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1. LCRO 53/2021 ST on behalf of the Executors of the Estate of KK v QM, WP, RS and DJ of ABC Law Limited (9 March 2022) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...estate. In AP v ZG, I referred to the duty of a lawyer putting an investment proposal before a contributor.52 In that decision I said: [54] I am quite satisfied that in putting a lending proposal before contributors, a lawyer cannot disclaim all responsibility for ensuring the proposal is sound. I agree that contributors must carry some responsibility for their own decisions. However, I consider that the Practitioner had a duty to at least provide the contributors with sufficient inf...

2. [2021] NZACC 51 - Wylie v ACC (17 March 2021) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...situation presented in this case. In this case the general practitioner had referred Mrs Wylie to Dr Parkin, a consultant neurologist, for assessment in his private practice. Once Mrs Wylie came under Dr Parkin’s care for this problem the responsibility for ongoing management of the problem would ordinarily remain with the consultant until he formally return her to general practitioner care. Dr Parkin found certain changes that led him to believe that an MRI was indicated....

3. [2022] NZEmpC 167 Halse v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...compel Mr Halse (and CultureSafe) to comply with the settlement agreement. Throughout the subsequent litigation Mr Halse acknowledged responsibility for the social media comments the Trust complained about but denied breaching the agreement. His response to the claim was that the Authority did not have jurisdiction to make compliance and non- publication orders preventing him from commenting publicly about the Trust as he had been doing. 4 I have assumed the agreement intend...

4. LCRO 7/2024 SO v EJ and QJ (30 July 2025) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...after the return to the office. [29] The Committee observed that the second cause of delay was Mr SO’s ill health. It noted that Mr SO was not the only partner of the firm who could have acted as executor of the Estate and said:20 Leaving that responsibility entirely (or even principally as stated by Mr OI) to Mr SO was not good practice and was something the firm should have considered and managed and had one of the remaining directors take on that responsibility in such circumstan...

5. 2018 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...biggest single reason for that is adjournments: nearly one in three scheduled trials are adjourned on the day they are set down for. An analysis of the reasons for adjournments shows that delays occur for a number of reasons – no one participant is responsible for all delays and we all have a role in ensuring that hearings can go ahead as planned. There has been some helpful commentary in the sector canvassing how case review hearings work and the potential for participants to address...

6. Review of the Delivery of Restorative Justice in Family Violence Cases by Providers funded by the Ministry of Justice [pdf, 602 KB]

   ...the preparation of the victim and offender, the selection of appropriate panel members, the safety of participants and the development of appropriate agreements. We consider that restorative justice processes, as one of a suite of potential responses to family violence, need to continue to be offered. Therefore, there may be value in the Ministry of Justice developing specific guidelines for the use of restorative justice processes in family violence cases to assist providers ope...

7. NZCVS Cycle 3 topical report final - patterns of victimisation by family members and help-seeking by victims [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...healthy relationships. If others can recognise the signs of violence or other abnormal behaviours, they can act as a lifeline to the victim and support them or assist them with getting formal help. The need for diverse and culturally appropriate responses is also key to providing a successful targeted response. Our results show that Māori adults are often at higher risk of offending by family members and therefore existing support services should be culturally responsive, individualis...

8. Adoption Law Reform Targeted Engagement Report [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...Practice of Adoption in Pacific Island States. (Springer, 2019), 87-106. 8 In summary, New Zealand’s law recognises adop ions made in overseas countries if the adoption: is legally valid in the country it was made; gives the adoptive parents greater responsibility for the child’s day-to-day care than the bir h parents; and is made in a specified country. 9 T. L. M. Seumanutafa, & J. Corrin, “Plural Procedures for Adoption and ‘Vae Tama’ in Samoa” in The Plural Practice of...

9. CAC20005 v Morton-Jones [2015] NZREADT 49 [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...negative about the defendant but, although she had been subpoenaed and did not appear, we understand that the prosecution decided not to rely on her evidence. Accordingly, we take it no further other than to say that her theme is that the defendant was responsible for making net rental payments to all landlords and he checked matters every week. She seemed to be putting it that rental shortfalls could not arise due to a temporary staff member incorrectly directing payments into the wron...

10. Trustees of Maungatautari 4G Sec IV v Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust - Maungatautari No 4G Sec IV (2014) 86 Waikato Maniapoto MB 248 (86 TTK 248) [pdf, 217 KB]

    ...Island. C. Part of the predator proof fence and the Perimeter Access Track is situated on the Grantor’s land. In addition access to the Southern Enclosure and the Summit Track is gained over the Grantor’s land. D. The Grantee has accepted responsibility for arranging legal access across the Grantor’s Land to enable members of the public to experience and enjoy Maungatautari and to enable Authorised Persons engaged by the Grantee or MEIT to monitor, repair and maintain the F...