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1. Shankar v Ahuja [2015] NZIACDT 36 (31 March 2015) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...did so without giving proper advice and taking informed instructions on the matter, and Immigration New Zealand rejected the request. [2.9] The complainant could not work and suffered hardship while she successfully appealed to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. [3] Mr Ahuja says the complainant’s account is untrue. He says he did receive instructions, but before he could lodge the application, the complainant removed papers from his office and took over the instructions. She l...

2. LCRO 208/2020 & LCRO 214/2020 JA v RR and RR v JA (8 October 2021) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...requested that any settlement concluded be conditional upon agreement that no professional conduct complaints be advanced. 4 [12] Mr RR acknowledged that there were parts of the process that he could have managed “differently and with more care”.2 [13] The Standards Committee identified the focus of its investigation as being a consideration as to whether: (a) Mr RR had breached Rule 3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the...

3. Terms of reference [pdf, 701 KB]

   ...outlining expectations; • investigate complaints, trends or particular conduct of providers; • identify concerns in a timely manner and monitor conduct of providers so that remedial action can be taken or action can be taken to prevent breaches and protect the needs of legal aid clients; and • to assess practise standards and trends for providers generally. Quality and Value Audit Terms of Reference Version 4.0 September 2017 6 SECTION 2 | Method 2.1| The audit p...

4. Terms of Reference Appendix [pdf, 705 KB]

   ...outlining expectations; • investigate complaints, trends or particular conduct of providers; • identify concerns in a timely manner and monitor conduct of providers so that remedial action can be taken or action can be taken to prevent breaches and protect the needs of legal aid clients; and • to assess practise standards and trends for providers generally. Quality and Value Audit Terms of Reference Version 54.0April September 20187 6 SECTION 2 | Method 2.1| The...

5. Proposed amended Audit Terms of Reference [pdf, 809 KB]

   ...outlining expectations;  investigate complaints, trends or particular conduct of providers;  identify concerns in a timely manner and monitor conduct of providers so that remedial action can be taken or action can be taken to prevent breaches and protect the needs of legal aid clients; and  to assess practise standards and trends for providers generally. Quality and Value Audit Terms of Reference Version 4.0 June 2017 6 SECTION 2 | Method 2.1| The audit progra...

6. Proposed amended Audit Terms of Reference v2 [pdf, 810 KB]

   ...outlining expectations;  investigate complaints, trends or particular conduct of providers;  identify concerns in a timely manner and monitor conduct of providers so that remedial action can be taken or action can be taken to prevent breaches and protect the needs of legal aid clients; and  to assess practise standards and trends for providers generally. Quality and Value Audit Terms of Reference Version 4.0 June 2017 6 SECTION 2 | Method 2.1| The audit progra...

7. Mayfair Street Units v Spargo [pdf, 323 KB]

   ..................................................................................................................................... 19 8.1 Was there a Contract with Mr Williams? ...................................................................... 19 8.2 Was he in breach of a duty of care? ............................................................................ 20 8.3 A “Hedley Byrne” Misstatement or Simply an Aside? .................................................. 21 8.4 Fair Tra...

8. Appendix-4_Peter-Kinley_-s87F-Report_Flooding-and-Hydrology_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   .................................. 12 Review of whether the design meets the proposed thresholds ........... 14 The assessment of freeboard ............................................................. 16 The approach to assessing the effects of scour protection ................. 17 The assessment of the effects of the works on flooding of buildings ... 19 The assessment of debris arrestors ................................................... 20 The peer review ..................................

9. Manuel v Waitakere City Council [pdf, 70 KB]

   ...& Ors [2006] 7 NZCPR 88 explains the standard requirements to be exercised by a territorial body, such as the Waitakere City Council. It was held in that case that the Council was liable for breaching its duty to exercise reasonable skill and care to ensure that the building work complied with the Building Code. [45] The Council had argued that it should not be responsible for the damage because it was not the general practice for local councils to check for seals during t...

10. Strengthening the family justice system - Word version [docx, 1.2 MB]

    ...told us of the challenges they deal with daily. The Children’s Issues Centre at Otago University shared with us its initial findings from the major research project it is undertaking, following the 2014 reforms, on how parents make arrangements for care of children post-separation. We will be receiving a further update from them to help our final report. We are grateful for their input. We have published this paper so people can comment on the issues discussed and the changes suggested, befor...