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1. Duty lawyers helping you at court for free - Samoan [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...tiute ia te oe i le faamasinoga e aunoa ma se totogi Faamatalaga i le talosagaina o se loia o loo tiute Le ofisa i lou vaipanoa mo auaunaga a loia e totogi e le malo MOJ0087S_APR15 Auckland DX DX10660 North Shore City T 09 488 5440 auckland.legalaid@justice.govt.nz Waitakere DX CX10351, Glendene T 09 837 9860 waitakere.legalaid@justice.govt.nz Manukau DX EX10980, Manukau T 09 262 7750 manukau.legalaid@justice.govt.nz Rotorua DX JX10551, Rotorua T 07 350 1090 rotorua.legal...

2. [2021] NZEmpC 2 Talent Propeller Ltd v UXK [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...along with an application for leave, was filed on 23 September 2020. [4] The application for leave is supported by an affidavit sworn by the defendant. The defendant confirms that there were some delays in processing their application for legal aid and says that while they were able to file a statement of defence within time, they were unable to file a cross-challenge within time. The defendant goes on to 2 See, for example, Barry v Anoop Investments Ltd [2008] ERNZ 204 (Emp...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 137 Bennett and Others v Michaels and Others [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...just become aware of the proceedings and the fixture and that he had not been served with any of the papers. When the matter was called on 23 June 2016, Mr Michaels appeared and sought an adjournment to enable him the opportunity of obtaining legal advice. He then advised that the other defendant companies were being put into liquidation and he also alleged that he was facing bankruptcy proceedings. [6] Over the opposition of Mr Moghadam, appearing as counsel for the plaintiffs,...

4. LCRO 95/2023 JV v FA (8 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 127 Ref: LCRO 95/2023 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN JV Applicant AND FA Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed Introduction [1] Dr JV has applied...

5. EMPC - Pro bono assistance service application [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...Employment Court Pro Bono Assistance Service (the Service) provides free assistance with preparation and filing of the initial Court documents (either a Statement of Claim or Statement of Defence) to eligible applicants. The Service does NOT provide any legal advice regarding the merits of your case. That means the volunteer lawyers who assist you through the Serviice will not tell you whether or not you have a good case. The Service only helps you to complete the documents and process...

6. Guidelines-for-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-Courts-and-Tribunals-for-lawyers.pdf [pdf, 503 KB]

   ...GUIDELINES FOR USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS Lawyers 7 December 2023 The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) (incl. chatbots such as ChatGPT, Bing Chat or Google Bard) in the Aotearoa New Zealand legal context is increasing. The judiciary has overall responsibility for the integrity of the administration of justice and court processes. It has developed these guidelines for the use of GenAI chatbots to assist lawyers who represent...

7. Legal Aid Payments to Firms 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 [pdf, 577 KB]

   ...Barrister Hamilton 94,151.88 A M Sceats Gisborne 92,524.73 A Mobile Lawyer - Kelly Hennessy Law Nelson 38,077.94 A N Garrett - Barrister Christchurch 167,241.95 A R L Lawyers Lower Hutt 1,074.00 A S Greig - Barrister Christchurch 51,283.13 A W Clarke Legal Gisborne 300,310.71 A W S Legal Invercargill 247,857.24 Aaron Dooney - Barrister Whangarei 183,985.33 Aaron Kashyap - Barrister & Solicitor Auckland 19,466.00 Access Law Limited Tauranga 67,854.00 Adam Couchman - Barrister Auck...

8. FP v UW LCRO 225 / 2010 (11 October 2011) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...purchased a ABW Station. The station had apparently not been profitable for its previous owners, but FP and FQ considered that there were reasons for this which would not affect their ability to run the station at a profit. [2] They received legal and accounting advice prior to entering into the various contracts with ABW. [3] They also relied on what they considered were representations by a ABW area manager that they would achieve a minimum income of $75,000.00 per annum and...

9. MLC - 11 Rule 5-11 schedule notification [pdf, 969 KB]

   1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2015 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 30 November 2015, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chief Judge of Māori Land Court or those to the Mā

10. 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 Legal aid payments to firms [pdf, 555 KB]

    ...Nelson 20,428.00 A N Garrett - Barrister Christchurch 156,674.90 A R L Lawyers Lower Hutt 326,726.35 A S Greig - Barrister Christchurch 100,035.56 A W Clarke Legal Gisborne 109,908.83 A W S Legal Invercargill 309,085.93 Aarif Rasheed - Barrister Auckland 5,462.00 Aaron Dooney - Barrister Whangarei 125,015.03...