Evaluation of Manukau Family Violence Court [pdf, 767 KB]
...from complainants. This statement also advises the Judge as to whether the complainant will be in FV Court and if they are willing to be identified. Defence counsel and duty solicitors Defendants will be represented by defence counsel arranged privately or by those granted through legal aid. Duty solicitors are also available. Several defence counsel who regularly represented defendants in the FV Court spoke about how they approached their work in the FV Court differently to that of...