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1. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Parsons [2013] NZLCDT 48 [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...REASONS FOR SUBSTANTIVE FINDING AND RESERVED DECISION ON PENALTY AND COSTS Introduction [1] The Tribunal heard three charges against Mr Parsons on 23 October 2013. All of the charges were denied, as set out in the practitioner’s regulatory response1 dated 31 July 2013, and as amplified by his counsel, Mr Lester, at the hearing. [2] The first charge against Mr Parsons alleged misconduct, arising from disgraceful or dishonourable conduct and/or from a wilful or reckless...

2. [2016] NZEmpC 175 Wikaira v The Chief Executive of Department of Corrections [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...been discharged without conviction. She advised that her lawyer would confirm this in writing to her CANZ representative on the following day and asked Mr Rongo to schedule a meeting as soon as possible to discuss the next steps. There was no response from Mr Rongo to Ms Wikaira’s request, at least immediately. [50] Rather, on 4 June 2015, Mr Rongo notified Ms Wikaira formally that he was commencing an employment investigation into the events that led to her court appe...

3. LCRO 64/2023 VA v JL (18 August 2025) [pdf, 455 KB]

   ...“forgery”. [7] The restaurant did not trade profitably. The applicant took no drawings. In April 2020, she provided a further $[amount] cash injection to remedy a $[amount] operating loss in the 2020 financial year. [8] Steps then taken in response to the Covid-19 difficulties were a matter of subsequent dispute. According to the chef, the applicant reduced his wages to the amount of the government wage subsidy. The applicant acknowledged this but asserted that the reduction...

4. [2011] NZEmpC 149 NZPFFU ors v NZ Fire Service Commission [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...nor did he purport to rely on any other authority on the subject. [34] Mr Davenport in response noted that the full Court in Idea Services Ltd v Dickson (No 1) had dealt with the on-call issue in these terms: 18 [68] Overall, we regard the responsibilities of community service workers such as Mr Dickson during sleepovers as relatively weighty. The fact that those responsibilities are continuous is of particular importance. In this regard, Mr Dickson’s situation is readily...

5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government report back 5th report [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...comprehensive policy approach was needed to take into account three different aspects of ethnic disproportionality: (a) addressing the direct and underlying causes of ethnic minority and indigenous offending (b) enhancing cultural understanding and responsiveness within the justice sector, and (c) developing responses that identify and seek to offset the negative impact of neutral laws, structures, processes and decision making criteria on particular ethnic minority groups. 9....

6. [2014] NZEmpC 97 S v L Ltd [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...of these charges were pursuant to s 380(1) of the Companies Act 1993 and the other two pursuant to s 228(b) of the Crimes Act 1961. [15] S did not advise L Limited of the fact of these changes to the situation, at least immediately. Rather, in response to a request made to his counsel by L Limited, S’s counsel sent an email to L Limited on 13 March 2013. Counsel’s email alleged in some detail bad faith on the part of the Police. Attached to the email were copies of letters fr...

7. Grindle v CAC 20005 & Davis [2014] NZREADT 84 [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...day. It is clear from our investigation this advice was not provided to the complainant at any stage despite numerous opportunities to do so when dialogue occurred. 3.8 We accept the argument that the lawyers for the complainant also had some responsibility to advise her of the potential problem with the settlement date and that it is not clear that they did so. That is not something over which we have any jurisdiction and notwithstanding the above comments we do not believe that w...

8. Van Workum & Ors as Trustees of the Van Workum Family Trust v Auckland City Council [2010] NZWHT Auckland 20 [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...Page | 7 ISSUES [17] The issues to be determined by the Tribunal in relation to the claims made against Mr Crowther are: (a) What are the defects that caused the loss suffered by the claimants? (b) Should Mr Crowther be responsible for the loss suffered by the claimants? (c) If so, what is the quantum of damage should Mr Crowther pay? DEFECTS IN THE PROPERTY [18] In November 2008, the claimants engaged Maynard Marks Ltd to prepare a report in rela...

9. HP v ST LCRO 292/2012 (20 January 2015) [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...notice of change of ownership of a property to be given to the local authority is prepared and forwarded to the vendor’s solicitor by the purchaser’s solicitor as part of the pre-settlement activities. It is the vendor’s solicitor who is then responsible 10 for forwarding the notice of change of ownership to the Council. The fact that Mr and Mrs HP were receiving rates demands therefore shows only that the vendor’s solicitor had fulfilled his obligations following se...

10. Chand v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 25 (14 March 2014) [pdf, 138 KB]

    ...writing the details of material discussions with clients (Clause 3 of the Code of Conduct). She has provided no evidence that she provided advice regarding his qualification as a diesel mechanic. On the contrary she presently claims it was not her responsibility to do so, it was, she says, her client’s choice. [40] The complainant says he initially met with Mr Nand not the adviser. However, the adviser (or someone else in her practice) filed the expression of interest under the adviser...