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1. National Standards Committee 2 v Tingey [2023] NZLCDT 22 (17 May 2023) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...tolerating domestic violence in the profession, it is arguable that examination of the surrounding circumstances might better be dealt with in other jurisdictions. [12] The degree to which a disciplinary process ought to intrude into a lawyer’s private life was recently considered in the English courts5: We accept the starting point of these submissions, namely that the requirements to act with integrity and to act so as to maintain public trust in the provision of legal services,...

2. Hart v Auckland Standards Committee 1 of the New Zealand Law Society [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...Standards Committee No 1 under the provisions of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (“LCA”), and under the Conduct and Client Care Rules 2008 (“the Rules”). The charges Charges one and two [2] These charges arose after Mr Hart hired a private investigator, Mr D, to carry out investigation work for a client whom Mr Hart was representing in relation to criminal charges. [3] There was significant delay in Mr Hart paying Mr D’s fees. Although Mr Hart’s client app...

3. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 18th-20th reports (continued) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...establish a legal framework to combat incitement to hatred in social media and on the Internet. 3. Mr. Sefuiva (New Zealand Human Rights Commission) suggested that the Committee should recommend that the New Zealand Government cooperate closely with private-sector enterprises and trade unions to combat discrimination in employment, which primarily affected New Zealanders of Asian origin, and eliminate structural discrimination, which particularly affected Maori and Pasifika, especi...

4. Western Bay of Plenty District Council - Pt Taumata 3A2B (2015) 128 Waiariki MB 49 (128 WAR 49) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...[14] Michael Flaherty, a licensed cadastral surveyor and Principal of Flaherty Survey and Mapping Limited, provided an affidavit in support of the application. According to Mr Flaherty the road line has never been formalised and is now part of a private forestry road known as Galaxy Road. [15] He says that the historical record suggests that the road line was made and Survey Office Plan 1856 was produced in anticipation of a proclamation which would have made the road line a publ...

5. Yates v Te Kohanga Lots 1 and 3-27 Trust (2010) 13 Taitokerau MB 36 (13 TTK 36) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...incompatible with its designation as a public reserve. There is no reason why a public reserve cannot remain Māori freehold land in Māori ownership. Both the Reserves and Domains Act 1953 (which applied in 1966) and the Reserves Act 1977 contemplate private land being set aside as a public reserve – see the definition of “public reserve” and “private land”. That is clearly what was intended by the order under s 181C as the Court expressly refrained from vesting the la...

6. [2020] NZREADT 04 - Singh - Ruling regarding release of file (20 February 2020) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...relevant to the application of the courts access rules, and provide helpful guidance in respect of applications for access to the record of proceedings before the Tribunal. As a licensee, Mr Singh had a professional obligation to co-operate with the investigation into his conduct, and to provide material when requested. It is relevant to note that the obligation to co-operate is underpinned by s 153 of the Act, which makes it an offence to (among other things) resist or obstruct a...

7. OX v SN [2021] NZDT 1581 (3 August 2021) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...little weight I can place on SN’s statements. 18. SN is involved in an activity of commerce or undertaking in relation to the supply or acquisition of goods. 19. SN gave OX a receipt when he picked up the jet ski. The receipt stated it was a private sale and the jet ski was sold “as is”. The CGA cannot be contracted out of. Section 43 of the CGA states that the CGA applies notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any agreement. 20. The CGA applies to this sale....

8. National Standards Committee 1 v Mr H [2025] NZLCDT 49 (26 November 2025) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...of name is an ordinary consequence. As set out by Rodney Hansen J in H v Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 115 “Open justice is a “prima facie presumption” which may be displaced after a consideration of the interests, public and private, which are relevant in the particular case.” The weighing of public against private interests to find what the Tribunal regards as proper in the circumstances in the s 240 test. The H judgment noted16 that “the public interest enco...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 163 11 Cheshire Street Body Corporate v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...holder must submit all management plans specific to the construction phase of the development required by these conditions to be certified/approved to the Council at least 20 working days prior to the commencement of construction (excluding site investigations, and establishment of site entrances and fencing). Prior to the submission of any 23 & 41 Cheshire Street, Ngahere Terrace and Cheshire Street Road Reserve, Parnell 12 Application No.: BUN60364362 management pla...

10. ENV-2016-AKL-000239 Colgan v Auckland Council amended appeal [pdf, 879 KB]

    ...Clause 6 of First Schedule. ResourcrMal'lImll!!~It-Ar::HiI91---, FORM 2 AtJC LAND C UNCIL Correspondence to : Attn: Unitary Plan Submission T am Auckland Council CeD r'8~'f~c"'" Freepost Authority 237170 . ~ vfU1V Private Bag 92300 ,-, - ,I Auckland 1142 Submitter detairs - J" ·\'f\t S""'\Y('{'\I&,,·:o ........ FuJI Name of Submitter or Agent (if applicable) For office use only Submission No: Receipt Date:...