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1. GU v TI LCRO 258 / 2010 (19 December 2011) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...barrister, this resulted in him seeking to cancel Court appearances and then taking no action on the file in the New Year. [24] He states that he heard nothing from Mr TI or his assistant (Mrs M) after the firm reopened on 18 January, and lists telephone calls made on 27, 28 and 29 January, 1 and 3 February, none of which resulted in any communication with or from Mr TI. Mr TI has noted that one of these days was a weekend and is therefore not correct, but the general complaint is...

2. LS v TD LCRO 298/2012 (10 December 2014) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...trustee of the [Trust name]. Again, Mr TD has not disputed this. [42] Mrs LS instructed a solicitor (Mr XE) to write on her behalf with regard to Trust and Estate issues. In an email dated 19 August 2009 Mr XE wrote to Mr TD: I confirm my phone advice that my instructions are quite clear. If there is no agreement between the trustees of the [Trust name] then an application is to be made immediately to the High Court under the provisions of the Trustee Act 1956 seeking: • Di...

3. [2017] NZEmpC 161 Aslam v Transportation Auckland Corp Ltd [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...Auckland.1 Mr McLeod oversees the day-to- day operations of three depots and 380 staff in the central region and is responsible 1 Transportation Auckland is contracted to run public transportation services in and around Auckland, including the bus service from Onehunga to the Auckland city centre for staff performance and development. It was Mr McLeod who conducted the subsequent investigation and made the decision to dismiss...

4. JE v FQ LCRO 213/2012 (17 June 2015) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...in the circumstances. [85] Unsatisfactory conduct is defined in section 12 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. [86] Section 12 (a) of the Act, provides that conduct is deemed to be unsatisfactory if in the course of providing regulated services, the lawyer’s conduct falls short of the standard of competence and diligence that a member of the public is entitled to expect of a reasonably competent lawyer. [87] Conduct may also fall within the unsatisfactory category, if it...

5. LCRO 28/2024 EB v FI (30 May 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...the Act, a Review Officer may direct such publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [77] Having had regard to the issues raised by this review, I have concluded that it is desirable in the public interest that this decision be published in a form that does not identify t...

6. [2024] NZSSAA 05 (23 April 2024) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...The Russian Sanction Regulations 2022 came into force on 18 March 2022. Regulation 10 prevents New Zealanders from dealing with an asset that is owned or controlled by a sanctioned person. Regulation 11 prohibits New Zealand from dealing with a service that is provided by a sanctioned person. Sberbank is a sanctioned person under Schedule 2 of the Regulations. 3 SWIFT, to transfer money overseas.2 XXXX also submits that SberBank suspended cross-border transfers to New...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 142 Neil Construction Limited v Far North District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 142 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN NEIL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (ENV-2022-AKL-165) Appellant AND FAR NORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J A Smith Environment Judge K G Reid Environment Commissioner S Myers Environment Commissioner G Paine Hearing: 11 – 15 March 2023 Last case event: 15 M

8. TR v NI LCRO 109 / 2011 (21 February 2013) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...the mediation and advised that it wished to pursue its defence of the proceedings in Court. [21] On 29 August 2008 CCK filed and served its Statement of Defence which included the following: That the parties had entered into a contract for services which had been acknowledged in writing by TR and TS which limited any claim to five times the fees paid, which amounted to $8,240.00; and 6 A denial that the losses claimed were recoverable as a matter of law. [22...

9. LCRO 186/2017 and 84/2018 WE v VF (28 May 2019) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...[5] Mr WE met with and spoke to Mr VF about the charges, who appeared in court for him, and received and reviewed extensive disclosure about the case from the Police. [6] During the retainer, Mr WE submitted three legal aid invoices to the Legal Services Agency together with covering letters briefly outlining his attendances and anticipated future attendances. [7] In about January 2011 Mr WE withdrew from acting for Mr VF in the Police prosecution after the Crown pointed out that he...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 051 Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 326 KB]

    ...burgeoned. Its impact was being felt in New Zealand. A four-level alert system was introduced into New Zealand to plan for its impact on 21 March 2020, with Alert Level 4 being the most restrictive (effectively a “lockdown” apart from essential services of which farming is one). Alert Level 3 was declared on 23 March 2020 and the country was told to prepare to operate at Alert Level 4 from midnight 25 March 2020. A state of national emergency was declared by the Minister of...