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1. Taylor v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 42 [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...hearing was convened. Mr and Mrs Cox appeared in answer to their witness summons. [9] A transcript of the witness summons hearing was produced. In that witness summons, Mr Cox identified the third respondent, Leslie England as the person responsible for carrying out the building work at Ms Taylor’s property. Mr Cox confirmed that Mr England was responsible for installing the cladding sheets, installing the joinery and was involved in a project management or supervisory r...

2. LCRO 340/2013 NL v HC [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...information on particular files as issues arose… There can be no issue taken with any of these statements.. [15] In discussing the duty of a lawyer in practice on his or her own account to supervise, the authors of the text Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer have said:6 … Principals of firms are also required to supervise the conduct of their junior practitioner employees. If a junior employee is guilty of misconduct through inexperience and insufficient su...

3. Cutaran-Tanggaan v Earnshaw [2012] NZIACDT 61 (28 September 2012) [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...failed to treat the fees she received as trust funds, failed to repay the fees, and dishonestly said she would repay the fees when she was not going to do so, in fact paying nothing at all to meet her promise of repayment. The Complaint and the Response The complaint [7] Ms Cutaran-Tanggaan lives in the Philippines. She is a nurse and engaged Ms Earnshaw’s services to assist her to obtain a work permit. She wished to work in New Zealand. [8] Ms Earnshaw became a licensed immigra...

4. Departmental Disclosure Statement: Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...Bill establishes the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (the tribunal). The tribunal’s purpose is to provide speedy, flexible and cost-effective services to help resolve insurance claims between policyholders and insurers (including Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited) and insured persons and the Earthquake Commission under the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 (the Act). Claims must relate to damage to residential buildings, property, or land caused by the series of Cante...

5. 2021-03-01 ORC - MOC - PC 1 & 8 - provisions, mediation & expert conferencing [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...1 This Memorandum of Counsel is filed on behalf of the Otago Regional Council (Council) in respect of proposed Plan Change 8 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (PC8) and proposed Plan Change 1 to the Regional Plan: Waste for Otago (PC1) in response to the directions in the Environment Court’s Minute dated 15 February 2021 at: (a) Paragraph [11] that any party having a different view on the matters to be referred to mediation/expert conferencing is to advise the court in wri...

6. Hearn v Parklane Investments Limited [pdf, 39 KB]

   ...permitted by s 75 and submit that I could draw adverse inferences.1 I accept that I have that power. [15] The building that Mr Nachum supervised was badly built, defective and leaked. It lacked engineering supervision. Mr Nachum is largely responsible for its defects. He should be liable to the claimants for these defects. Mr Nachum is jointly and severally liable to the claimants for the sum of $449,807.00 payable forthwith. 1 Fr...

7. D1WJ3B_Nonfatal-strangulation-and-suffocation-in-NZ_factsheet_v1.0.pdf [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...available from risk assessments, case studies, and population surveys is consistent with that from Australia, showing it is not uncommon in intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, improving people’s understanding of the severity of NFSS and their response when it occurs, may be more valuable than counting it more accurately. “The harm caused by strangulation ranges from struggling to breathe, to loss of consciousness, to death. The psychological impact on victims can be deva...

8. Recommendations recap - issue 3 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...alarm on the machine that operates when the power is cut however by the time they had awoken it was too late and he could not be revived. CommeNtS AND ReCommeNDAtIoNS The coroner commented that while he is satisfied that there was no fault or responsibility with either Contact (the retailer) or PowerNet (the line provider) this death has identified some factors that require further investigation. The deceased’s mother understood that the medical dependency on electricity of he...

9. Appendix 1 Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...established a Royal Commission to investigate whether public sector agencies had done all they could to protect the people of New Zealand from terrorist attacks and whether more could be done. This is discussed further in Article 4. COVID-19 Response Supporting Māori communities 15. Māori are likely to be most adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to existing health inequities and socio-economic factors such as lower income, poorer housing, and higher rates of lo...

10. Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

    ...established a Royal Commission to investigate whether public sector agencies had done all they could to protect the people of New Zealand from terrorist attacks and whether more could be done. This is discussed further in Article 4. COVID-19 Response Supporting Māori communities 15. Māori are likely to be most adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to existing health inequities and socio-economic factors such as lower income, poorer housing, and higher rates of lo...