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1. Smith v Waitakere City Council [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...Auckland on 30 May and 1 June 2004. [34] The First, Second, and Fourth Respondents were represented by counsel at the hearing. The Claimant appeared in person. [35] The Third Respondent, Garth Yates, failed or neglected to serve a written response to the adjudication claim pursuant to s28 of the Act or to serve a reply to any of the parties’ written responses pursuant to my Procedural Orders dated 17 May 2004. Mr Yates did not attend the hearing, nor was he represented...

2. OIA-102423-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...interested in policy papers and any data collected or collated to aid in the process. As your request relates to questions of the legal and political system, the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) has consulted other agencies to provide a comprehensive response. Therefore, on 7 March 2023 the Ministry extended the timeline to respond to 11 April 2023 to complete consultation. Appended to this letter, is a list of documents that fall within the scope of your request and copies are e...

3. OIA-102423.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...interested in policy papers and any data collected or collated to aid in the process. As your request relates to questions of the legal and political system, the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) has consulted other agencies to provide a comprehensive response. Therefore, on 7 March 2023 the Ministry extended the timeline to respond to 11 April 2023 to complete consultation. Appended to this letter, is a list of documents that fall within the scope of your request and copies are e...

4. 2022-02-11 Appendices 1 - 6 to Statement of Evidence of Kerstin Strauss dated 11 February 2022 (Part 2) [pdf, 19 MB]

   ...Servicing areas shall be remediated to the satisfaction of the Environmental Consultant. Bulk chemical storage locations will include bunding to prevent any spills contaminating soil or water. 113 stellat EA Plans 11.2.3 Spill Contingency Response A significant or major spill is defined as one that may have widespread or long-term impacts on the environment. Any spillage of hazardous materials shall be immediately contained, and appropriate measures taken to prevent further...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 169 Tertiary Education Union v Vice-Chancellor University of Auckland [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...entitled to participate in the academic governance of the University and that collective participation is of particular importance to academic matters. The entitlement to participate is circumscribed. 11 It is the Council that is ultimately responsible for governing the University. It is significant that this is reinforced in cl 11 As cl 2.4 makes clear by use of the words “as provided in this clause”; and cl 2.6 which sets o...

6. O v J [2016] NZIACDT 17 (30 March 2016) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...his client, never paid any money to him, and he had accurately informed the Registrar of the facts. [3] The Tribunal convened a hearing. The complainant neither provided evidence nor attended the hearing. The Registrar did not challenge Mr J’s response, and accepted it was an answer to the complaint. [4] Accordingly, the Tribunal has dismissed the complaint. The complaint [5] The Registrar’s Statement of Complaint put forward the following background as the basis for the complai...

7. Halesowen v Kelso LCRO 175-176 / 2009 (18 November 2009) [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...DECISION Background [1] Ms Halesowen applies for the review of certain conduct of the Wellington Standards Committee 2 in respect of two related matters. Those matters are firstly an inquiry that the Committee is conducting on its own motion in response to a report to the Law Society by Mr XX, a law practitioner, and secondly a complaint by Mr Kelso. They are matters LCRO 175/09 and LCRO 176/09 respectively. While they have been dealt with separately by the Law Society and are the...

8. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 3 June 2016 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...written papers for the Journal of the Polynesian Society and the New Zealand Journal of History and was a member of the team responsible for producing the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau. Dr Ballara had particular responsibility for the Māori side to this project. Dr Monty Soutar (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa) is a guardian of the Alexander Turnbull Library and a member of the National Archives Council. He has significant experience in historical rese...

9. McGeorge v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 70 (28 September 2012) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...$2,900 as “reasonable compensation” is more problematic. It is inevitable that when professional services are not delivered there is a greater or lesser degree of stress and inconvenience suffered, and Mr Standing’s attitude to his professional responsibilities was calculated to maximise the distress to his clients; particularly his denials of responsibility. However, compensation under this head must be measured, and not permitted to add to penalties which are separate and distinc...

10. Balich v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 64 (28 September 2012) [pdf, 100 KB]

    ...placed in Mr Standing as a licensed professional. [11] In some cases Mr Standing’s attitude to his clients was manifest in bullying and aggressive behaviour. For example, when faced with a client who sought legal advice about his misconduct, his response was to place blame on his client, and threaten her. [12] In no case has Mr Standing exhibited any indication of accepting responsibility, remorse, or endeavoured to make amends. 3 [13] The amounts of money solicited...