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1. Auckland Standards Committee v Flewitt [2010] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 23 KB]

   ...from his clients, he still acted dishonestly in his role as a lawyer, not just as an individual citizen. Such offending must be responded to firmly for the purposes of deterrence and maintenance of professional standards. It must be a strong response to restore public confidence in the profession. [9] Given those considerations we consider that any sanction short of strike off would be inadequate. It is the unanimous view of the five members of the Tribunal that Mr Flewitt...

2. ENVC Matiatia expert witness acoustics 2014 [pdf, 607 KB]

   ...APPLICATION IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF a Notice of Motion under s87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 JOINT EXPERT WITNESS STATEMENT [ACOUSTICS] [1 ] This signed joint witness statement is written in response to the Court's Minute dated 4 April 2014 which directed Environment Commissioner facilitated conferencing. This requires that the experts seek to identify and reach agreement with the other expert witness(es) on the issues...

3. Tan v MSD (Referral back to Human Rights Commission) [2015] NZHRRT 56 [pdf, 50 KB]

   ...the Human Rights Commission was not notified to the MSD or to the Crown Law Office. As explained by the Commission in a letter dated 2 November 2015 to the Tribunal, it declined to provide mediation or to progress the complaint because: MSD’s response to similar complaints over the years have been to deny any unlawful discrimination because in its view the complaints are about the nature of the overseas pension and not the national origins, ethnicity or race or age of the complainant....

4. ENVC Matiatia party corresp DMI amended applic response 20150302 [pdf, 195 KB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND IN THE MATTER ENV -2014-AKL-000017 4 of an application by direct referral under section 87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 (Act) for resource consents to construct and operate a 160 berth marina in Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island WAIHEKE MARINAS LIMITED Applicant MEMORANDUM IN REPLY BY COUNSEL FOR DIRECTION MATIATIA INCORPORATED Solicitor Acting: J K Garnett Whaley Garnett PO Box 17181 Greenlane Auckland 1546 2 March 2015 Co

5. [2015] NZEmpC 61 Maharajv Recon Professional Services Ltd interlocutory [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...the Plaintiff has arranged his representation on a contingency fee basis. 4 The Defendant believes that if the Plaintiff is unsuccessful in his rehearing the Defendant will be unable to recover any costs awarded against the Plaintiff. [6] In response, Mr Bennett accepts that the plaintiff is presently unemployed and is in receipt of the unemployment benefit but he denies that the plaintiff is being represented on a contingency basis. Mr Bennett submitted that the application for...

6. Mayfair Street Units v Spargo [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...only be pursued against the House Inspection Company rather than Mr Williams as the contract was with the company and not Mr Williams personally Mr Williams carried out moisture readings but did not write the pre-purchase report Mr Williams’ response that he would buy the house could not reasonably be construed as a professional opinion upon which the claimant could place reliance. There were no particulars in the claim against Mr Williams under the Fair Trading Act and there was...

7. Youth Court - Summary of it’s all relative: the absolute importance of the family in youth Justice (a New Zealand perspective) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...Friends; Community III. Family is the best location for enduring interventions that will work. • Our aim: Mobilise the family! Of course, questions are posed about families being actively involved in helping to determine the appropriate response to their young person’s offending. Questions such as ‘Should they be involved to ensure accountability and address the causes of offending? And do families generally know best?’ arise. The New Zealand experience is that families sho...

8. BORA Families Commission Bill [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...families across sectors and involving the general public;  Increasing public awareness and promoting better understanding of matters relating to the interests of families including the importance of stable family relationships and the rights and responsibilities of parents; and  Undertaking and promoting research into matters affecting the interests of families. Particular Clauses of the Bill considered for consistency with the Bill of Rights Act 4. We have considered...

9. BORA Protected Objects Amendment Bill 2004 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...minimise risks of uncertainty in academic study and research of such objects; and • provide a disincentive for the organised criminal production of fakes. We consider this to be an important and significant objective. Rational and proportionate response 9. Activities in the identification, trade and export of ngā taonga tūturu are subject to a number of regulatory controls that are imposed with the aim of preserving the cultural, social and historic heritage of New Zealand...

10. BORA Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill [pdf, 288 KB]

    ...freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). The Bill 2. The Bill’s purpose is broadly consistent with the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquake legislation, in that it is designed to enable an effective response to the Canterbury earthquakes that began in September 2010. What has changed since the earlier legislation is the state of recovery. Immediate emergency works have now evolved into planning, rebuilding and the regeneration of gr...