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1. LCRO 239/2020 DP v FJ obo RK (25 June 2021) [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...information on the principal aspects of client services, including but not limited to the way the contingency fee(s) would … be charged. The Committee identified rr 1.6, 3.4 and 3.5 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) as being engaged by this issue. (b) Whether Mr DP charged Mr RK more than a fee that was fair and reasonable for the services provided, having regard to the interests of both client and lawyer and having re...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - District 11 Hawkes Bay [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...'Te Pareihe' in The People of Many Peaks and Maori entries from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Bridget Williams Books, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1990, voll, pp 219-222. 9. For an account ofTe Wera Hauraki's protection ofNgati Kahungunu at Nukutaurua in the 1820s and 1830s, see Ballara's entry on him, 'Te Wera Hauraki', The People of Many Peaks, pp 295-298. 10. Ballara and Scott, introduction, pp 39-42 11. Ballara and Scott, Intr...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 221 Cronin-Lampe v The Board of Trustees of Melville High School [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...[10] In the second cause of action, the following were pleaded as terms implied by common law in the employment contracts/agreements between Mr and Mrs Cronin- Lampe on one hand, and MHS on the other. The Board would: (a) take all reasonable care to avoid exposing Mr and Mrs Cronin-Lampe to unnecessary risk of injury or further or ongoing injury to their physical or psychological health, and would provide a safe working environment; (b) take all reasonable care not to cause Mr a...

4. Whaanga v Niania - Anewa Block [2011] Māori Appellate Court MB 428 (2011 APPEAL 428) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...September 2009 where Mere Whaanga explained the proposal in some detail. Some of the trustees attended. Walter Wilson, the Deputy Chairperson, said that the Trust had not consented as it felt it did not have jurisdiction and that its role was to protect the land and not split it up. Lim Robinson confirmed that he had agreed to the partition as an individual as he felt the owners would have received a better return by leasing rather than amalgamating their lands. Ray David remained...

5. Goode v CAC 20002 & Ors [2014] NZREADT 64 [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...to us, to an address where we wouldn't get it immediately. Then she could blame the post." He said that it was very difficult to find out constructive information about a property from EQC so that the appellant's lawyer could not protect them from "this kind of fraud" as he put it. He added that real estate agents in Christchurch were desperate for sales at that time and knew that he was then desperate for good housing for his family. [46] The appellant refe...

6. OIA-111348.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...section 18(e) of the Act. In response to part 2, please refer to table 1 below, which details the document in scope of this part of your request and my decisions on its release. Some information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons. In response to part 3, I can advise that this information will soon be published online. I am, therefore, refusing this part of your request under section 18(d) of the Act. Please refer to ogp.org.nz/...

7. Manchester Securities Limited v Auckland Council [2016] NZWHT Auckland 1 [pdf, 341 KB]

   ...public policy. However, in making this finding he noted that the purchasers had bought units known to have defects and by doing so accepted an obligation to contribute a share of unquantified repair costs. The assignment gave them a measure of protection against these costs. His Honour noted that the alternative would have been for the units to be sold at a greater discount leaving the vendors to sue for losses on sale. The causes of action assigned in Nautilus clearly existed...

8. D (D G Family Trust) v IAG New Zealand Ltd [2019] CEIT-2019-0037 [pdf, 605 KB]

   ...afford, or that impecunious homeowners might leverage settlement offers by exposing insurers to expensive litigation. [24] In that context, this Tribunal is aware that the Family Trust, which says that it only commenced High Court litigation to protect itself against a limitation defence and did not want to be drawn into the time and cost of High Court proceedings, ended up spending approximately $370,000 in the interlocutory stages of that litigation while the matter was before t...

9. Property-Law-Act-amendments-in-the-COVID-19-Response-Management-Measures-Legislation-Bill.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...tenants and landlords to come to agreements to fairly share the financial impacts of the Alert Level restrictions, rather than tenants wearing the burden alone. 30 I also note that, because lease arrangements are agreements between private parties, care needs to be taken not to disrupt these arrangements more than is necessary to support a fair result. Such private arrangements are a fundamental part of our civil law system and are protected by the principle of sanctity of contract. O...

10. Contract-for-services.pdf [pdf, 475 KB]

    ...take any payments relating to Legal Aid Services or Specified Legal Services unless those payments are authorised by or under the Act, or are authorised by the Commissioner acting under the Act or any regulations made under the Act. Provider to protect Commissioner’s interests in relation to charges and Proceeds of Proceedings 3.7. The Provider must comply with their obligations under section 107 of the Act to: 3.7.1. take all reasonable steps to protect the interests of the Commissi...