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1. LA - Part 2 - Areas of Law Criminal [pdf, 882 KB]

   ...particular area of law. Work samples must be from the last five years. (Please remove or black out details in the sample that identify the client in the case) if you are only applying for approval as a lead provider or provider of specified legal services in this area of law, please only attach two of the following as samples of your work. these samples should be related to the case examples you have provided. if you are applying for approval as a lead provider or provider of specified l...

2. Final-Waitakere-roster-8-April-to-20-July-24-version-1.pdf [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...possible. "Swapping" of sessions will not be permitted. Peter Brock PDS Supervisor is Duty Lawyer Supervisor at Waitakere on a Thursday and Friday each week. If you need to contact him on a Thursday and a Friday please do so on his PDS phone and PDS email which are - 027 236 0342 and peter.brock@pds.govt.nz If you need to contact him at any other time please use his non-PDS phone and email which are - 027 487 3768 and peter@peterbrock.co.nz Attendance of duty lawyers in...

3. TS v L Ltd [2023] NZDT 530 (10 October 2023) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...3. TS was interested in buying a [boat], principally for his son’s use. 4. L Ltd had a 1979 [boat] listed for sale [online]. 5. The listing described the boat as: 5.5m [boat] 1979 […] 2000 Mercury 90hp four-stroke has just been serviced, with service history, plenty of compression on all cylinders. New water pump, drive shaft seal replaced new oil filter, new spark plugs. Engine hours unknown […] 2021 brand new best trailer, all still under warranty […] The boa...

4. Scams-Report.pdf [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...deceived you, in order to obtain money, goods or a service? • Exclude unsuccessful attempts to trick or deceive, such as scam calls or emails where you didn’t respond or supply any information. • Include when this happened in person, by telephone or online. • Include when you have lost money, goods or a service as a result of somebody tricking or deceiving you In the last 12 months, has anyone used or attempted to use, a bank card, credit card, cheque or other document belong...

5. [2016] NZEmpC 1 Kilpatrick v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...clearly outside the jurisdiction of this Court to consider. During the course of interlocutory hearings in this matter the deficiencies in Ms Kilpatrick’s first statement of claim were pointed out to her. Fortunately she was able to obtain the services of legal counsel and the matter was rectified in the amended statement of claim. [6] In the amended statement of claim Ms Kilpatrick raises the following causes of action: (a) Breach of contract for failure by Air NZ to compl...

6. [2007] NZEmpC CC 3/07 Peoples v Accident Compensation Corporation [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...issue. 62. I was very busy at work from 26 June to 7 July 2006. We were setting up new clients in New South Wales, and I was attending and presenting roll-out presentations to branches for our new clients. However, from about 24 June 2006, I phoned a contact in New Zealand, to seek advice as to who I should contact for legal assistance. I also attempted to get more information about the process from the Department of Labour website, but I was unable to find anything. 63. On...

7. DT v KI [2023] NZDT 294 (19 July 2023) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...Reasons: 1. DT, the applicant, and BI, acting as a representative for her mother, KI, the respondent, both attended the hearing by teleconference. 2. DT claimed $80.00 from the respondent, which included a claim for $35.00 in unpaid lawn mowing services and the $45.00 filing fee. 3. DT said his business provided lawn mowing services for KI on 6 occasions but was only paid for 5 of those mows. The 6 occasions he claimed he mowed KI’s lawns were 9 January 2023, 23 January 2023,...

8. TH v N Ltd & LC [2024] NZDT 847 (14 October 2024) [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...interest at 14% to the date of payment ($18,963.29) and the interest that TH actually received ($13,743.65). TH could not clarify what the balance of his claim ($1,047.69) represents. 13. The relevant law is the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. Service providers must exercise “reasonable care and skill”1. If this standard is not met, consumers have a range of remedies, including recovering “any loss or damage to the consumer resulting from the failure”2. 14. Reasonable care...

9. LA - Reference - Supervised provider - Part 3b [pdf, 536 KB]

   ...people from different cultural backgrounds • undertaking court proceedings • engaging in peer review discussions • producing documents/correspondence. For further guidance please refer to the ‘Application for approval to provide legal services guidelines’. PART 3B – SeCTion 1 applicant details name Applying for the following areas of law as a supervised provider: Please ensure you mark your preferences clearly Legal Aid Services Civil Criminal Family Mental...

10. NT v GD Ltd [2022] NZDT 177 (20 September 2022) [pdf, 111 KB]

    ...2. The applicant told the Tribunal at the hearing that he is still waiting on the outcome of his request for compensation from [Airline 1]. 3. The issues to be determined by the Tribunal were: a. Has the respondent failed to provide its services with reasonable care and skill? b. If so, what remedy is available to the applicant? 4. Any applicant to the Tribunal has the task of establishing the legal and factual elements of its claim to the required standard. That standard...