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1. Hauiti v Tamati - Puhunga A7D1 (2017) 68 Tairawhiti MB 100 (68 TRW 100) [pdf, 334 KB]

   68 Tairawhiti MB 100 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAIRĀWHITI DISTRICT A20160002018 UNDER Section 19(1)(a) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Puhunga A7D1 BETWEEN RAKAI TE WHĀNAU MAHUE HAUITI AND MATEKAIROA WYNYARD ON BEHALF OF THE TUKUMIHIA AND KEITA KAPUARANGI TAMATI WHĀNAU TRUST Applicants AND EMMA TAMATI Respondent Hearing: 16 August 2016, 61 Tairāwhiti MB 68 4 October 2016, 62 Tairāwh...

2. Ref: LCRO 99/2019 SQ v LP (27 October 2020) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...[Law Firm A] (the firm). [2] Mr SQ owns a 142ha farm (the property), 42ha of which is covered by regenerating native trees. Mr SQ had asked Mr LP for advice about the territorial authority (the Council) having identified part of the property as a matter of national importance under the Resource Management Act 1991 (the RMA). [3] The events, described in some detail by Mr SQ in both his complaint and his application for review, began on 30 March 2001 when Mr SQ obtained a sustainable...

3. LCRO 68/2021 BU - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (30 July 2021) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...Standards Committee made a further finding of unsatisfactory conduct against Mr BU, this arrived at on the back of its finding that Mr BU had failed to comply with its earlier order. [11] In the course of liaising with Mr BU’s legal executive on matters relating to the process for transferring the shares from her later mother’s estate, Mrs OE was informed that Mr BU’s firm was retaining funds from her mother’s estate in the sum of around $20,000. This prompted Mrs OE to lod...

4. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Tennet [2022] NZLCDT 37 (26 October 2022) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...his role. [50] Mr Tennet attempted to distinguish his deletion of the copy report from destruction of the report because all he had was a copy. Ms G would have also had a copy. We do not see this as a material distinction. In every sense that mattered to M, she was denied the litigation advantage of the report at a critical point. Because she lacked that knowledge, her case was further adjourned, and she was subjected to another enquiry and assessment, this time from Mr Brooking...

5. 2017 NZSSAA 025 (8 June 2017) [pdf, 214 KB]

   [2017] NZSSAA 025 Reference No. SSA 175/16 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Palmerston North against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Mr G Pearson - Chairperson Mr C Joe - Member Hearing at Wellington on 5 April, 2017. Appearances For Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development: Ms N M Self, lawyer, MSD, Wellington. Fo...

6. CMT v EQC & Tower Insurance Ltd [2021] CEIT-2019-0012 [pdf, 292 KB]

   IN THE CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKES INSURANCE TRIBUNAL CEIT-00012/2019 IN THE MATTER OF CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKES INSURANCE TRIBUNAL ACT 2019 BETWEEN N M and M M as trustees of the C M TRUST Applicants AND EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION First Respondent (Claim Withdrawn) AND TOWER INSURANCE LIMITED Second Respondent Date: 29 March 2021 Appearances: On the papers __________________________________________________________________...

7. [2021] NZACC 81 - Goodwin v ACC (15 June 2021) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...make it clear that there needs to be evidence that a discrete injury occurred including for example the evidence of a sprain or physical strain. This is consistent with ACC v Studman9 where the issue was the identification of a personal injury. Justice Ellis found it was necessary to precisely identify the underlying personal injury in order to know whether cover for a treatment injury exists. [46] The respondent referred for the need to establish causation referring to ACC v Amb...

8. 1.-Full-List-of-Fee-Changes-23-July.pdf [pdf, 366 KB]

   Ministry of Justice fee changes List of fee changes for Courts, Tribunals, Collection Services and Criminal Records Checks. New fees will take effect from 1 July 2024 unless stated otherwise. V4 Contents Background ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Court fees ....

9. Otago Standards Committee v Stewart [2016] NZLCDT 28 [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...retirement from practice. [15] The background to the charge is important. Mr Stewart became acquainted, professionally, and later as a friend, with a former lawyer Mr Evgeny Orlov. Mr Stewart had been impressed with how Mr Orlov had conducted a matter, as counsel, on behalf of one of Mr Stewart’s clients. Mr Orlov told Mr Stewart of his wife’s company Equity Trust International Limited (“ETIL”). This company was said to be assisting a number of overseas people with fund...

10. [2018] NZEmpC 71 Sawyer v The Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington [pdf, 347 KB]

    ...maintained the draft report did not accurately reflect the tone or contents of the statements which had been made being heavily, and unreasonably, detrimental to her. The university’s actions were criticised as contrary to the requirements of natural justice, the Bill of Rights Act 1990, and to fairness and good faith. [63] There were no submissions explaining how what was said, if accepted, would make the resulting agreement an illegal one. Dr Sawyer repeated some of the sub...