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1. INZ (Foley) v Niland [2019] NZIACDT 5 (5 February 2019) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...contact with him. [26] Ms Niland accepted that the multi-party arrangement with the Philippine and Sri Lankan companies was ill conceived. The agreement was poorly worded. It was not tailored to Mr W’s circumstances. It did not adequately protect her or Mr W. She acknowledged not maintaining an adequate relationship with Mr W as required by the Code. Ms Niland had believed that if she had a contractual relationship with Mr W and provided him with an agreement and a copy of th...

2. SD v AE & BE LCRO 229/2013 (21 August 2014) [pdf, 67 KB]

   ...to his death, Mr GD executed a codicil to his will. This provided that his share of the farm was to be left to Mrs SD, and a debt owed by one of his adult children was forgiven. [9] The adult children lodged testamentary promises and family protection claims in the High Court. They sought to have Mr GD’s will declared invalid based on argument that Mr GD had lacked testamentary capacity and allegation that he had suffered undue influence. [10] On 4 October 2011, the claims...

3. [2009] NZEmpC CC 3/09 A Farmer v A Worker [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...their identification, including the location in which the events occurred. [2] Consistent with that order, the parties to this case and other persons mentioned in the evidence will be referred to by generic terms. The location of events will be protected by referring simply to “the farm” and to “the town” nearby. All relevant events took place within one calendar year which need not be specified. This judgment will record only those aspects of the evidence neces...

4. MBL v Shadforth [2016] NZIACDT 26 (18 May 2016) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...that some licensed immigration advisers are dishonest, and not held to account by the Immigration Advisers Authority. It gives Mr MBL’s practice As an example of dishonesty, and suggests persons engaging licensed immigration advisers should take care so they do not engage dishonest advisers, which is a real risk. Clause 1 of the 2014 Code required Ms Shadforth to be professional; denigrating her profession and its regulation publicly in this manner falls far short of the standards...

5. Li & Gao v Real Estate Agent Authority (CAC 408) & Riley [2017] NZREADT 33 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...whether it appeared likely that the property might be subject to hidden or underlying risks. By being in that position, Ms Riley was in breach of her obligations under rr 5.1 and 10.7 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (“the Rules”). [c] Ms Riley’s breaches of rr 5.1 and 10.7 were compounded by her failure to advise or warn the appellants that she had not inspected the south wall. By that failure, she was in breach of her obligat...

6. BORA KiwiSaver Bill [pdf, 414 KB]

   ...seizure. There are two limits to the section 21 right. First, section 21 is applicable only in respect of those activities that constitute a "search or seizure". Second, where certain actions do constitute a search or seizure, section 21 protects only against those searches or seizures that are "unreasonable" in the circumstances. 26. Clauses 166, 167, and 169 of the Bill[3] constitute powers of search and seizure for the purposes of section 21 of the Bill of Rights A...

7. CC v BB LCRO 151/2012 (11 December 2015) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...and the deposit was received that it came to light that there was in fact no code of compliance for the first building and that this had not been verified before I signed an unconditional contract. BB had failed to carry out my instructions and to protect my interests. I was astonished to find out that BB had not in fact obtained copies of the code of compliances from Council and forwarded them on to the purchaser’s lawyer before advising me to go ahead with signing an unconditional...

8. Canterbury District Law Society Complaints Committee 2 v Iosefa [2009] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...Inland Revenue. Towards the end of 1999 Inland Revenue threatened him with bankruptcy proceedings which would have, of course, meant that his practising certificate would have been suspended. He was clearly deeply concerned not only about his own career but also about the welfare of those staff members employed by him and his wife and children, for whom he was principal provider. [8] The practitioner who was of very high standing within the Samoan community felt unable to seek hel...

9. Briefing for incoming Minister 2017 - Vote Treaty Negotiations [pdf, 929 KB]

   ...under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (the Act), decides which Minister has primary responsibility for administering the Act. This briefing is drafted on the basis that this delegation will continue. The Act was enacted to protect the interests of all New Zealanders in the common marine and coastal area. The Act recognises the mana tuku iho exercised in this area by iwi, hapū and whānau as tangata whenua and provides for the legal expression of customary interes...

10. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Topical report - Controlling behaviours and help-seeking [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...4 (2020/21) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. This document is available at https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research- data/nzcvs/resources-and-results/ Disclaimer 1. While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the u...