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1. Hamon v Te Maari Mangakino Pouakani Marae (2020) 233 Waiariki MB 296 (233 WAR 296) [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...acres be set aside within the 12 acre reservation” and that it may be necessary to add this recommendation to the proposed amendment to the wording of the Order in Council of 17 April 1958. 233 Waiariki MB 303 [17] The trustees’ response to the s 40 report, and in particular the contents of the 11 May 1959 letter, raised the prospect that there may be Orders in Council and associated Gazette notices in addition to the notice published in the Gazette on 20 July 1972....

2. National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2022] NZLCDT 2 (13 January 2022) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...certificate. He had also made preliminary inquiries with a recruitment consultant. It would be surprising if a man of his talents could not obtain gainful employment were he to be prohibited from practising law. We acknowledge that he is fully responsible for the support of his partner and young child. [44] Mr Gardner-Hopkins concedes that his past financial management has been poor, that he and his former wife lived beyond their means and further, that his generosity in the rela...

3. LCRO 211/2020 BU - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (30 July 2021) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...and to show some remorse in the wording of the apology. [11] On 21 February 2017, Mr GC lodged a further complaint about Mr BU. This complaint was made after Mr GC had lodged his application for review of the Committee’s decision delivered in response to his first complaint, but before the LCRO had issued her decision. [12] A third complaint was lodged by Mr GC on 16 October 2018. 1 LCRO 13/2017 (31 July 2019) at [19]. 3 [13] A fourth followed on 2 September 2019. [14]...

4. FT Ltd v D Ltd [2020] NZDT 1418 (27 November 2020) [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...first instance does not again affirm the breach. 8. FT Ltd says it delivered the services to D Ltd and that D Ltd failed to pay the fees due under the contract. It says the contract remains on foot and fees continue to accrue. 9. D Ltd says in response that FT Ltd breached the contract by failing to implement the payroll module and that the breach entitled D Ltd to cancel the contract. 10. If D LTD can show that FT Ltd failed to deliver the payroll module in accordance with the t...

5. [2021] NZACC 137 – L v ACC (30 August 2021) [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...appellant then saw Dr Walls, an occupational medicine specialist and Dr Snell, an occupational medicine physician who prepared a report on 25 February 2019. They responded, as follows, to two specific questions Mr Hinchcliffe asked: 2. What is your response to the comment from ACC that [the appellant’s] pain condition was caused by the index event as described? Chronic post-dural puncture backache following lumbar puncture is described in the medical literature as occurring in...

6. LCRO 106/2022 MG v WL (30 June 2023) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...Rules 2008 (the Rules) – all references are to the Rules in force at the time. 4 [9] Ms MG seeks: a) Repayment of all fees paid; b) Payment of interest; c) ‘Reparation’; and d) Payment of fees paid to other lawyers. Ms WL’s response [10] Ms WL instructed [Law firm A] (Ms NR/Ms BC) to respond to the complaints on her behalf.8 [11] [Law firm A] advised that they have struggled to “discern and address the substance of each alleged breach of the Rules” and...

7. B Ltd v C Ltd & others [2024] NZDT 99 (21 February 2024) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...toilet, security floodlight, workshop light fitting, door handles and duct taped window are most likely to be the landlord’s responsibility as well. 34. The list included the surface of the outside carpark. The lease provides that the tenant is responsible for maintenance of the surface of the carpark, but the landlord is responsible for maintenance of the substrate. B Ltd says the carpark surface is not in acceptable condition. 35. C Ltd says that the deterioration of the carpar...

8. ZH v Ma [2025] NZIACDT 30 (6 June 2025) [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...screenshots showing bank payments amounting to RMB 43,000 made on 29 March 2023 to Mr T. [16] The complainant said he was interviewed for the job with A Ltd. Following his arrival in New Zealand, he tried to contact the company, but he did not get any response. He had to look for work himself. [17] According to the complainant, Ms Ma did not declare her relationship to A Ltd. Nor did he sign any services agreement with her. [18] The complainant sent an email to the Author...

9. Jarvie & Ors v Accident Compensation Corporation (Reviewable decision) [2025] NZACC 41 (5 March 2025) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...appeal in relation to the Corporation’s decision of 30 June 2022 to be considered together with the Cudby and Booth appeals. Mr Cudby [25] On 24 June 2020, Mr Cudby wrote stating the NZRF Group’s disappointment with the Corporation’s response on 18 December 2017 to the Group’s initial request and noting that the letter failed to address a number of key points. In particular, that the Group members had an unwavering need to continue to deliver their own care packages,...

10. LCRO 160/2024 XT v YQ (27 June 2025) [pdf, 219 KB]

    ...not just against the respondent but also against the respondent’s firm; (b) the respondent’s delay in repaying the sum owing under the third deed was “manipulative and unlawful”; (c) as the drafter of the first deed, the respondent was responsible for checking whether there were any live applications before the courts for the purpose of the indemnity clause; (d) the Committee had not considered a specified letter and exhibits that supported the applicant’s argument that the...