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1. Carroll - Himatangi 7 Block (2017) 369 Aotea MB 107 (369 AOT 107) [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...July 2016. At that meeting nominations were made for the election of new trustees. [3] The trustees have provided financial documentation, minutes of trustee hui and a Chairman’s report. In addition, the trust Chairman has provided a detailed response to my directions of 30 August 2016 regarding the trust’s accounts. [4] A final hearing was held on 23 November 2016 following which the application as adjourned to Chambers. 369 Aotea MB 108 Issue [5] The issue for det...

2. LCRO 319/2013 RA v ZA (27 June 2017) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...proceeding, and to provide him with a written apology. [3] The Committee, which is comprised of lay and lawyer members, considered each of the emails Mr RA had provided, and considered it was able to address his concerns without the need for a response from Ms ZA with reference to lawyers’ customary litigation practice. The Committee considered the conduct of concern to Mr RA was explicable, explained its view of that conduct and concluded that Ms ZA had not breached profession...

3. Hutcheson v Clarkson - Mangamaire B2 (2018) 73 Tākitimu MB 88 (73 TKT 88) [pdf, 432 KB]

   ...information sought should be directed from the necessary parties or whether suppressions orders are necessary. Discussion Are suppression orders regarding the trust’s current contracts appropriate? [13] It is trite law that trustees are ultimately responsible as the legal owners of the land by long established common law principles and in accordance with Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Trustee Act 1956. They are responsible for every aspect of a trust’s business affair...

4. LCRO 5/2017 QU v JP, YE and KJ (31 March 2017) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...Committee delivered its decision on 16 November 2016. In determining to take no further action on the complaint, the Committee concluded that: (a) There had been a breach by the practitioners. 3 (b) Not every breach demanded a disciplinary response. (c) The Committee was being asked to take disciplinary action on the basis of a disclosure to genuinely interested and necessarily involved parties. (d) No disciplinary sanction was necessary. Application for review [8] Mr QU fi...

5. COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey - Report 4 for the period 5 to 11 May 2020 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...at home and while working is lower than it was reported in the pre-pandemic period. However, caution is urged as the question in the NZCVS is about being alone at night.  We are reviewing questions that result in consistently high positive responses because analytically these provide little insight (for example correlations with other questions in the survey) making them less valuable than others. As intended at the beginning of the survey we will be replacing these in favour of...

6. NZCVS FAQs Core Report Cycle 3 June 2021 v1.2 [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...surveys. This indicates that we can be very confident in the findings in both 2018 and 2019 Surveys. These consistent findings over two years validate the survey and we are confident it reflects reality. It also means that now we have over 16,000 responses which is a very valuable resource which can be analysed further. Trends which were indicated in 2018, but could not regarded as statistically sound then, can now be confirmed as we have a bigger sample to work from. We can analyse...

7. FAQs - NZCVS Cycle 3 [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...surveys. This indicates that we can be very confident in the findings in both 2018 and 2019 Surveys. These consistent findings over two years validate the survey and we are confident it reflects reality. It also means that now we have over 16,000 responses which is a very valuable resource which can be analysed further. Trends which were indicated in 2018, but could not regarded as statistically sound then, can now be confirmed as we have a bigger sample to work from. We can analyse...

8. DE v FJ [2023] NZDT 746 (15 December 2023) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...the contract? If so, was FJ entitled to terminate the contract? 5. I find that DE did not breach the contract by failing to carry out the dry cow process properly. I make this finding for the following reasons: a) FJ submits that it is the responsibility of the contract milker to decide when to dry off cows. He says that DE failed to give dry cow therapy to about 120 cows that she dried off. b) However, I accept DE’s submission that it is the responsibility of the farm owner t...

9. OIA-124127.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...of funding for section 27 reports. Specifically, you requested: Any analysis, advice or other document containing information on the impacts of the removal of funding for section 27 reports in legal aid. Your request has been referred to me for response as it falls within my responsibilities as Legal Aid Services Commissioner, and is being managed in accordance with the provisions of the Act. On 21 August 2025, the Ministry advised that the time frame to respond to your request was...

10. L v Conquer [2015] NZIACDT 49 (12 May 2015) [pdf, 173 KB]

    ...respond. [15] The Registrar undertook further investigation and filed an amended Statement of Complaint dated 27 February 2014. The parties were required to respond if they took issue with the contents of the Statement of Complaint; if not, then no response was required. They did not respond. The Tribunal issued a decision dated 31 March 2014, it upheld the complaint and found Mr Conquer failed to comply with the requirements for client engagement, and that he engaged in dishonest or mis...