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1. LCRO 45/2020 MN v RK (22 December 2020) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...Mr MN against the title of [Address], [Suburbia] on around 7 February 2019; and 3 (b) whether Mr MN failed to use legal processes for a proper purpose in breach of rule 2.3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules); and (c) whether Mr MN’s conduct fell below the standard of competence and diligence that a member of the public is entitled to expect of a reasonably competent lawyer; and/or (d) whether Mr MN’s conduct woul...

2. LCRO 8/2022 QQ v LW (8 October 2024) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...the Committee made a finding of unsatisfactory conduct against Mr QQ and imposed orders. [2] As the conduct which Mr LW complained about occurred in December 2020, all references to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) are to the rules in existence prior to the reprint as at 1 July 2021. Background [3] Mr LW acted for Mr FM and FM Trustee Limited in the matter of an application under the Companies Act 1993, s 174 (the s 174 pro...

3. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx Kuegler Family Trust & Others v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...the relevant local authority “in the manner set out in Schedule 1” to the Resource Management Act 19914. Schedule 1 has been described as a code for this process 5 although important glosses have been added by case law as discussed below. A careful reading of the text of the relevant clauses in Schedule 1 shows how the submission and appeal process in relation to a proposed plan is confined in scope. Submissions must be on the proposed plan in support of or in opposition to particul...

4. LCRO 178/2021 AA v EL (26 November 2021) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...and again one strikes a client whose adamantine refusal to go to ADR is unshakable. Mr AA is just such a client for me. I am of course aware of the ethical obligations regarding the need to explain to a client alternatives to litigation. I have carefully and repeatedly given advice, but my instructions are clear. The plaintiffs wish to have a short trial. If that finally becomes a simplified trial then that is a matter for the judge. If the matter is to go to a judicial settlement c...

5. ENV-2016-CHC-000071 Affidavit of Mr Nathan Hole [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...Station Limited all proposed amendments creating exemptions to Rule 12.1 to allow additional clearance of noxious plants, track maintenance and existing pastoral uses. These amendments were opposed by Canterbury Regional Council and Forest and Bird Protection Society of NZ, and were supported by South Canterbury Federated Farmers. (c) The Council's s42A report recommended the inclusion of an exemption for the maintenance of tracks and the removal of declared weed pests, fro...

6. Summit resources [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...• Me pēhea tā mātau whakakaha i te whanaungatanga me te hononga mō te hunga kua motukia ngā taura here mai i tō rātau iwi, hapū, whānau hoki? 1 hospitality, kindness, generosity, support - the process of showing respect, generosity and care for others. 2 process of establishing relationships, relating well to others. Mā koutou o tēnei tēpu e whiriwhiri ngā pātai kei raro nei. Me wātea koutou ki te whakarāpopoto me te whakaatu i ā koutou kōrero ki ētahi atu. What...

7. LCRO 243/2013 ZAA v YBC (27 June 2017) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...down for an applicant-only hearing, Mr YBC indicated that he and counsel assisting him would attend. The review hearing took place by teleconference on 11 May 2017. 26 [26] I record that, as well as hearing from the parties in person, I have carefully read the complaint and response, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of the application for review. There are no additional issues or questions which in my mind necessitate any further submissions from...

8. Education and Training Bill Advice [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...removes redundant provisions, and gives effect to policy changes including: Early childhood education • requiring police vetting of all adults who live, or may be present, at a home in which children are receiving early childhood education and care; • providing the Education Review Office with the power to enter homes where home- based early childhood education is taking place; • allowing the Minister of Education to approve or decline applications to open new early learning se...

9. Fruean v Knuckey - Waitara West 52D (2023) 475 Aotea MB 284 (475 AOT 284) [pdf, 371 KB]

   ...I see this situation as a difference in management styles and approach that I am happy to keep discussing and working to resolve. I do not accept that I’ve breached my obligations as trustee. My conduct has always been aimed at furthering the protection of these urupā which are in our care. Josephine Moore [46] Josephine Moore is not a trustee but was appointed secretary to the Trust in 2016. She provided a brief of evidence dated 12 September 2023. [47] Ms Moore describes her...

10. AA v BK, BL & BM LCRO 264 / 2012 (25 July 2013) [pdf, 184 KB]

    ...her notice on the above basis so that settlement of the sale can proceed. 8 [31] Mrs AA’s lawyers responded:13 We have no difficulty, in principle, with the property being sold, however to ensure that our client's interests are protected we require full disclosure of the following: 1. Sale Price 2. Conditions of Sale 3. Purchasers name 4. Details of amount to be repaid pursuant to the mortgage. [Emphasis added by LCRO.] In such circumstances and with all due r...