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1. Legal Needs Survey - General Population Survey - Summary Infographic [pdf, 607 KB]

   Legal Need in Aotearoa New Zealand 33% of adults experienced at least one legal issue in the past year The Ministry of Justice and the Government Centre for Dispute Resolution conducted an Access to Justice Legal Needs Survey of 5,000 adults to explore the prevalence of met and unmet legal need in Aotearoa New Zealand. Respondents were surveyed by telephone between September and December 2023. Results show: The most common issues related to online purchases and money or debt 40% of issu...

2. [2022] NZREADT 6 - Lawrence v REAA (11 April 2022) [pdf, 142 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZREADT 6 Reference No: READT 012/2021 IN THE MATTER OF An application for review of a Registrar’s decision under s 112 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN PETER LAWRENCE Applicant AND THE REGISTRAR OF THE REAL ESTATE AUTHORITY Respondent Tribunal: D J Plunkett (Chair) C Sandelin (Deputy Chair) N O’Connor (Member) Representation: The applicant: B Walker...

3. GT v TJ LCRO 10 / 2011 (20 January 2012) [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...Practitioner by other former employees, the Board began to question the management style of the Applicant and this led to further enquiry which eventually led to the termination of his employment. That same lawyer continued to represent the Board in the matter involving the Applicant‟s employment. [5] The Practitioner‟s connection with the above was the fact that he was a Board member. There was evidence that the Practitioner had, on two previous occasions, interacted with...

4. A modern and victim focussed Act [pdf, 393 KB]

   1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Family Violence Legislation – A modern Act with a greater focus on victims Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval to amend the Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Bill to provide for a greater focus on victims’ needs and to improve the accessibility of the Domestic Violence Act. Executive Summary 2 Between 2009-2015, 194 people were killed as a result of family violence...

5. LCRO Annual Report 2017 [pdf, 505 KB]

   ...improvements are identified and discussed, and it particularly provides an opportunity for the LCRO to provide feedback to the NZLS on observations that are made in the course of reviews in relation to Standards Committee decisions. FINANCIAL MATTERS The LCRO is administered by the Ministry of Justice and funded through a levy imposed on the NZLS and the NZSC pursuant to s 217 of the Act. The societies recoup their levy through levies on their own members. The LCRO levy on th...

6. Legal aid - Criminal Procedure Act 2011 - consultation [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...Appeals 7 Changes to Fixed-Fees Payment Schedules 8 Summary of Questions 9 How to respond 10 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any person...

7. Audit Summary Report 2016-2017 [pdf, 433 KB]

   ...practitioners. The Audit and Monitoring Policy and the Audit Terms of Reference have more details about the process. Where an Auditor has indicated concerns in an area of the lawyer’s practice, or given an overall rating of 4 or 5, the Ministry of Justice may refer the lawyer to the Complaints Management process. The Ministry assesses the contents of the audit report against the Act, the Contract for Services (“the Contract”) and the Practice Standards for legal aid providers (�...

8. Jones v ACC [2014] NZACA 17 [pdf, 70 KB]

   ...complete file of the respondent Corporation is much larger. Mr Jones has made other claims and pursued them in proceedings before various review and appeal bodies over many years. The Authority is not aware of the extent to which they overlap the matters subject to this appeal. [4] There is another issue concerning the chronology set out below. It is the factual narrative that was presented by Mr Jones to the Authority up until his last set of submissions (26 September 2014), and was...

9. HF v SZ LCRO 186 / 2009 (16 January 2012) - Publication Decision [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...decision have been changed. [1] The Practitioner had sought a review of a Standards Committee decision that found him guilty of unsatisfactory conduct, and in addition to imposing a fine, ordered the publication of his name in LawTalk. The matter concerned the Practitioner having taken instructions for a will and enduring powers of attorney from a client whose legal competency was in question. [2] In March 2010 I considered the review application filed by the Practitioner and...

10. Legal Aid Practice note - November 2022 [pdf, 389 KB]

    ...it derives from an incorrect application or interpretation of the statute; or if it is wrong in principle; or if the decision- maker has 1 Legal Services Agency v Fainu (2002) 17 PRNZ 433 at [28]. 5 failed to take into account some relevant matter; or has taken account of an irrelevant matter; or if it depends upon findings which are unsupported by the evidence”.2 8. A finding that a decision is ‘manifestly unreasonable’ requires “not only that the decision be found to b...