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1. Evidence - Traffic - Minister for Children - Samantha McCarthy - Final [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...O AOTEAROA ENV-2019-AKL- 000007 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") A N D IN THE MATTER of a proposed direct referral of a notice of requirement by the Minister of Children to alter Designation 3800 ‘Care and Protection Residential Centre – Upper North’ in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) BETWEEN MINISTER FOR CHILDREN Applicant A N D AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority EVIDENCE OF SAMANTHA LO...

2. LCRO 283/2014 AD v FR and OR (31 August 2018) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...they had behaved improperly, when there had been no inquiry into their conduct — he had essentially acted as “judge, jury and executioner”; (d) Mr AD had breached a number of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyer: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) specifically rr 1.4(c) (negligence), 2.3 (use of legal procedures for improper purpose), 2.7 (threat); and [18] After the complaint had been filed, the agents advised the Complaints Service that Mr AD had, in cor...

3. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Workshop playback report [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...hou rongo – to make peace with what has happened to them. It will enable victims to make choices about their pathways, including whether they choose a legal response or not. It will encourage dialogic processes, and will provide trauma-informed care and decision-makers.” “There are significant difference in philosophy and practice at every stage between Māori and Pākehā justice. Whereas the cornerstone of modern Pākehā justice is arguably backwards-looking, retributive justic...

4. Recommendations recap - issue 4 [pdf, 832 KB]

   ...occurring in the future. In order to publicise these lessons, the findings and recommendations of most cases are open to the public. Table of contents 1 Case study forestry 18 Recommendations 18 Adverse effects or reactions to medical or surgical care 23 Aged care 24 Child deaths 24 Deaths in custody 29 Drugs, alcohol or substance abuse 30 Fall 30 Homicide or interpersonal violence 32 Labour or pregnancy related 33 Mental health issues 34 Natural causes 34 Recreational or leisur...

5. Rec-Recap-2023-Q4-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 873 KB]

   .......................................................................... 23 Mizokawa [2023] NZCorC 158 (7 December 2023) ................................................................ 24 Skellett [2023] NZCorC 166 (15 December 2023) .................................................................. 26 Medical Care ............................................................................................................................ 31 Bly [2023] NZCorC 124 (11 October 2023) .........

6. LCRO 53/2021 ST on behalf of the Executors of the Estate of KK v QM, WP, RS and DJ of ABC Law Limited (9 March 2022) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...of $4,975.00 plus GST being charged to Mr FQ which is not consistent with an arrangement to charge no or only minimal fees during Mr FQ’s lifetime…”.10 [11] Mr ST submits that the respondents have breached the following Conduct and Client Care Rules:11 (a) Rule 3.4 – requirement to provide letter of engagement. (b) Rule 9.6 – obligation to render final accounts. (c) Rule 11.1 – lawyer must not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct. [12] “A significant proportion...

7. LCRO 207/2018 PC v FM (10 September 2019) [pdf, 499 KB]

   ...willing buyer for the business found their losses would have been far less. 24) Mr ZL’s desired outcome is that Mr FM is censured and that the Committee examine the culpability of his supervising partner. The Committee in its discretion having carefully considered the complaint, the practitioner’s response and the further detailed submissions prepared by Mr ZL on Ms PC’s behalf, concluded that any further action is unnecessary or inappropriate in the circumstances. 25) Ms PC...

8. LCRO 104/2018 CJ v MV (28 February 2020) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...consisting of a contravention of this Act, or of any regulations or practice rules made under this Act that apply to the lawyer… [52] Mr UT says Mr MV admits a contravention of r 3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) which says: 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. [53] Mr UT s...

9. Wang v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 409) v Sweetingham [2017] NZREADT 29 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...the proposed cycleway until after the complaint was made. Substantive decision [13] In making the finding of unsatisfactory conduct, the Committee found that Ms Wang breached 5.1 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (“the Rules), which provides that “[a] licensee must exercise skill, care, competence, and diligence at all times when carrying out real estate agency work”. The Committee also found that Ms Wang breached r 6.4, which p...

10. [2021] NZREADT 55 – Lammas v Real Estate Agents Authority (6 December 2021) [pdf, 340 KB]

    ...Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC 1901) (the Committee) found Ms and Mr Freear both to have breached s 127(1) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (the Act) and rr 5.1, 5.2 and 9.11 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the rules). They had failed to provide the REAA’s guide when the agency agreement was signed and had failed to provide a list of the prospective purchasers when their agency ended. This amounted to unsatisfactory conduct....