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1. [2021] NZREADT 7 - Sharma v Brake (12 February 2021) [pdf, 421 KB]

   ...confirm that I/we were recommended to obtain legal advice and advised to obtain any necessary technical or other specialist advice before submitting this offer. [59] Counsel referred to the fact that those documents were executed by the Sharmas privately with their lawyers, not in front of Ms Brake or another real estate agent. Rule 9.7, which provides as follows, was complied with: a) Recommend that the party seeks legal advice; and (b) Ensures they are aware that they can a...

2. Family violence reform paper 3: Prosecuting family violence [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...new offences to fill gaps in the criminal law, and actions to better protect the safety of victims in court decision making. Family violence and the criminal law 4. For much of the twentieth century family violence was downplayed as a primarily private matter, and the criminal justice system reflected this. Attitudes subsequently shifted, with family violence increasingly seen as a public concern. Protection orders were introduced in the 1980s, in part to address the perceived limitat...

3. FV Reform Paper 3 Prosecuting [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...new offences to fill gaps in the criminal law, and actions to better protect the safety of victims in court decision making. Family violence and the criminal law 4. For much of the twentieth century family violence was downplayed as a primarily private matter, and the criminal justice system reflected this. Attitudes subsequently shifted, with family violence increasingly seen as a public concern. Protection orders were introduced in the 1980s, in part to address the perceived limitat...

4. Director of Proceedings v The Ultimate Care Group Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...should be carried out for a resident who presented with acute or new pain, and that a short-term care plan or a long-term care plan be commenced and evaluated at least every three months. The policy noted that “the causative factors of pain are investigated by the [registered nurse] and GP as required” and that “regular liaising with the GP occurs to ensure effective pain control is achieved”. 47. On 3 January 2016, a nurse documented that the aggrieved person’s groin ar...

5. Nelson Standards Committee v Downing and Reith [2022] NZLCDT 7 (17 February 2022) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...mother’s estate was likely to be in the region of $600,000 and indeed, following appointment of the replacement executor, Mr Garnham, this assessment appeared not to change. In a letter of 31 October 2017, Mr Garnham set out the results of his investigation about the movement of estate funds and the defalcations by Ms L’s brother and said that he was taking steps to rectify the title to recover as much of these funds as possible, but it was noted that at least $250,000 was now...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Arman [2020] NZLCDT 17 (22 June 2020) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...Standards Committee 1 [2013] 3 NZLR 103 (HC). 10 [187] In cases involving lesser forms of misconduct, the manner in which the practitioner has responded to the charges may also be a significant factor. Willingness to participate fully in the investigative process, and to acknowledge error or wrongdoing where it has been established, may demonstrate insight by the practitioner into the causes and effects of the wrongdoing. This, coupled with acceptance of responsibility for the m...

7. Hawkins v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...any video footage supplied by the complainant or whether Police had viewed it when visiting the complainant. Mr Hawkins was asked whether he would like Ms Art to find out more. [31] Mr Hawkins replied that same day saying he did want Ms Art to investigate whether he could see any video footage that the complainant had provided relating to writing on a window. Mr Hawkins again strenuously denied he would have done so and suggested Police should consider charging the complainant wi...

8. Williamson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 134 [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...review. Under the heading “Current Diagnosis”, Dr Robb concluded that Mr Williamson’s main problem was: Variable persisting headaches affecting the left temporal region, the site of the laceration that occurred on 2 March 2017. An MRI investigation has been normal, and there is no tenderness over the area. Owen has now persisting constant unremitting pain in this region for over six months. It is disproportionate , given the absence of clinical or radiological abnormalities...

9. [2024] NZREADT 28 – CT v CAC 2106 & Ors (27 August 2024) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...issue for us is whether a finding of unsatisfactory conduct against CT and BT is justified. HE, it will be recalled, was himself licensed under the Act. He did not sign the agreement for sale and purchase in that capacity since he was acting in a private capacity in the transaction. Notwithstanding the capacity in which he became a purchaser, he was licensed and would patently have been aware of the approved guide and its information. [84] In circumstances where the breach was...

10. Court-User-Survey-2025-results.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...the interviewer, thereby reducing bias in the sample. Once a participant understands why the survey is being conducted and consents to participate, the interviewer asks them questions that appear on a tablet. The respondent is handed the tablet to privately input their own answers to the questions about gender and sexuality. Questionnaire design The majority of the questions employ a five-point Likert scale for respondents to select from. Most of these are agree statements where respo...