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   ...requirement for invoices Update on correspondence about Family Violence Proceedings Mental Health Advocacy webinar being run by NZLS CLE Ltd Improving the experience lawyers have with the approval and contract processes to provide legal aid services Care of Children Fixed Fees Criminal Cases Review Commission Care of Children Proceedings Changes 0800 2 Legal Aid update Expert Evidence in Strangulation/Suffocation Offences Changes to Legal Aid for Care of Children Act Proceedings Alert Level 1 �...

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2. [2022] NZEnvC 076 Pipers Limited Partnership v Auckland Council [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...as areas where people work, live, recreate and where there are services to support these functions; rural production activities throughout the rural zones; the importance and management of the environmental effects of development and activities; protection and management of elite and prime soils and productive rural land; and the need for the separation of incompatible activities. Subdivision is limited, and subject to the management and planned provision of infrastructure. Othe...

3. Applying be a Legal Aid Provider Step by Step Guide [pdf, 468 KB]

   ...of Appeal or High Court or another higher court Supreme Court 6 Area of law Minimum period of recent experience Minimum number of cases or proceedings Indicative number of cases or proceedings Other requirements Refugees and Protected Persons At least 18 months working on refugee and protected person cases Substantial and active involvement in at least 5 cases at the Refugee Status Branch level Actively participated in at least 1 proceeding before the I...

4. [2020] NZREADT 30 Cavanagh (23 July 2020) [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...wages, in a structured and controlled environment, with defined hours. He said he has matured, and realised that he does not need the “trappings” he had formerly. He has come to understand what is important in life, and is more cautious and careful. [31] Mr Cavanagh said he has spent much of the last five years caring for his parents. They, with the support of his two brothers (who live overseas), decided to appoint him under a Power of Attorney to help them in their advance...

5. Sandy v Khan LCRO 181 / 2009 (25 December 2009) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...were or what the applicable rules were. The Standards Committee is a tribunal of effectively summary jurisdiction and has an obligation to dispose of matters expeditiously; however, in this case it appears that the Committee failed to properly and carefully consider the complaint, its surrounding circumstances, and the applicable rules. [5] Ms Sandy seeks a review of that decision. A hearing of this matter was conducted on 1 December 2009 at which Mr Khan, Mr Sandy, and her son Mr...

6. M D Cottle Family Trust & Anor v CAC 20002 & Anor [2014] NZREADT 91 [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...2013 decision of Complaints Assessment Committee 20002 found Mr Tim Barnett (“the licensee”) guilty of unsatisfactory conduct under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (“the Act”) and the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2009 (“the Rules”). M D Cottle Family Trust and McBride Street Cars Ltd (“the complainants”) appeal against that decision and the penalty orders (imposed in a later decision of the Committee as referred to below) and seek a...

7. LCRO 46/2016 Richard Zhao v Yu Sun and Li Wang (7 May 2020) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...Committee then referred to Mr Zhao’s obligations to his clients: “In providing regulated services to a client, a lawyer must always act competently and in a timely manner consistent with the terms of the retainer and the duty to take reasonable care.”3 “In acting for a client, a lawyer must, within the bounds of the law and these rules, protect and promote the interests of the client to the exclusion of the interests of third parties.”4 “The Standards Committee was not con...

8. LCRO 58/2021 EW v YL (29 October 2021) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...her daughter had forged her signature; and (g) she has suffered considerable stress and anxiety and her health has been adversely affected; and (h) she had incurred considerable financial loss as a consequence of Mr YL failing in his duty of care. [11] Mr YL provided response to the complaint on 28 August 2020. 3 [12] He submitted that: (a) Mrs EW had not advised him of her health problems at the meeting held in late October 2017; and (b) Mrs EW’s daughter had not be...

9. NZLS v Gilbert [2012] NZLCDT 24 [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...Basis of Application [8] The application by Mr Gilbert was made on the ground that it would be an abuse of process to allow the charges to proceed, and listed matters under six heads claimed to support that ground: (a) that the principal protective purpose of disciplinary proceedings cannot be achieved; (b) that delay has caused unfairness; 6 (c) the inability of evidence to meet the necessary standard of proof; (d) that fair trial is not possible on...

10. Government seeking feedback on options for creating a new adoption system

    ...we need to change our adoption law? Aotearoa New Zealand's Adoption Act no longer meets the needs of our society or reflects modern adoption best practice. This reform presents an opportunity to create a new system that provides strong safeguards for protecting the rights, best interests and welfare of children. It will also allow us to ensure we uphold our international human rights obligations. We need to change our adoption laws to make sure our tamariki are at the heart. The public’s thou...

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