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1. ZA v YB LCRO 135/2014 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...breaches”. Canterbury District Law Society v Wood [2009] NZLCDT 9 (21 August 2009) (Wood) [47] Mr Wood faced charges in the Tribunal. He was charged in relation to his failure to tell the Court and opposing counsel that his client was in receipt of legal aid, despite him being under a clear obligation to do so. The grant of aid affected Mr Wood’s liability to the other party for costs, and the other party’s rights in respect of the costs recovery. The Court directed Mr Wood t...

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   ...conduct their hearings in the English language. For many hearing participants, English is not their first language. Interpreters help ensure all participants get full and fair access to justice throughout the hearing process. Find a legal aid lawyer/provider You can use our online database to find the contact details for a legal aid lawyer/provider. Privacy guidelines for providers of Justice services These guidelines set out the Ministry's privacy and information management...

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3. Family Court Rewrite - Summary of submissions - PDF version [pdf, 824 KB]

   1 1 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any person or entity that chooses to rely

4. Family Court Rewrite - Summary of submissions - Word version [docx, 3.1 MB]

   ...support 7 Complex needs of families and whānau 8 Responsiveness of family justice services 9 Family violence 9 A better family justice system 10 PART 2: Specific Topics 12 Parenting Through Separation 12 Counselling 14 Family Dispute Resolution 17 Family Legal Advice Service (FLAS) 21 Legal representation and legal advice 22 Lawyer for Child 24 Specialist reports 25 Court processes 28 Children’s safety 31 Cost contribution orders 33 PART 3: What specific groups said 35 Children and children�...

5. CN v AKSC1 LCRO 106 / 2010 (23 September 2010) [pdf, 116 KB]

   ...Committee concerned the related matter of security sought by the Practitioner for payment. The other heads of complaint interfaced with the main complaint. One involved an allegation that the Practitioner had failed to inform the Complainant that legal aid had been approved. The other alleged that the Practitioner had failed to provide information in relation to his charges and/or fees. 2 [2] The Standards Committee conducted an investigation and determined, pursuant to...

6. 0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf [pdf, 823 KB]

   ...Court record to include correct names of all trustees (A20220006488) 48 A20220019006 117/93 Michelle Mokaraka Robert Mokaraka - Succession 49 A20220016053 98(3)/93 Granville Duff Waipapa 1K - Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable legal aid fees 50 A20230002287 220/93 Andrea Calvert Hona Hona Dewes Whänau Trust - Vest interests of Andrea Hona in Gloria Dewes, Hariata Dewes, Lena Green, Taare Dewes and Walter William Dewes as trustees 51 A202...

7. Byrne - Estate of Meruiha Hakaraia (2001) 109 Aotea MB 48 (109 AOT 48) [pdf, 166 KB]

   Minute Book: 109 AOT 48 Place: Wellington Present: C.M. Wainwright, Judge C. Radovanovich, Clerk of the Court Date: 26 October 2001 Panui No: Unadvertised Application No: A20010005283 Subject: Application by Gwenda Byrne for Special Aid Section: 98/93 Court At the request of her father, the applicant, Gwenda Byrne, has arranged for the succession of the current generation of the Hakaraia family to shares that have not been succeeded to, in some cases since the beginning of th...

8. Apply to administer property

   ...filled in by a medical professional. You’ll need to file these forms at the court closest to where the person who the application is for lives. Find a local court You may want to talk to a lawyer. If you can’t afford a lawyer, you may be able to get: legal aid  free community legal help  Forms to apply for an Order to Administer Property Note: When you print the forms it's important to print them single sided. You’ll need to give the court these 3 forms: Information Sheet to...

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9. Relationship property factsheet - Separation or divorce: How your property is divided when you don’t agree [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...you can agree between yourselves how to share your property and the Court doesn’t have to be involved. If you want to be able to enforce the agreement through the Court, your agreement must be in writing and both of you must have had independent legal advice • the Family Court can become involved if you can’t agree, your agreement is unfair or doesn’t work. The Court will identify the relationship property, value it and decide how it will be divided between you and the other pe...

10. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Hart [2012] NZLCDT 20 [pdf, 455 KB]

    ...Hart’s defence argued and have undertaken a thorough consideration of the evidence filed by him. Charges 1 and 2 [12] In this matter Mr D, the complainant, had been engaged by Mr Hart to provide private investigation services in connection with a legally aided client facing criminal charges. Mr D alleged that Mr Hart had failed to inform him that payment of his account was subject to approval by the Legal Services Agency (“LSA”) and might not be approved entirely or in part...