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1. Wright v CAC 10056 & Woods [2011] NZREADT 21 [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...evidence to suggest that the licensee deliberately attempted to deceive the complainants and indeed would seem to have tried to help them identify boundary pegs and pointed out the stains in the ceiling, it is the opinion of the committee that more care should have been taken. By trying to help locate the boundaries the licensee may have provided some assurance to the complainants on which they seem to have relied in their purchase decisions. In both cases, ie the location of the bounda...

2. Lakhan v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 414) v Ling Zhu [2017] NZREADT 75 [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...letter to Ms Zhu. The letter recommended that she review her practice to ensure she met her obligations as a licensee. In particular, the Authority recommended that Ms Zhu familiarise herself with r 5.1 (as to the obligation to exercise skill, care competence and diligence at all times when carrying out real estate agency work), and r 6.4 (as to the obligation not to mislead a customer or client, nor provide false information, or withhold information that should by law or in...

3. LCDT Annual Report 2022 [pdf, 435 KB]

   ...Disciplinary Tribunal”. The purposes of the Act are set out in s 3 as follows: “3 Purposes (1) The purposes of this Act are— (a) to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services and conveyancing services: (b) to protect the consumers of legal services and conveyancing services: (c) to recognise the status of the legal profession and to establish the new profession of conveyancing practitioner. (2) To achieve those purposes, this Act, among other...

4. LCDT Annual Report 2020 [pdf, 708 KB]

   ...Disciplinary Tribunal”. The purposes of the Act are set out in s 3 as follows: “3 Purposes (1) The purposes of this Act are— (a) to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services and conveyancing services: (b) to protect the consumers of legal services and conveyancing services: (c) to recognise the status of the legal profession and to establish the new profession of conveyancing practitioner. (2) To achieve those purposes, this Act, among other...

5. Final Env-Reg-Report-2018-19 [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...web pages at www.environmentcourt.govt.nz/decisions-publications/annual- reports/ E.49 7 | P a g e 2.2 Direct Referral Process The direct referral process allows resource consent applications, requiring authority and heritage protection authority requirements to be considered directly by the Environment Court. This fast-tracking process was included in the 2009 amendments to the RMA and was designed to allow some significant projects to be commence quicker than they m...

6. PD v SC LCRO 75/2015 (30 November 2015) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...issues arising from the Committee’s decision to commence an own motion inquiry. Background [2] The Complaints Service resolved, after receiving a confidential report under 2.8 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules), to initiate an own motion inquiry into matters involving Mr PD. [3] On the 13 March 2015, the Complaints Service advised Mr PD that: (a) A Standards Committee had concluded that it had jurisdiction to inquire...

7. LCRO 186/2016 KS v WX (20 July 2018) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...is not appropriate to render an account in November 2014 for work undertaken either in 2010 or as far back as to 2008. [42] In its determination, the Committee referred to r 9.6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008.7 [43] A lawyer must render a final account to the client or person charged within a reasonable time of concluding a matter or the retainer being otherwise terminated. The lawyer must provide with the account sufficient infor...

8. McLennan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Gradual Process Injury) [2023] NZACC 54 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...measured in the work environment was too low to be associated with injury. Unfortunately, this relates only to a general statistical measure, and takes no account of individual’s sensitivities. It is notable in the work environment that there was no protective clothing, and masks to provide respiratory filters. Therefore, and whatever the air concentration showed, there is no specific measure of personal exposure. While it is second-hand information, the information is neverthel...

9. [2024] NZIACDT 32 - XI v Liu (16 December 2024) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...it, uphold it but take no further action or uphold it and impose one or more sanctions.4 [25] The sanctions that may be imposed by the Tribunal are set out in the Act.5 The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment but the protection of the public.6 [26] It is the civil standard of proof, the balance of probabilities, that is applicable in professional disciplinary proceedings. However, the quality of the evidence required to meet that standard may differ...

10. LCRO 196/2022 LQ and BQ v HN (2 December 2024) [pdf, 186 KB]

    ...2 Q complaint form (25 October 2021). 3 Complaint form, at step 8. 5 like our land back but of course this is not possible so we seek compensation of the proceeds of the sale being $79,120. If it is discovered that trust should have been protected from our Mother's personal debts then we would like those amounts returned to us.” [28] In subsequent correspondence with the Complaints Service,4 LQ raises the fact that Mr HN’s fees had been deducted from funds held without...