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1. LCRO 15/2023 and LCRO 21/2023 OE v CN (13 February 2025) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...[100] Mr OE provided a detailed timeline with his complaint. Mr CN himself could have identified the time gaps between events and given some detailed explanation for these to the Committee rather than his generalised responses. He did not. [101] [Law Firm C] did not take the opportunity to do so either. 20 [102] In the absence of any explanations for gaps of one month or more without communication from Mr CN, there is sufficient evidence to support the finding of unsatisfactory...

2. LCRO 145/2023 ET v PU (25 February 2025) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...retainer (r 7 of the Rules). 15 [100] If safety concerns were a factor, then Ms PU may have been justified in terminating their retainer, as bullying behaviour by a client towards their lawyer entitles a lawyer to terminate the retainer.11 [101] As observed by me above, in those circumstances Ms PU would have been obliged to explicitly articulate for Mr ET’s benefit both the fact of termination and the reason for doing so. [102] She did not do so, perhaps because her view was t...

3. Skipper v Gibson - Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust (2025) 498 Aotea MB 148 (498 AOT 148) [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...zero); (b) if two or more of those Immediate Whanau were elected at the same Election, the Chairperson will draw lots to determine which of those Immediate Whanau will cease to be a Trustee; and (c) … Elected Trustees to be registered 10.1 To be elected to the office of Trustee, any nominee (as at the closing date for nominations) must be recorded in the Ngāti Tāwhirikura Hapū Register as an Adult Registered Uri. 498 Aotea MB 159 Board may appoint independent...

4. Derham v Accident Compensation Corporation (Gradual Process Injury; Suspension of Entitlements) [2025] NZACC 026 (17 February 2025) [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...being asymptomatic. The evidence in this case does not establish these elements. I do not consider either Dr Collinson or Dr Walls to have established a traumatic injury or to have unequivocally attributed the symptoms to the February accident. [101] This is particularly so, given CAP determined there was no radiological evidence of any traumatic pathology and “no superimposed traumatic pathology on the background of degenerative changes.” [102] Based on the medical opinions...

5. [2025] NZREADT 10 - CAC 2105 v Chen & Stevenson & Buy West Realty Limited (14 April 2025) [pdf, 379 KB]

   ...the Committee’s legal fees are $50,000 more than the highest amount ever previously incurred by the Committee. Counsel has set out a table which summaries the external legal costs the Committee has incurred on previous misconduct charges. [101] They submit that Ms Stevenson and Buy West have been “model defendants”, insofar as they have: (a) Reported the conduct to the REA on two separate occasions. (b) Engaged fully with the Authority during its investigation (including fa...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 76 Vegepod NZ Ltd v Lowe [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...15 See Asken v New Zealand Rail Ltd EmpC Wellington WEC33/94, 12 July 1994 at 20. 16 NZ Tax Refunds Ltd v Brooks Homes Ltd [2013] NZCA 90, (2013) 13 TCLR 531 at [12]-[13]. 17 Contrast South Taranaki Free Kindergarten Assoc v McLennan [2006] ERNZ 1019 (EmpC). 18 The position might differ where, for example, the employer is small, or has constrained resources. For a recent example see Kavallaris v Inframax Construction Ltd [2024] NZEmpC 212, (2024) 21 NZELR 38. 19 See, for examples...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 6.2.2 Scoping report [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Carkeek went on to claim that ‘By 1830, in the land to the south of Otaki, Muaupoko were no ore.’30 m 25 T.L. Buick, Old Manawatu, or, The Wild days of the West. Palmerston North, 1903, p.101. 26 J.G. Wilson, Early Rangitikei. Christchurch, 1914, p.164. 27 Merran Lambeth, Ture, Manawhenua, Te Tino Rangatiratanga: Rangitane and the Crown. BA Hons dissertation, Massey University, Palmerston North, 1994. This report was not sighte...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 7.2.2 Scoping report [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Carkeek went on to claim that ‘By 1830, in the land to the south of Otaki, Muaupoko were no ore.’30 m 25 T.L. Buick, Old Manawatu, or, The Wild days of the West. Palmerston North, 1903, p.101. 26 J.G. Wilson, Early Rangitikei. Christchurch, 1914, p.164. 27 Merran Lambeth, Ture, Manawhenua, Te Tino Rangatiratanga: Rangitane and the Crown. BA Hons dissertation, Massey University, Palmerston North, 1994. This report was not sighte...

9. Justice Sector forecast monitoring report quarter ending March 2015 data and graphs [xlsx, 935 KB]

   About JUSTICE SECTOR FORECAST For further information, please email: Monitoring report for quarter ending March 2015 justiceinfo@justice.govt.nz Report details The forecast update is produced quarterly for the quarters ending 30 September, 31 December, 31 March, and 30 June each year. The latest version, along with reports on the other components of the Justice Sector Forecast, can be found at: http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector/statistics/forecasts This workboo

10. Waitangi Tribunal - District 11 Hawkes Bay [pdf, 4.8 MB]

    ...Introduction 61; Background 62; Heretaunga 67; Moeangiangi 91; Te Pahou 94; Rangaika 97; Quantities of land alienated via the Native Land Court, 1866 to 1873 98; Conclusion 99 Chapter 5: Raupatu and Further Crown Purchasing, 1862-75 .............. 101 Introduction 101; The confiscation of Moh aka-Waikare 102; Crown purchasing in the Kaweka area 115; The purchase of Tamaki-nui-a-Rua 117; The situation as at 1875 123; Conclusion 129 Chapter 6: Continuing Land Alienation and Other Issues...