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1. CAC306 v Zhou & Anor [2016] NZREADT 12 [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...recording of the auction of 34 Diana Drive which, it is now put, was not available at the time of the substantive hearing before us. Whatever influences and deductions can be taken from that do not affect our overall view of the sentences required by justice against each defendant. [35] Over about three months Mr Zhou produced 10 fictitious rental appraisals on which he forged the signature of a particular property manager at a prominent real estate agency. It is put that he volunteere...

2. What happens next [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...copyright and within the terms of the Copyright Act 1994. No part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission of the author except for the purposes of advertising or promoting the Child Witness Series. We are grateful to the Ministry of Justice for funding the publication of this book and others in the Child Witness Series. I wish to thank all the individuals who checked drafts, shared their wisdom, advised and encouraged this project, and the children and young people who i...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 129 Maharaj v Wesley Wellington Mission Inc [pdf, 155 KB]

   ASHISH MAHARAJ v WESLEY WELLINGTON MISSION INCORPORATED NZEmpC WELLINGTON [2016] NZEmpC 129 [27 October 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2016] NZEmpC 129 EMPC 110/2016 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application to strike out proceedings BETWEEN ASHISH MAHARAJ Plaintiff AND WESLEY WELLINGTON MISSION INCORPORATED Defendant Hearing: 7...

4. LCRO 173/2021 KC v TG (6 May 2022) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...gave Mr TG a copy of his terms of engagement. Included amongst the terms was the requirement for an initial retainer of $2,000 (which Mr TG paid). [13] As well, the terms described the legal work as being “employment dispute and associated matters” and advised that fees would be charged “based on time and attendance plus GST, office expenses and disbursements”. [14] Mr KC’s hourly rate, as a partner in [Law Firm A], was described in the terms of engagement as being betw...

5. [2020] NZEnvC 126 Beresford v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...Attorney considers that rezoning may help unlock the land (currently landlocked) and give the future owners better options “to utilise and maximise this redress land which has become surrounded by residential development”. Those, of course, are matters for determination in due course. [14] The Attorney readily qualifies under s274(1)(c) in “representing a relevant aspect of the public interest”. I accept the explanation of these matters in his s274 notice.10 It explain...

6. [2007] NZEmpC AC 57/07 CE of the Department of Corrections v Imo [pdf, 92 KB]

   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS V IMO AK AC 57/07 14 November 2007 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND AC 57/07 ARC 24/07 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Plaintiff AND GEORGE IMO Defendant Hearing: 10 and 11 September 2007 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: Katie Elkin and Nick Belton, Counsel for the Plaintiff Bryce Quarrie,...

7. Maori Incorporations Factsheet.pdf [pdf, 370 KB]

   MĀORI INCORPORATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land. The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people. The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the...

8. LCRO 251+257+258+259+260+261/2015 TS Trust v WK, VH, Ql, IV, ZG (13 June 2018) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...undertakings despite the fact that this was in direct contravention of clause 35 of the trust deed of the [Trust A] and of the no-charging provision contained in the section 21 agreement) the settlement of the [Trust A] and section 21 agreement both being matters in respect of which the practitioners had acted); • that the practitioners had clear conflicts of interest to the extent that they acted for Ms KJ in respect of the section 21 agreement, were solicitors acting for Ms KJ as s...

9. LCRO 192/2017 KY v QW, Official Assignee (27 September 2019) [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...basis” among the two barristers and the firm.11 [44] The barrister agreed with Mr KY’s proposal. Two days later, on 23 August 2013, the total loan funds of $24,634.93 were transferred (by journal) from one of Mr and Mrs XV’s trust account matters to another from which Mr KY made those payments to the barristers, and to the firm. The payments were shown on Mr GC’s statement that day to Mr and Mrs XV. (b) Lien issue [45] At the hearing Mr QK described Mr KY’s 9 August...

10. Effectiveness of alcohol pricing policies 2014 [pdf, 4 MB]

    The Effectiveness of Alcohol Pricing Policies Reducing harmful alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm Not Government Policy Authors Ministry of Justice Jane White Robert Lynn Su-Wuen Ong Senior Advisor Principal Advisor Principal Advisor The Treasury Phil Whittington Analyst The Treasury Contractors Clare Condon Independent Contractor Susan Joy Independent Health Economist Although all reasonable steps