either a report from an expert or...

10. Wai 3300 2.5.018 Decision on applications for urgency [pdf, 536 KB]

    ...8. The Tribunal panel have conferred and are satisfied that the grounds for urgency are made out. Accordingly, the applications for urgency are granted. 9. We take this step of issuing our decision on the applications to ensure that timetabling matters can be addressed in time for hearing. The substantive reasons for this decision will be issued in separate memorandum-directions as soon as possible. 10. At this stage the confidential status of the Crown’s documents remains in pl...