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1. Deputy Registrar v Moeahu - Lot 1 DP17494 Part Section 2345 New Plymouth (Old Railway Station) (2023) 468 Aotea MB 117 (468 AOT 117) [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...financials. That said, I agree with Mr Watson that the context of the payment is important. Mr Watson makes the following points. a) The former trustees had discovered irregularities in the trust expenditure and had put these to Mr Keenan for a response. Mr Keenan was at that time a highly trusted member of the community and of their whānau. b) The former trustees were not aware at that stage of the quantum of the loss, nor that the loss had been a result of a deliberate and...

2. Williamson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Entitlements) [2023] NZACC 002 [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...morning Danielle A very thorough explanation much appreciated. I will contact Owen later in the day in regards to the IMA. [23] ACC’s case manager followed up with an email to Mr Williamson the following day, Friday 16 March 2018: … In response to your letter dated 15/03/2018, if I have not explained it as well as I could have, then I apologise, however I do not see a contradiction in my statements, or certainly this was not my intention. If there is, I am simply trying to...

3. Williams v Attorney-General [2024] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...date of 27.03.2020 all that have been retained also a copy of all emails and all handwritten notes relating to from 27.03.2020 to today 19.10.20. To date I have not received. Can I please have a copy of these forms? [20] Corrections staff, in response to this PC.01 form, noted that the request contained two separate parts, a request for the assault information which, they took the view, had been actioned in September 2020 and a request for the health information. [21] On 22 Octob...

4. Wayfinding-for-Civil-Justice-English.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...contact points (for example, public hui)? C. Be open to possibilities We cannot expect to improve access to civil justice without making changes. If we want things to be different, we need to do things differently. We can look for frameworks and responses to improve access to civil justice from other sources, including Te Ao Māori, other cultures’ dispute resolution practices, other countries’ responses, and academic disciplines outside of law. We can look to new solutions and to...

5. [2024] NZIACDT 15 – YT v CX (14 May 2024) [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...work, but the two advisers are, as counsel says, in the ‘loop’ and intervene with their own advice on the same topic. In the circumstances, the breach of cl 2(e) as a result of the work of Ms K is minimal and does not warrant a disciplinary response. [81] The 12th head is dismissed. (13) Failing to act with due care and diligence in ensuring that the complainant fully understood the contents of the visa application before it was lodged, in breach of cl 1 [82] The Registra...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Arman [2020] NZLCDT 17 (22 June 2020) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...which were reckless or wilful, so as to lead to a finding of misconduct? 2. If not, is negligence established to the requisite standard? 3. If not, are there breaches which lead to a finding of unsatisfactory conduct? 4. What is the proportionate response by way of penalty which will meet the purposes of the LCA? Process [4] The proceedings were served by email and the affidavit of service states that none of the emails returned as “undelivered". The email address used w...

7. Legal-Aid-lawyer-Provider-Manual-Feb-2025.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...salaried lawyers (i.e. the Public Defence Service). The Commissioner is independent of the Executive (the government of the day) and the Secretary when making decisions about individual grants of legal aid. Secretary for Justice The Secretary is responsible for establishing, maintaining and purchasing high-quality legal services, which includes:  making decisions about approving legal aid providers, and  monitoring the quality of legal aid providers through the quality assurance...

8. LCRO 23/2023 VT v NH (18 March 2025) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...decided to pursue a relationship property claim, and declined to provide Ms NH with a copy of Mr BN’s will on the basis that Ms NH was not a beneficiary. 10 The definition of a beneficiary referred only to Mr BN’s spouse. 6 Mr VT’s response11 [31] Mr VT says he did not remember that he had made a will for Ms NH. He says it was a simple will and did not require knowledge of anything to do with Mr BN’s affairs. [32] Mr VT advises that Mr BN’s and the Trust’s fu...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 150 Kaiuma Farm Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...issue was decided in Marberry’s favour, s104(3) could arise as a problem given that the amendment to include an application for a discharge permit was made after the notification decision was issued on the land use consent application. [8] In response to that Minute, Marberry elected to pursue that course of action. However, the appellant asked that the court continue to decide the scope issue and although that was not supported by Marberry or the Council, the court decided tha...

10. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Woodroffe [2025] NZLCDT 1 (7 January 2025) [pdf, 258 KB]

    ...can't proceed with anything unless the client consents to it as you are a Samoan. He told me: "If I say leave it then leave it. These things do not belong to you and that is it". I said to him 'Thank you but it is my duty and responsibility to make known to you all things but that is fine. As you are aware I will lodge 15 an application in Samoa, now you requested charged without conviction. To my shock he went and talked, badly defaming me in New Zealand,...