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1. Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal Annual Report 2022 to 2023 [pdf, 629 KB]

   ...was issued on 13 July 2023. The High Court denied leave to appeal, upholding the Tribunal’s substantive decision. No suppression orders have been made so far, but every endeavour is made to anonymise the identity of claimants to protect their privacy. [33] The Tribunal’s rulings are useful to those resolving disputes outside the Tribunal and the feedback is that this function is highly valued by those providers. Set out below is a list of the issues addressed by the Tribunal...

2. LCRO 173/2022 JV v QR (6 May 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public 14 interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [71] 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 the parties or others involved...

3. [2024] NZIACDT 19 – SC v Murthy (21 June 2024) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...within one month. 3. Ordered to pay $4,660 to the complainant within one month. ORDER FOR SUPPRESSION [68] The Tribunal has the power to order that any part of the evidence or the name of any witness not be published.19 It must balance the privacy of the individuals named with the transparency of the Tribunal (requiring public knowledge of the wrongdoing of advisers and of the Tribunal’s jurisprudence). [69] There is no public interest in knowing the name of Ms Murthy’s c...

4. [2023] NZIACDT 25 – ED v Dai - Sanctions (25 September 2023) [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...[64] The Tribunal has the power to order that any part of the evidence or the name of any witness not be published.13 It must balance the public’s right to know of wrongdoing by advisers and to understand the Tribunal’s jurisprudence, with the privacy of the individuals involved. [65] There is no public interest in knowing the name of Mr Dai’s client, the complainant or her husband. [66] The Tribunal orders that no information identifying the complainant or her husband is...

5. [2024] NZEmpC 181 Ford v Henry Brown and Co Ltd [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...approval before contacting his previous workplace for information about his time there. It was this step which set the (unjustified dismissal) ball rolling. Mr Ford felt aggrieved about the circumstances surrounding his dismissal, including that his privacy had been breached. [45] It is relevant, when assessing what was causative of Mr Ford’s emotional harm, that there were a number of issues going on in the workplace at the time of Mr Ford’s dismissal and the lead-up to i...

6. [2025] NZIACDT 08 – JY v Wen (7 February 2025) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...[61] The Tribunal has the power to order that any part of the evidence or the name of any witness not be published.21 It must balance the public interest in knowing of wrongdoing by advisers and also of the Tribunal’s jurisprudence, with the privacy of individuals. [62] There is no public interest in knowing the name of Ms Wen’s client, the employer and its director (NZ) or NN. [63] The Tribunal orders that no information identifying the complainant, the employer, NZ or NN...

7. [2025] NZREADT 03 - XS v REAA (10 February 2025) [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...Agents Authority [2024] NZREADT 3 at [23]–[25]. 15 PUBLICATION [68] Having regard to the interests of the public in knowing of any professional wrongdoing of licensees and also the Tribunal’s jurisprudence, balancing that against the privacy of the individuals involved, it is appropriate to order publication of the decision without naming the licensee, the agency or any person. ___________________ D J Plunkett Chair ___________________ G J Denley Mem...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 14 - INZ v Ma (19 February 2025) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...[58] The Tribunal has the power to order that any part of the evidence or the name of any witness not be published.16 It must balance the public interest in knowing of wrongdoing by advisers and also of the Tribunal’s jurisprudence, with the privacy of individuals. [59] There is no public interest in knowing the name of Ms Ma’s client, the agent or the client’s friend (UU). [60] The Tribunal orders that no information identifying the client, the agent or the friend is to...

9. LCDT Annual Report 2024 [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...members of the media attend regularly to report proceedings. Permission is also commonly granted to media representatives to attend hearings by audio-visual link. This enables the transparency and openness of process contemplated by s 240.3 While privacy of complainants, and of practitioners- whose personal and medical information is generally protected- the tribunal regards openness of the process as an important component of professional discipline. The public has a right to scr...

10. LCRO 144/2024 NQ v PW (28 March 2025) [pdf, 187 KB]

    ...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. [72] 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 the parties or others involved...