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1. Auckland Standards Committee v Valu Pome'e [2014] NZLCDT 87 [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...Valu-Pome’e and on 21 July 2010 the Court struck out the proceedings for want of prosecution. A copy of the Judge’s minute was sent to Ms Valu-Pome’e by letter dated 22 July 2010. 17. Mrs L also received a copy of the letter from the Court. She phoned Ms Valu-Pome’e and the person she spoke to said that she was in Tonga. Mrs L recognised Ms Valu-Pome’e’s voice but when she enquired further she was told that it was her sister. She rang again the following week and Ms Valu...

2. Family Court rewrite submission: Northern Specialist Report Writers [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...submissions to the Minister Of Justice review of the Family Court and to the NZ Psychologists’ Board (31 August 2018) Introduction: The situation with specialist report writers (SRW) is at crisis, with fewer than 100 (many being part-time) to service all of New Zealand and with more and more work coming our way (both more and more complicated work). The outcome will be vulnerable children, the Courts’ clients and perhaps vulnerable women/ families will be more at risk. Th...

3. [2020] NZIACDT 38 - ZT v Li (18 September 2020) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...[14] On 24 August 2017, Ms Li confirmed to the officer that the complainant had invested only a certain amount in acceptable funds. The officer noted that he was $1.2M short of the required investment. [15] The exchange of emails, as well as phone calls, continued between Ms Li and the officer. An explanation for missing the deadline was provided and Ms Li requested an extension of time to complete investment. [16] On 10 October 2017, Immigration New Zealand advised the compla...

4. LCRO 221/2016 FN v SB (10 December 2019) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...GST, provided payment was made promptly. 3 [20] Ms FN advised that she intended to file a complaint. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [21] Ms FN lodged her complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service on 19 May 2016. The substance of Ms FN’s complaint was that: (a) She instructed Mr SB to draft the lease on the basis that the landlord would meet the costs of preparing the draft. (b) Mr SB did not advise her that when the lease wa...

5. LCRO 38/2019 & 151/2019 Yuri Lukas v ZE (30 January 2020) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...Your photo in electronic form (as in passport). Do you have these documents? If not I can request them from us according to your instructions. You also need to sign the terms of engagement which I have attached to the letter. The cost of my services $ 2300NZD (including GST).4 Write as you prefer to make a payment. Do you have a credit card? Yours faithfully, Yuri Lukas Barrister [13] Mrs ZE replied on the same day: Hello, Yury! Many thanks for your quick reply. I would...

6. ENVC combined interested-party notices M to S [pdf, 7 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2013-AKL-000174 AT AUCKLAND IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (Act) IN THE MATTER an application under section 87G of the Act BETWEEN WAIHEKE MARINAS LIMITED Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent - NOTICE OF PERSON’S WISH TO BE PARTY TO PROCEEDINGS Section 274 Resource Management Act 1991 TO: the Registrar Environment Court PO Box 7147 Wellesley Str

7. NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) data tables [pdf, 2 MB]

   Data tables Cycle 1 (March - September 2018) Disclaimer 1. While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the use directly, or indirectly, of the information in this publication. 2. This report contains highly aggregated data. No identifiable per

8. Alternative Dispute Resolution: general civil cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...and Face-to-Face Interviews 7 2.3 In-depth Interviews with Disputants 10 3 The Use and Provision of ADR in New Zealand 13 3.1 ADR Techniques 13 3.2 Types of Disputes Amenable to ADR 14 3.3 Use and Trends in ADR Take-Up 16 3.4 Provision of ADR Services 17 3.5 A Profile of ADR Practitioners 21 3.6 Experience and Training in ADR 22 3.7 Delivering ADR Services 24 4 Advantages and Disadvantages of ADR 25 4.1 Benefits of ADR 25 4.2 Disadvantages of ADR 30 5 ADR Impact on Settlement,...

9. Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...and Face-to-Face Interviews 7 2.3 In-depth Interviews with Disputants 10 3 The Use and Provision of ADR in New Zealand 13 3.1 ADR Techniques 13 3.2 Types of Disputes Amenable to ADR 14 3.3 Use and Trends in ADR Take-Up 16 3.4 Provision of ADR Services 17 3.5 A Profile of ADR Practitioners 21 3.6 Experience and Training in ADR 22 3.7 Delivering ADR Services 24 4 Advantages and Disadvantages of ADR 25 4.1 Benefits of ADR 25 4.2 Disadvantages of ADR 30 5 ADR Impact on Settlement,...

10. [2021] NZREADT 55 – Lammas v Real Estate Agents Authority (6 December 2021) [pdf, 340 KB]

    ...notices could be hand delivered. The Lammases submit that because of their personal characteristics, the Freears should have taken an especially cautionary approach and should have called them beforehand. The REAA submits that the absence of a phone call is an insufficient foundation for a finding of unsatisfactory conduct. 14 [76] As for the agency supervision, Ms Bishop submits that the Committee did not err in deciding to take no further action in respect of Ms Freear...