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1. Sexual Violence Operational Improvements (Justice Response) Report Executive Summary 2022 [pdf, 396 KB]

   ...refresher training would be welcomed by prosecutors and further training is planned for when the Guidelines are updated when the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill is passed. The mode for this training is yet to be determined. Accreditation of Legal Aid Defence Counsel; Defence Training As an alternative to accreditation of legal aid defence counsel, Continuing Legal Education (a company owned by the New Zealand Law Society) was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to develop and...

2. LCRO 261/2016 TJ v DM and ZP (26 September 2019) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...that the case was “old” and expressing surprise that the Committee could not reference more recent authority to support its argument. [22] I would simply note that the case cited could not be described as a particularly “old” case in legal terms, but in any event the authority of a case is not diminished with the effluxion of time. The relevance of a case may be lessened or diminished when a Court of equal or superior standing to the Court in which the decision is issued,...

3. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends June 2019 [pdf, 381 KB]

   ...as drug and family violence offences), specific justice processes (such as bail and offending on bail, and discharge without conviction), aspects of the Family Court (such as protection order applications), and specific justice services (such as legal aid and collections).2 All charges and convicted charges In 2018/2019, there were 213,318 charges finalised in court (for children, young people and adults). The number of charges decreased by 4% from 221,758 charges in 2017/2018 and...

4. Criminal Process Improvement Programme (CPIP)

   ...Improvement Programme (CPIP) These documents and forms are for the Criminal Process Improvement Programme. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy Policies that apply to the duty lawyer service at courts operating the revised CPIP Duty Lawyer Operational Policy. Legal Profession Factsheet An overview of CPIP for the legal profession. Criminal Legal Aid Application Form for CPIP sites The revised criminal legal aid application form is to be used only at courts operating under the revised CPIP Duty Lawyer...

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5. Justice sector projections

   ...details of new projections. Prior to 2017, these were referred to as forecast reports. Justice Sector Projection 2025 report Data for the Justice Sector Projections 2025 Justice Sector Projections 2024 report Data for the Justice Sector Projections 2024 Legal Aid Projection Report 2023 Justice Sector Projections 2022 report Data for the Justice Sector Projections 2022 Legal Aid Projection Report 2022 Justice Sector Projections 2021 report Data for the Justice Sector Projections 2021 Justice Sec...

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6. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2020-21 [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...justice services. We have realised that it is the strength of our relationships that have enabled these services to continue to operate throughout these trying and uncertain times. That includes our relationship with our justice sector partners and the legal profession which has enabled the justice system to navigate these unprecedented disruptions. And it includes our positive and constructive partnership with the judiciary, which has allowed us to work together, and work differently, t...

7. LCRO 226/2016 TS v KN [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...of his former lawyer, Mr KN. Background [2] Mr KN acted for Mr TS in parenting and relationship property matters before the Family Court in 2011/12 and again in relation to the care of the children from 2013 to 2015. Mr TS’ former wife was legally aided. The parents each alleged the other had been violent towards the children. Mr TS says care was effectively shared between him and the children’s mother at least from 2011 onwards. The Court appointed a lawyer for the three...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Hintze [2017] NZLCDT 13 [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...relate to complaints by four former clients of the respondent. The specific facts of each charge differ, but there is a common theme to each charge which in summary is as follows: (a) Each client contacted the respondent for assistance with a legal matter. (b) The respondent asked for payment in advance of doing the work. (c) No invoice was issued for the work. (d) There was some initial communication between the respondent and the client and some initial but limited work done by...

9. [2025] NZEmpC 49 Matheson v Rainbow Confectionery Ltd [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...about how the Authority investigated. [9] The second application, for the July determination, takes a similar approach. This application included a statement that Ms Matheson’s advocate had not filed a challenge, or applied on her behalf for legal aid, despite informing her that he had done both. [10] Both applications were supported by draft statements of claim and a common affidavit. Ms Matheson said Mr Jones was instructed to file a challenge to the Authority’s July...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 92 Dillon v Tullycrine Ltd [pdf, 187 KB]

    ...counsel for defendant Judgment: 29 June 2020 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE J C HOLDEN [1] Tullycrine Ltd (Tullycrine) successfully defended Mr Dillon’s challenge to an Employment Relations Authority determination.1 Mr Dillon was legally aided throughout the entirety of this matter. Tullycrine now seeks an order in terms of s 45(5) of the Legal Services Act 2011 as to the costs award that would have been made against Mr Dillon, but for the grant of legal aid. Such...