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1. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Fendall [2018] NZLCDT 26 [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...this insurance was to cover the practitioner’s inability to work as a lawyer. [38] Ms Dew, on behalf of Ms Fendall submitted that s 7(1)(a) did not apply because the conduct did not occur at a time when Ms Fendall was providing “regulated services”. Ms Dew’s analysis proceeded along the lines of the Tribunal’s analysis of this issue in Orlov at first instance. But it is to be noted that that reasoning was overturned by the High Court on appeal. [39] Ms Dew submitted t...

2. LCRO 112/2024 BA obo DO and YW v NC (30 May 2025) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...Officers) took advice on prospects of appealing the judgment. [5] Mr BA, a lawyer fluent in [Language], instructed Mr NC on behalf of Mr DO and Mr YW. He also supported the Society’s Officers in the filing of their complaint with the Complaints Service, and with advancing an application to review the Committee’s decision. [6] The retainer was one of relatively brief duration. [7] Mr NC was instructed on Friday 8 December 2023. The complaint and the Standards Committee dec...

3. LCRO 58/2021 EW v YL (29 October 2021) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...competent representation to Mrs EW, was determined by the Standards Committee to have constituted unsatisfactory conduct. [77] The Committee’s order that Mr YL refund fees charged to Mrs EW was expressed as compensation for the fact that “the services provided by Mr YL in relation to the sale of the home and the meeting in February 2020 were of limited value to Mrs EW due to Mr YL’s failure to identify the conflict of interest and his failure to protect Mrs EW’s interest i...

4. Coronial Services Annual Report 2015-2016 [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...to 30 June 2016 Office of the Chief Coroner of New Zealand Kai Tirotiro Matewhawhati Rangatira o Aotearoa Providing answers for families Co ro ni al S er vi ce s A nn ua l R ep or t 2 01 5– 16 1 contents Welcome 3 Coronial Services of New Zealand 4 Coroners’ contributions 5 Coronial Services Unit 7 National Initial Investigation Office 8 Coroner’s jurisdiction 10 Coronial investigations and court operations 11 Coronial recommendations or comments 12 Corone...

5. Director of Proceedings v McMillan [2020] NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 379 KB]

   ...exercises its jurisdiction and issues: (a) A declaration pursuant to s54(1)(a) of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (“the Act”) that the defendant has breached the Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996 (“the Code”) in respect of: (i) Right 4(1) by failing to provide services to the aggrieved person with reasonable care and skill; (ii) Right 6(1) by failing to provide the aggrieved person w...

6. LCRO 43/2021 CAT Ltd v ZEN Lawyers Ltd (28 October 2021) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...through its insurance broker Company B, lodged a claim with its insurer Company A, for approximately $60,000 to cover flood damage. [6] Company A eventually paid out around $40,000 in settlement of the claim. [7] Mr JM was dissatisfied with the service his company had received from both Company B and Company A. [8] In February 2019, Mr JM approached ZEN Lawyers NZ Limited (“ZEN”)1 for advice on the insurance issue. Mr JM attended a meeting with Mr BV (the then managing direct...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement Family Court Review [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...policy analysis include the following. Significant constraints Given the overall fiscal situation, urgent steps must be taken to lower the cost of the current justice system while, at the same time, delivering more effective and efficient court services. This means the options we have considered must be able to be implemented quickly. Gaps and/or uncertainties in policy analysis Although some research on New Zealand families and their involvement in the family justice system is ava...

8. [2022] NZCAA 01 (28 February 2022) [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...Office, Wellington, for Customs BEFORE THE CUSTOMS APPEAL AUTHORITY Decision: [2021] NZCAA 07/19 UNDER The Customs and Excise Act 2018 BETWEEN XXXX Appellant AND Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service Respondent Hearing: 26 and 27 June 2019 Counsel: Mr Riaan Geldenhuys, counsel for the appellant. Ms P Courtney and Ms R Tan, counsel for Customs Decision: 28 February 2022 DECISION – INDICATIVE...

9. Ministry-of-Justice-Panui-December-2020-web.pdf [pdf, 370 KB]

   Contents: Applications for hearing in DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2020: ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2020 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court. Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more informa

10. MLC February 2020 National Panui [pdf, 365 KB]

    Contents: Applications for hearing in FEBRUARY | HUI-TANGURU 2020: ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz FEBRUARY | HUI-TANGURU 2020 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court. Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more