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1. LCRO 275/2016 KN v YL (4 March 2019) [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...practice, that would clearly constitute a breach of s 7 of the Act. [80] Turning firstly to the Agreement for Services, this agreement was entered into in 2007, prior to the introduction of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules), which are now in place following their introduction on 1 August 2008. [81] Rule 5.5 of the Rules provides that: A lawyer must not engage in a business or professional activity other than the practice o...

2. [2020] NZREADT 37 - Eade v Real Estate Agents Authority (25 August 2020) [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...had been no representation that security would be different from what was in place. The Committee’s decision [8] The Committee considered the appellants’ complaint by reference to the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (“the Rules”), in particular rr 5.1 (a licensee must exercise skill, care, competence, and diligence), 6.2 (a licensee must act in good faith and deal fairly with all parties engaged in a transaction), 6.3 (a licensee mu...

3. Otago Standards Committee v Saunderson-Warner [2013] NZLCDT 15 [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...from the said Mr S were certain to generate more significant work and fees than any remaining work for Dr and Mrs H; 3 (e) The conduct set out in the preceding paragraphs was contrary to rule 4.2 of the Lawyers: Rules of Conduct and Client Care Rules. Charge 2 In the alternative to Charge 1, the Otago Lawyers Standards Committee charges Sarah Astrid Saunderson-Warner of Dunedin, Lawyer with misconduct under s.7(1)(a)(i) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (“the Act”...

4. M v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2024] NZACC 88 [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...and rehabilitation for the torture he had endured, in violation of his rights under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [34] The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and In the Care of Faith Based Institutions (the Royal Commission) commenced in 2018. This included hearings in relation to Lake Alice and many survivors including M, gave accounts of their experiences. The Royal Commission published a...

5. LCRO 87/2018 QZ v FZB (20 December 2019) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...documents without justification, and not handing over the trust’s documents to FZB “without undue delay” following receipt of the authority to uplift, Mr QZ contravened r 4.4.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) which constituted unsatisfactory conduct under section 12(c), and under s 12(a) of the Act. [31] The Committee ordered Mr QZ to pay a fine of $3,000, pay costs of $1,500, and undergo practical training or edu...

6. PR v HG 69/2016 LCRO [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...costs he had incurred in defending the proceeding because she had failed to take appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable grounds for making the allegations existed as rule 13.8.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) requires of her. Ms PR’s reply [47] Ms PR’s lawyer responded to Mr HG’s concerns on 16 December 2014 saying that Ms PR was very conscious of her professional obligations, and had met her obligations to...

7. The Trustees of the Tauwhao Te Ngare Trust v Shaw - Tauwhao Te Ngare Block and a preliminary decision of the Chief Judge at 2013 CJ 567 [2014] Māori Appellate Court MB 394 (2014 APPEAL 394) [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...years. They may not be challenged for want of jurisdiction or on any other ground by any Court in proceedings commenced more than 10 years after the date of the order. Where there is repugnancy between two orders, each of which would otherwise be protected by the 10 year presumption, then to the extent of any such repugnancy the order that bears the earlier date shall prevail. 13 [30] Notwithstanding this presumption the Chief Judge has a special jurisdiction to correct mistakes...

8. MOJ0504-Making-parenting-arrangements-workbook-Tongan.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...areyouok.org.nz • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he ‘Are You OK’ ‘i he 0800 456 450 Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai malu mo hao ‘a koe pe ko ho‘o tamá, ‘e lava ke ke tohi kole ki he Fakamaau‘anga ki he Fāmilí (Family Court) ki ha Tu‘utu‘uni Malu‘i (Protection Order). Ki ha fakamatala lahi ange: • Vakai ki he justice.govt.nz/protection-order-info • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he Potungāue ki he Fakamaau‘angá ‘i he 0800 224 733 Fakahokohokó https://www.justice.govt....

9. NT v Parker [2019] NZIACDT 62 (4 September 2019) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...immigration instructions (at SM 3.5) stated that if factually inaccurate information was supplied in an expression of interest, it would be considered misleading unless a reasonable basis for the omission could be demonstrated. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) had decided there was no mens rea component to that provision. [37] The complainant was requested by the officer to provide an explanation for her conduct, though she was advised there was no provision under th...

10. LCRO 20/2020 WD and FJ v EG, SN and PL (7 April 2022) [pdf, 354 KB]

    ...the complainants, specifically in relation to the complaint that he was consistently unresponsive. [10] My view is that this conduct amounted to breaches by Mr EG of rr 3 and 3.2 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules).1 [11] Nevertheless, my ultimate conclusion about those breaches is that they do not warrant any disciplinary response. 1 Rule 3: In providing regulated services to a client, a lawyer must always act … in a t...