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1. Kapohe Family Trust v Cleland [2012] NZWHT Auckland 28 [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...developer/project manager/head contractor and therefore owed a duty of care to the claimants which they breached. [13] Mr Cleland and Ms Hayward said that this was the only house they had built. They denied they were developers or otherwise responsible for the construction and alleged that the claimants purchased with knowledge of the defects. Mr Crush submits that Mr Cleland and Ms Hayward are entitled to an award of costs against the claimants because the claimants failed...

2. XA v AY LCRO 22 / 2012 (6 June 2013) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...matter would amount to in excess of $41,000. [5] Ms AY provided various other correspondence in support of her position. [6] The Standards Committee looked at these matters in considerable detail and provided an analysis of the complaint, the response of Ms AY, the further reply of Mr XA, and the documents that were provided. The detailed analysis demonstrates that the Standards Committee carefully considered the factual material before it. 3 [7] In determining to take no...

3. BORA Judicature Modernisation Bill [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...legislation on the constitution, jurisdiction, practice and procedure of the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and related matters, appears to be consistent with the Act. Background 3.The Bill represents the Government’s response to the Law Commission report Review of the Judicature Act 1908: Towards a new Courts Act. 4.The Bill is intended to modernise courts and improve judicial leadership and accountability, while respecting judicial independence....

4. Official Assignee v IL LCRO 197/15 (24 May 2016) [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...review of this file reveals the following conduct, all after the date Mr IL was struck off: 4 Letter CR to LCRO (21 January 2016). 3 • The firm [IL’s Law Firm] continued in existence. In response to an inquiry from Mr SA, Mr EF, an associate of the firm, responds “business as usual”.5 • Correspondence was signed by XY as locum for Mr IL. • Correspondence was signed by VZ as attorney for Mr IL. • The firm...

5. Provider manual: 1a limited approvals operational policy [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...confirmation is received that the client has been granted legal aid for the matter. 9 Application Assessment, Decision and Review Application assessment and recommendation Functions of the Internal Assessor The Internal Assessor is responsible for: • determining whether the application is complete; • performing checks on applications where appropriate; • making an assessment of the application; and • making a recommendation to the Secretary for a decision. Appli...

6. [2016] NZSSAA 028 (20 April 2016) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...those members are appointed by the Minister of Labour. The Board is governed by a constitution approved by the Croatian National Parliament. The constitution regulates the structure and organisation of the Institute, its rights, obligations and responsibilities and performance of its professional, administrative and legal tasks. The work of the Institute is deemed to be public, and the Institute is obliged to report to the Croatian National Parliament on its work, annually. [8] The r...

7. ST v CBU LCRO 125 / 2011 (10 December 2012) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...application to have the funds paid to him. He refers to the work carried out by CBU following settlement which included filing an interpleader application for directions as to the payment of the funds. [16] The Standards Committee sent an initial response to MH and invited him to consider whether the firm was acting on behalf of itself or the company. It suggested that if the firm was acting for itself, then a solution may have been to amend the invoices to reflect that and th...

8. BG v YQ LCRO 161 / 2010 (4 April 2011) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...concerning the Practitioner‟s competence. The Practitioner denied all of the allegations. [6] The Standards Committee‟s decision records that the Committee considered the information provided by both parties, and the comments of each party in response, before deciding that no further action was necessary. The Standards Committee resolved to take no further action pursuant to Section 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. This confers a discretion on a Standards Comm...

9. 2018 NZSSAA 003 (17 January 2018) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...did not raise a question of law relating to that finding. [5] The Authority allowed time for the parties to respond to the indication from the Authority regarding the merits of the draft case on appeal. 2 The Chief Executive’s response – a procedural issue [6] The Authority’s direction contained a statement regarding the correct procedure for commencing an appeal. Central to that process is the obligation to file a notice of appeal in the High Court at Wellingto...

10. Justice Sector forecast Fines & Remittals forecast 2013 to 2018 [pdf, 341 KB]

    ...will appear in or around July 2014. This timetable may be adjusted if there is a need to accommodate new legislative or operational initiatives. 3. Summary of environment The Collections Unit of the Ministry of Justice (‘Collections’) is responsible for the collection and enforcement of fines, including Court-imposed fines, lodged infringements and reparation. They also provide enforcement services for unpaid civil judgements/orders at a creditor's request. Collections...