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1. LCRO 89/2017 FZ v LS [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...he considered to be valid; 6 (c) Mr LS’ communications implied that [Company A] would take further action in respect of the alleged blackmail in the event that Mr FZ persisted in his claim and by definition that purpose rendered Mr LS’ statements a threat — a statement of intended hostile action in retribution for something done; (d) blackmail was a serious allegation and it could not be satisfactory conduct for a lawyer dealing with a “lay claimant (and a foreigner in...

2. [2020] NZEnvC 172 Boyd v Queenstown Lakes District Council.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...form of a letter, on owners of properties within a defined area around the land subject to the appeal. QLDC would place a notice in the local newspaper and also install public notices on the subject site, in the same way as for a notified resource consent. The notice would contain a link to QLDC's website. Consultation Written feedback 13 14 15 a period of 20 working days would be allowed for any interested persons to provide their written feedback on the proposal to QL...

3. LCRO 195/2018 KW v LQ (26 June 2020) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...to the rights of an advocate in criminal proceedings. [54] The translation reads: Article 6. Powers of Lawyer 3. The lawyer has the right to: 1) gather information as is necessary to provide legal representation, and specifically request statements, references and other documents from government agencies, agencies of local self- governments, non-government associations and other organisations in accordance with the procedure established by Article 6.1 of the Federal Law. The sai...

4. LCRO 32/2022 QP v ZH (28 March 2023) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...these terms, the purchaser made two payments of $30,000 each. [8] On 13 April and 7 July 2017, payments of $26,868.54 and $28,370.19 respectively, were made by [Law firm K] into the Trust bank account at [Bank Q] without Mr QP’s knowledge or consent. [9] Ms WO held an operating authority on the bank account and immediately transferred these funds out of the Trust bank account to another bank account within the control of Ms WO only. [10] Mr QP’s complaints arise from the...

5. [2023] NZEmpC 99 Speed v Board of Trustees of Wellington Girls College [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...attempts to secure, or maintain, ongoing employment. The second application acknowledged five other judgments or decisions of New Zealand courts or tribunals where Mr Speed’s name was published. [11] The second application was supported by a statement that a request that his name not be published should have been made at the hearing that resulted in the June 2017 judgment but was not. 6 Teaching Council Aotearoa New Zealand is the legal successor to New Zealand Teachers Co...

6. OIA-Adoption Law Reform [pdf, 1019 KB]

   ...cross-agency approach to respond to issues arising in inter-country adoptions involving non-contracting States to the Hague Convention. 32. The group has several ongoing pieces of work, including 33. New Zealand and Samoa signed a Statement of Partnership in February of this year, building on an earlier Statement signed in February 2019. One of the points agreed to in the Statement is to develop joint processes and practices to identify and respond to challenges arising...

7. Proactive-Release-Family-Court-Associate-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...exposure draft of the Bill to the judiciary, NZLS, and the Remuneration Authority prior to the Bill being introduced. Impact analysis 53. The Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) requirements apply to he rop sals in this paper. A Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) is attached. 54. A panel within the Ministry of Justice has reviewed he R S. The panel considers that the information and analysis summarised in the R S meets the Quality Assurance criteria. In reaching this conclus on, t e pa...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 165 Poutama Kaitiaki Charitable Trust v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Toanga [pdf, 554 KB]

   ...The central issue – contest over tangata whenua status Poutama’s status as tangata whenua is not accepted by Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Maniapoto, or by the public authorities involved in the granting of the Authority and related resource consents. When First Gas applied for a resource consent from the New Plymouth District Council to remove the pipeline, it was informed that Ngāti Tama were tangata whenua and that Poutama were not tangata whenua in the area affected. Firs...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 165 Poutama Kaitiaki Charitable Trust v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Toanga [pdf, 554 KB]

   ...The central issue – contest over tangata whenua status Poutama’s status as tangata whenua is not accepted by Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Maniapoto, or by the public authorities involved in the granting of the Authority and related resource consents. When First Gas applied for a resource consent from the New Plymouth District Council to remove the pipeline, it was informed that Ngāti Tama were tangata whenua and that Poutama were not tangata whenua in the area affected. Firs...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 192 E Tū Inc v Rasier Operations BV [pdf, 483 KB]

    ...relationship between them. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the court or the Authority— (a) must consider all relevant matters, including any matters that indicate the intention of the persons; and (b) is not to treat as a determining matter any statement by the persons that describes the nature of their relationship. (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit or affect the Real Estate Agents 19 “The meaning of an enactment must be ascertained from its text and in the li...