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1. Guidelines: Family Law section best practice [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...considers promotes the welfare and best interests of the child. 5.2 The lawyer has a duty to ensure that any views expressed by the child to the lawyer (and not expressed to another person, such as a psychologist, social worker or teacher), on matters affecting the child and relevant to the proceedings, are communicated to the Court. 5.3 Where a lawyer has been appointed to represent a number of children, the lawyer must be alert to the possibility of conflict. The lawyer may be...

2. AJ v BJ LCRO 258 / 2011 (18 July 2013) [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...not heard from him personally before reaching its conclusions, which he viewed as a breach of natural justice. He contended that the Committee had made significant errors of both law and fact, resulting in a determination that was untenable as a matter of law. 1 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. 2 Standards Committee Decision dated 4 October 2011 at para [44]. 4 [14] The Practitione...

3. Mr-Rasheeds-Submissions-of-37-Families.pdf [pdf, 619 KB]

   ...ISSUES APPENDIX II: SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL CONCERNS 2 A. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 1. Counsel acts for 37 interested parties. By Minute of 28 October 2021 (the “Minute”) the Chief Coroner gave a provisional indication of the matters (termed “issues”) that she regarded as being within the scope of this Inquiry. The Chief Coroner invited submissions before a final ruling is made on the scope of hearing. These submissions respond to that invitation. 2. The C...

4. [2021] NZREADT 40 – Beath (29 July 2021) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...Scoble [2021] NZREADT 4. 8 Complaints Assessment Committee 409 v Kemp & Scoble [2021] NZREADT 21. 2021 NZREADT 40 - Beath [33] The Tribunal has been advised that Mr Beath issued proceedings in the High Court in 2017 in relation to the matters raised in their complaint against the licensees and the Agency, and that a confidential settlement was reached in 2019. Appeal against the Committee’s collusion decision The Committee’s decision [34] The Committee first considere...

5. [2022] NZEmpC 127 VMR v Aviation Security Service Division of Civil Aviation Authority [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...AVIATION SECURITY SERVICE DIVISION OF CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY [2022] NZEmpC 127 [18 July 2022] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2022] NZEmpC 127 EMPC 473/2021 IN THE MATTER OF an application for special leave to remove a matter to the Employment Court BETWEEN VMR First Applicant AND KRR Second Applicant AND WEN Third Applicant AND XDD Fourth Appl...

6. [2016] NZEmpC 175 Wikaira v The Chief Executive of Department of Corrections [pdf, 767 KB]

   IONA WIKAIRA v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 175 [20 December 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 175 EMPC 13/2016 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN IONA WIKAIRA Plaintiff AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Defendant Hearing: 15 August 2016 (at Auckland), 23 and 24 August 2016 (at

7. 2017 NZSSAA 040 (20 July 2017) [pdf, 183 KB]

   [2017] NZSSAA 040 Reference No.SSA 172/16 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of XXXX against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Mr G Pearson - Chairperson Mr K Williams - Member Mr C Joe - Member Hearing at Wellington on 19 June 2017 Appearances The appellant in person Ms Luxton (lawyer) and Ms Singh (agent), for Chief Executive of th...

8. [2018] NZEnvC 091 Aquastar Holdings Limited v Kawerau District Council [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...did not meet the requirements of the building code in terms of durability and external moisture, and therefore that the Council considered that the remedial work was not satisfactory. I directed the parties that I would continue to consider the matters on the papers, but including the most recent memoranda. [24] On 9 April 2018, Ms Bhana filed a memorandum taking issue with the Council's previous memorandum, stating: (a) the roofing material had been replaced with quality seco...

9. NR v HT [2019] NZDT 1335 (6 November 2019) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...disputed recollections, it was not possible to make a finding that the conversation contained any misleading information. Mr R also pointed out that Mr U had directed him to Mr T for further information and had declined to give his own advice about a matter that would have been within his expertise. However, Mr T and Mr U both acted for the vendors, and had no duty under the contract to advise Mr R about the state of the boat. Furthermore, Mr U had only passed on the report. He had no...

10. Hunstanton v Cambourne and Chester LCRO 167 / 2009 (10 February 2010) [pdf, 71 KB]

    ...appropriate or necessary. The decision of the Committee adopted an opinion of Mr YY (as a costs assessor) which had been provided to the parties. Ms Hunstanton sought a review of that decision. [2] The application for review raised a number of matters which were not specifically dealt with by the decision of the Committee including a failure to obtain consent of the beneficiaries to the deduction of fees, a failure to provide time records, a discrepancy between the time-costed am...