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1. J v A LCRO 31/2009 (30 April 2009) [pdf, 35 KB]

   ...controlled). The bills in question were both dated 30 June 2008. The first was billed to company AAAA in the sum of $18 007.65. The second was billed to Partnership BBBB in the sum of $5 519.00. [2] The Manawatu Standards Committee referred the matter to Mr X who it appointed as a costs assessor on 17 October 2008. Mr X formed a preliminary view which he expressed in a letter of 9 January. It appears that the preliminary report was provided to Lawyer A (on 16 January) through his c...

2. LCRO 228/2015 ZM v VC [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...overlap with the applications. [14] Mr ZM did not appear at the scheduled hearing. [15] I determined, despite Mr ZM’s non-appearance, that each of the review applications should be dealt with. [16] Because of the significant overlap in the matters engaged by the individual reviews, I have, in delivering the four decisions, replicated where appropriate, significant parts of my decision. [17] At the nub of the complaints brought against the practitioners, was argument that the...

3. [2018] NZEnvC 028 McIntyre v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ( ( BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. (2018) NZEnvC 28 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act DR MciNTYRE and WAITAKI TRUSTEES GOLDEN ACRES LIMITED (ENV-2011-CHC-138) Appellants CANTERBURY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Decision : 9 March 2018 Date of Issue: 9 March 2...

4. EE v ZX LCRO 95/2012 (10 February 2014) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...3] 1 I note that the copy of the guarantee provided by Ms EE is a guarantee of indebtedness to [Company A]. It has however, been accepted that the guarantee was a valid guarantee and this is not a matter to be inquired into in the context of this review. 2 was a trust established by Mr ZX’s parents and owned a property in which Mr and Mrs ZX senior resided. [4] The Land Transfer system does not recognise a trust as a separat...

5. OIA-125635.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 16 September 2025 Our ref: OIA 125635 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Offence codes Thank you for your email of 3 September 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), regarding offence codes. Specifically, you requested: I reques

6. Juneja v Kumar [2016] NZIACDT 13 (18 March 2016) [pdf, 116 KB]

   ...it. Mr Kumar’s initial evidence in support of his application for a rehearing was slight; accordingly, the Tribunal put the parties on notice of the factual issues that were not obviously resolved on the material then before it. The Tribunal hears matters on the papers, unless in the interests of justice further information is required, or personal appearances are necessary to deal properly with an issue. To allow the parties to address the grounds in Mr Kumar’s application for reheari...

7. Ms C v REAA & Whitehorn [2013] NZREADT 24 [pdf, 102 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2013] NZREADT 24 READT 85/11 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s.111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN MS C Appellant AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY First respondent AND TONI WHITEHORN Second respondent MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Judge P F Barber - Chairperson Mr G Denley - Member Mr J Gaukrodger - Member BY CONSENT HEARD ON THE PAPERS DATE OF OUR FIRST SUBSTANTIVE R...

8. Trustees Executors Ltd as trustee for the Simpson Family Trust v Wellington City Council [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...has been hanging over the fifth respondent for two and a half years, publicity has been damaging to its business. o. The fifth respondent is considerably out of pocket defending a claim which lacked merit. p. Indemnity costs would reflect the justice of the matter and the exceptional circumstances of the case. LEGAL COSTS [59] The claimant was in possession of an assessor’s report which was the basis for a claim. It cannot be expected of an assessor that they will...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 005 Vipassana Foundation Charitable Trust Board v O'Brien, Pichler, Auckland Shooting Club Inc [pdf, 362 KB]

   ...Group Ltd v Auckland City Council A 023/2004. 8 culturally sensitive information which affected the appellant's land on a confidential basis to the Council. The Court explored alternative methods to try and balance the principles of open justice with issues of confidentiality and noted the various methods available to a Court to address those potentially conflicting concerns. [17] In Naturally Best NZ Ltd & Shotover Park Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council5 his Hono...

10. [2016] NZSSAA 028 (20 April 2016) [pdf, 78 KB]

    [2016] NZSSAA 028 Reference No. SSA 168/15 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Auckland 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 AUCKLAND on 8 March 2016 APPEARANCES The appellant in person P Siueva for the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social...