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1. Finn and Anor as Trustees of the Angela Poynter Trust v Chen [2011] NZWHT Auckland 40 [pdf, 261 KB]

   Page | 1 IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2010-100-000078 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 40 BETWEEN JOHN JOSEPH FINN AND ANGELA MARGARET POYNTER AND SHANNON MARIE JONES as Trustees of the ANGELA POYNTER TRUST Claimants AND YUE MIN WANG (Deceased) First Respondent AND XU DONG CHEN Second Respondent AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Third Respondent AND COLIN HENRY THOMPSON & SALLYANN THOMPSON (Claim Withdrawn) Fourth Respondents AND PURE REALTY LIMITE

2. Mota v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed cover decision) [2025] NZACC 47 (20 March 2025) [pdf, 342 KB]

   ...epicondylitis (4 July 2024). [2] The decisions were all made in relation to a personal injury by accident (PIBA) suffered by Mr Mota on 4 January 2023. [3] Mr Mota’s position is that the agreed facts give rise to three questions of law: a) When a claim is lodged for an injury known to be a gradual process injury, does the Corporation have a duty to investigate all likely causes of the diagnosed injury before declining cover or is the Corporation prohibited from doing so until...

3. [2011] NZEmpC 103 Muldoon v Nelson Marlborough DHB [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...In February 2009, following a period of full time work including substantial night shift work over the previous six months or so, Mr Muldoon applied to take annual leave as he was entitled to under his fixed term agreement. Although the Board claims that this was an indication by a casual employee of his unavailability to work for that period, I have concluded that this was not the nature of his absence. Nor was the Board‟s change of holiday pay arrangements covering that period f...

4. LCRO 118/2023 TC v GS (13 December 2023) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...responded succinctly to the application for review, noting that: 1 I presume the applicant intended to refer to the Committee, not the Firm. 9 (a) the Firm’s client was the Trust and he did not consider the Trust could suffer “stress” or claim to be awarded “general damages” as a result; (b) any costs and delays suffered were a consequence of the Court process and the Trust’s decision to immediately uplift its file and its commercial decision to change bank lenders;...

5. New Zealand Law Society v Gilbert [2012] NZLCDT 24 [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...non-disclosure charge” Charge 3 A charge that Mr Gilbert knowingly omitted to list two letters he had written, on 23 December 1998, when swearing a list of documents on 20 July 2000, and, repeated that regarding one of the letters and wrongly claimed privilege in respect of the other when swearing a further list of documents on 14 November 2000. These allegations relate to proceedings brought against Mr Gilbert by Mr D Hobbs in the High Court at Nelson - “the Hobbs Case d...

6. LCRO 164/2014 WN and JM v SG [pdf, 352 KB]

   LCRO 164/2014 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN WN and JM Applicants AND SG Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr WN and Mr JM have applied to review a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] (t

7. [2018] NZEnvC 097 Handley v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...the subject of the appeal (,Decision Version '). [4] Each of the parties called planning evidence, as well as evidence on a range of other matters. The planning experts undertook facilitated expert witness conferencing and produced a Joint Statement of Planning Experts, dated 25 May 2018 ('JWS Planning'). This statement reveats a helpful narrowing of differences between those experts. It also identifies remaining significant differences on key questions as to appropri...

8. Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template [docx, 91 KB]

   ...rates and taxes must first be paid before any payments, distributions, reserves or other provision can be made from trust funds. [bookmark: _Toc324853781]Duties of financial management The trustees must keep proper accounts, and prepare annual financial statements for each financial year for presentation to the beneficial owners at the annual general meeting. The annual financial statements: (a) must state the number of trustee meetings held in that financial year; (b) must detail each individ...

9. HP v ST LCRO 292/2012 (20 January 2015) [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...Searching the title. • Attending to rights of requisition and encumbrances on the title. • Preparing the transfer document and notices of sale (when the agreement is unconditional). • Preparing mortgage documents. • Checking the settlement statement. 2 • Registering the change of ownership at Land Information New Zealand. [4] The letter of engagement specifically noted that the firm did not give opinions on a LIM report. [5] With regard to fees the letter...

10. LCRO 120/2017 ML v NM (19 March 2019) [pdf, 176 KB]

    ...needs”. Mr PO presumed Mr ML would “seek some coverage of costs for the handover”, which proved not quite as easy as it might have sounded. [20] On 15 September 2016 Mr ML wrote to Ms TS. He enclosed deeds, transfers, A&I forms, tax statements, trustees’ resolutions, lengthy tables enumerating the files and deeds the firm held in relation to Mr NM’s affairs. Mr ML asked Ms TS which of the files from the list she required, noting some were archived or destroyed throu...