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1. OX v XX Standards Committee LCRO 180/2015 (4 October 2016) [pdf, 456 KB]

   ...those materials. Review Hearing [48] Mr OX attended an applicant only review hearing in [Town] on 19 September 2016. The Committee was not required to attend or be represented, and the hearing proceeded in the Committee’s absence with its consent. Analysis of review grounds First Review Ground [49] The first review ground represents a critique of the own motion inquiry process. Mr OX’s position is that his opportunity to participate has been stifled. [50] It is not cor...

2. LCRO 239/2017 AB v CD (3 July 2019) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...taken after the client is informed by the lawyer of the nature of the decisions to be made and the consequences of them. [64] The footnote to r 13.3 cites as an example of the application of the rule: … a lawyer should never seek or agree to a consent order without the client's authority, nor should a lawyer for the defence in a criminal trial disclose, without the client's authority, the fact that the client has previous convictions or other charges pending. [65] It will...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 139 QDA v EKD [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...basis until now. [127] Mr Williams noted that Mr D is 62 years of age. He holds, and has held, a number of low wage jobs. He is currently employed in seasonal work, although he aims to seek stable and better paid employment. [128] QDA neither consents to, nor opposes, the making of a permanent order. [129] Whilst no clear diagnosis exists, it is clear there are a number of interpersonal issues as already discussed. In a report obtained after the cessation of Mr D’s employmen...

4. Wanoa v Wanoa - Succession to Rawiri Wanoa [2023] Chief Judge's MB 186 (2023 CJ 186) [pdf, 528 KB]

   ...and finality that the 2015 order provides. The application was made five years after the succession order was granted, and in the meantime the respondents have acted in reliance on the validity of this order. For example, Faith has applied for consents to add further buildings to the property to renovate the family homestead, and has made her own will on the basis of the interests vested in her. When succession was granted in 2015, s 108(2) of the Act was still in force. This se...

5. Melrose v Porter - Torere Section 58 [2022] Maori Appellate Court MB 209 (2022 APPEAL 209) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...trustee dies and the court receives a death certificate for the deceased trustee. (3) In exercising the powers in subsections (1) and (2), the court may order the vesting of land or other assets of the trust in any person or persons (with the consent of that person or those persons) upon the terms of the trust, whether or not that person was previously a trustee. [22] Whilst that section deals with the replacement of trustees the appeal is not about whether Judge Coxhead misapplie...

6. LCRO 156/2023 PF v NY, WJ and MQ (11 October 2024) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...a complaint if it considers that the complaint is frivolous or vexatious or is not made in good faith. Application for review [40] The applicant’s application for review is dated 31 October 2023. The applicant’s entertainingly expressed statement of the context of his complaint provides an indication of his motivations. He stated: Whilst a complaint about the conduct of our lawyers might seem relatively innocuous in the circumstances, it needs to be seen in light of the bigger...

7. IPT Annual Report 2025 [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...Annual Report Matters Appealed to Higher Courts Since Tribunal’s Inception 336 329 183 38 6 102 7 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Matters filed Matters finalised Dismissed Allowed (Remitted Back to IPT) Settled by consent Discontinued; withdrawn or struck out Yet to be determined 18 2024-2025 Annual Report Acknowledgements This is my fourth report as Chair of the Tribunal. I record my appreciation to the members of the Tribunal wh...

8. ENVC Hearing 27Jul15 WML suppl evidence John Leman [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   G://Projects/4208/Reports/4208R08A.doc Before the Environment Court at Auckland ENV-2013-AKL-000174 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And In the Matter of Notice of Motion under Section 87G requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf. Supp

9. Family justice: An administrative review of family justice system reforms [pdf, 967 KB]

   ...applications going to court • the cost of subsidising FDR would be $3.3m in 2013/14 and $4.4m in subsequent years • family legal aid costs would be reduced • costs of lawyer for child would be reduced. At other times since the reforms other statements have been made about what the reforms might achieve: • lawyer for child would be appointed in 30% of cases on simple track and 70% of cases on standard track We have focussed on those intended benefits which we can evaluate...

10. Family Lay Advocate and Court Registry Handbook [pdf, 579 KB]

    Lay Advocate and Court Registry Handbook Family Court First Edition | June 2020 Contents Introduction to the Family Court 4 Introduction to Care and Protection 5 The Family Group Conference .......................................................................................... 6 Outcomes of care and protection proceedings .................................................................. 6 Overview of process for care and protection proceedings ............