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1. Te Wini v Askelund [2015] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...not strike the Tribunal as a person who would be easily deterred or who would become exhausted. Rather he is an energised, forthright, outspoken individual who is at times also aggressive. [41] Both Mr Te Wini and Mr McQuoid were as quick to deny responsibility for their inordinate delays as they were to attribute to Mr Askelund allegations of serious misconduct. We were unimpressed by Mr Te Wini and Mr McQuoid as witnesses and do not accept their explanations and excuses for the delay...

2. Wells & Anor v REAA CAC 20007 & Anor [2014] NZREADT 36 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...often happens before us, her evidence was a combination of evidence and argument. She puts the appellants’ view as that no one else was to collect the deposit other than the licensee, being the agent named on the sales contract as the salesperson responsible for the sale of the property. She refers to there being a suggestion that Mr Lee, as the selling agent, was also responsible for collecting the deposit and puts it that both the licensee and Mr Lee were part of a team headed by th...

3. Brown v New Zealand Post Ltd (Recusal Application) [2016] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...Chairperson was not morally or legally permitted to be involved in any of his proceedings. [15] As to the application by NZ Post for particulars, Mr Brown said this application was “rubbish” and that his claim was clear, lucid and concrete. In response to a question from the Chairperson he said he did not have to make submissions on the NZ Post application and did not have to provide particulars as the statement of claim was “clear enough”. The opportunity to file submissions...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 139 Selwyn Quarries Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...ing been given of the Council's change of mind '8? • is there sufficient detail of the change of position and of the associated risk assessment'9? • is sufficient detail given of the reasons for the change? (3) What are the responsibilities of a Council when changing direction (again)? [47] Two potential problems arise here. The first is a question about prejudice to the public. If the court, in its supervisory jurisdiction20 , asks hard questions about a proposed...

5. LCRO 152/2016 BL v HJ (11 August 2017) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...standards. In particular, that the rule recognises that a lawyer or firm should not act for two parties in one transaction…”.26 22 Duncan Webb, Kathryn Dalziel, Kerry Cook Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer (3 rd ed, 2016, LexisNexis, Wellington) at [7.1]. . 23 Duncan Webb, Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer (2nd ed, LexisNexis, Wellington, 2006) at [7.1]. 24 Above n 18. 25 Campbeltown...

6. Wang v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 409) v Sweetingham [2017] NZREADT 29 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...out real estate agency work. We accept Mr Hodge’s submission that in dealing with Ms Wang’s emails concerning marketing a property for sale, her assistant was carrying out real estate agency work on her behalf. Ms Wang’s professional responsibility extends to real estate agency work done on her behalf. [47] As the Tribunal observed in Henton v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 20003) (emphasis as in original):19 [85] Very simply put, while it is obvious that the wor...

7. LCRO 45/2020 MN v RK (22 December 2020) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...$9,162.63 (GST inclusive). [11] On 25 January 2019, Ms RK filed a complaint against Mr MN with the Lawyers Complaints Service. [12] On 7 February 2019, Mr MN lodged a caveat against the property to protect his fees. [13] Mr MN provided a first response to the complaint on 19 February 2019. To the extent that his comprehensive response addressed issues of complaint that are not relevant to this review, there is no purpose served in traversing the content of that response. [14]...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 183 Stenhouse v Towman Towing Group Ltd [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...account and sent what she described as work emails to her personal email address intending to print them out later at the office. Almost immediately Mr Saul was notified about Towman’s account being accessed in this way. [25] In response Mr Saul locked Ms Stenhouse out of Towman’s Gmail account and denied her access to its Xero accounting software. Ms Stenhouse sent Mr Saul an email from her personal email address asking what had happened. There was a prompt reply...

9. OIA-100246.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Attached to this letter is the report, which is released to you in full. If you require any further information, please contact Ministry of Justice Media and Social Media Manager, Joe Locke, at media@justice.govt.nz. If you are not satisfied with my response, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phone 0800 802 602. Naku noa, na Rebecca Parish Acting General Manag...

10. [2022] NZIACDT 7 - TA v Tian (27 April 2022) [pdf, 211 KB]

    ...Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act). BACKGROUND [3] Ms Tian was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser. She is a director of Abstract Solution Ltd, of Auckland. The Tribunal suspended her licence on 3 November 2020 in response to another complaint.1 [4] The complainant, a national of China, arrived in New Zealand in 2014. He was 18 years of age. At some point, he and his mother engaged the services of Ms Tian to assist with his immigration status....