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1. [2025] NZEmpC 69  Bread of Life Christian Church in Auckland v Chen [pdf, 431 KB]

   ...signed on behalf of the Core Fellowship Committee and the Human Resources Committee. [20] Under the terms of the Agreement, Pastor Chen was appointed as pastor of the Church for the period 2 September 2019 to 31 March 2022. His duties and responsibilities were detailed in a job description, and he was paid a salary of $43,056 per year. It is not disputed that the Trust paid Pastor Chen’s salary in accordance with the Agreement and remitted deductions (PAYE) to the Inland Reven...

2. 11.-Dr-Matthew-Baber-Terrestrial-Ecology.pdf [pdf, 5.4 MB]

   ...evidence I have reviewed the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway Project Supplementary Long-tailed Bat Report (“Supplementary Bat Report”) prepared by Ms Georgia Cummings (Attachment MB.1 of my evidence). 6. I have assisted with the response to a number of questions in the section 92 further information request from Horizons related to Technical Report F. Code of conduct 7. I confirm that I have read the Code of Conduct for expert witnesses contained in the Enviro...

3. [2012] NZEmpC 154 NZ Meat Workers Union v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...1 [2012] NZEmpC 133. 2 [2011] NZEmpC 106. [2] My costs judgment of 8 August 2012 proceeded on the basis that although the Court had received submissions from the defendant seeking costs, no submissions in response had ever been received from the plaintiff, despite reminders from the Registry. Initially there was some explanation in that the plaintiff had sought leave to appeal my substantive judgment but in January 2012 the Acting Registrar rece

4. Vercoe v Keepa - Ruatoki B92 and Ruatoki B13A 2A (2015) 131 Waiariki MB 31 (131 WAR 31) [pdf, 301 KB]

   ...of risk to the trust’s assets. 12 Discussion Should Mr Keepa be removed as a trustee? [15] The Māori Appellate Court observed that the concerns of this Court had merit: [16] Such concerns appear to be well founded. Mr Keepa’s response to Judge Savage indicated that he not only failed to understand the nature of the obligations he owes as a trustee, he also refused to recognise that the other owners have an interest in the block. It also appears that Mr Keepa has b...

5. Davis & Ors v CAC 20004 & Anor [2013] NZREADT 102 [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...information that she was able to access. She says she left a message with Mr Shin’s office for him to call. [2] The property was being sold at mortgagee sale. There were outstanding Body Corporate levies of $15,767.16 which became Ms Liu’s responsibility as a successful purchaser. Ms Liu was not informed of this. Ms Liu had not seen the apartment and when she went to the auction on 12 August she was unaware of the levy. She was also unaware of another potential problem with the...

6. Y v R LCRO 57 / 2009 (9 June 2009) [pdf, 30 KB]

   ...v C [2008] 3 NZLR 105). Conduct unbecoming could relate to conduct both in the capacity as a lawyer, and also as a private citizen. The test will be whether the conduct is acceptable according to the standards of "competent, ethical, and responsible practitioners" (B v Medical Council [2005] 3 NZLR 810 per Elias J at p 811). [11] It is on the basis of these standards that the conduct of Complainant Y must be examined. The Standards Committee determination [12] In the...

7. Buckingham v Wycombe LCRO 93 / 2009 (31 July 2009) [pdf, 25 KB]

   ...conduct by Ms. Wycombe when she assisted Ms Buckingham in dealing with relationship property matters at the conclusion of a relationship. [2] Ms Buckingham initially contacted the Law Society regarding what she saw as a degree of tardiness in a response she was seeking from Ms. Wycombe (or her firm) in respect of a complaint she had raised, and also in respect of the handing on of her files to new lawyers. On 27 March 2009 Ms Buckingham, being dissatisfied with the response from M...

8. XH v BB LCRO 237 / 2012 (26 June 2013) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...treatment, presumably information provided by his client. [15] The Practitioner also informed the Committee that the Applicant had made direct contact with him via emails and phone calls, and that the emails he forwarded to the Applicant were Ms S’s responses to emails that the Applicant had sent him. [16] The Practitioner added that he considered that his client was entitled to instruct him to forward the Applicant’s emails to other person(s) and seek their assistance in re...

9. Kumar v Lepcha [2011] NZIACDT 3 (27 January 2011) [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...complainant’s immigration status. Including, knowingly being a party to misrepresentations contained in a student visa/permit application, and participating in a process by which it was submitted to Immigration New Zealand. [11] The Adviser had provided a response to the complaint, and that was noted in the minute. Legal issues [12] A legal issue which requires elucidation is the personal responsibilities licensed advisers have in establishing and maintaining their professional rel...

10. Asad v Patel [2014] NZIACDT 61 (30 April 2014) [pdf, 138 KB]

    ...the part of the complainant and wasted resources of Immigration New Zealand. [26] In many areas of professional and licensed practice, extensive use is made of people who do not hold the professional qualifications required of the person primarily responsible for providing the service. In some cases those persons hold different and complementary qualifications, such as lawyers and legal executives; surgeons, nurses and anaesthetists; pilots and first officers. Often people without formal...