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1. OIA-118936.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...defendant must actively invoke. The defendant can choose not to invoke the defence and defend the claim on its merits, although this is rare. 20. In the Redress Report, the Royal Commission distinguished the circumstances of survivors seeking redress through the courts from other types of civil claims: “Limitation periods are primarily intended to encourage cases to be brought as soon as reasonably practicable, avoid difficulties in proving claims because of the passage of time, suc...

2. [2017] NZSSAA 47 (27 September 2018) [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...home, that can affect their entitlement to a jobseeker support benefit. In this appeal, a disputed issue is whether the appellant’s repayments of principal on her mortgage should be deducted from her income for benefit purposes. The appellant, through her advocate, says that the repayments of principal should be allowed as a deduction against the income. The Ministry says that the mortgage principal repayments are not an expense but repayment of a liability which puts the appell...

3. BK v YM LCRO 177 / 2010 (14 April 2011) [pdf, 129 KB]

   .......at our meeting, Mrs [YM] explained to both [BK] and me that as she was acting for [AAU] as vendor and lender, the National Bank as lender, and for us as buyers and borrowers, she had a conflict of interest and offered us the opportunity to obtain separate legal representation, prior to our entry into the loan and security documentation with both the Bank and with [AAU]. I understood from what Mrs [YM] said that [AAU], the Bank and ourselves potentially had opposing interests in the t...

4. LCRO 340/2013 NL v HC [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...Committee determined to take no further action as there is no jurisdiction to consider complaints against a deceased lawyer. Mr HC Senior died in 2012. [5] On receipt of the Standards Committee determination Mr WR, who has acted for Ms NL throughout the complaint and this review, wrote to the Lawyers Complaints Service. He stated, in a letter dated 18 June 2013: … At all material times, Mr HC Senior was a consultant to the firm [Law Firm]. Contemporaneous correspondence in...

5. WNO v Oranga Tamariki [2025] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...different set of circumstances and individuals. It is not relevant to our assessment of the second limb of s 53(b), which must be directed at the specific information that is withheld. [23] WNO further submitted that the principle of transparency through open justice outweighs factors that might justify non-disclosure, referring in support to the judgment of the High Court in Re Harder (No 2)11. However, that case is not applicable as it was 9 See Mauve v Oranga Tamariki [2024] N...

6. Abyaneh v Auckland City Council [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...roofing work, but is now in liquidation, and no order was made against that company. [42] Counsel for the second respondent, Mr Asad Ali, submitted that the evidence referred to in para 41 above established that Mr Page 14 Abyaneh through his actions must be held to be a developer as his conduct came within the definition of “developer” as outlined by Harrison J in Body Corporate 188273 v Leuschke Group Architects Ltd (2007) 8 NZCPR 914, 922 at para [32]. “...

7. Women Living Without Violence: evaluation of programmes for adult protected persons under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 607 KB]

   Women living without violence An evaluation of programmes for adult protected persons under the Domestic Violence Act 1995. Gabrielle Maxwell Tracy Anderson Teresea Olsen February 2001 Women living without violence ii DOVE Hawkes Bay and VIPs Wellington believe that the programmes operated by them and which are evaluated in this report constitute intellectual property belonging to those organisations. They request that any person wishing to use information about those programmes co

8. Process evaluation of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...and simple as is consistent with justice' suggests that people in need of protection can apply under the Act without the assistance of a lawyer. In fact, this rarely happens. Over all courts in 1998, an estimated 96% of all applications were made through lawyers. The research suggests that people approaching the court seeking advice about a domestic violence issue are almost always advised to consult a lawyer. Summary 11 Judges interviewed were opposed to the practice of applications...

9. LCRO 260/2013 CS v RV (18 July 2017) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...business) and the conduct of employees is at all times competently supervised and managed by a lawyer who is qualified to practise on his or her own account. [8] The decision contains a chronology beginning in 1969 when Mr RV’s grandmother died, through to June 2012. The involvement of others outside the firm who had the file from time to time is noted, as is the work the firm did without receiving payment. The Committee understood Mr H ceased working at Mr CS’s firm around N...

10. Youth Justice Indicators Counting Rules and Limitations June 2024 [pdf, 252 KB]

    ...“negative childhood experiences”. Levels of reporting child abuse or neglect can be affected by many things. For example, campaigns such as “It’s Not OK” increase awareness on the issue which can lead to increased reporting. Actions taken through the Children's Action Plan may also increase the reporting of concerns to Oranga Tamariki about care and protection for children and young people, by raising awareness on child abuse. In the short term, this means the proport...