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NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2011] NZLCDT 35 LCDT 021/09 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and the Law Practitioners Act 1982 AND IN THE MATTER OF THERESE ANNE SISSON Christchurch, Lawyer CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr W Chapman Mr M Gough Mr S Grieve QC Mr A Lamont HEARING held at AUCKLAND on 24 November 2011 APPEARANCES Mr G H...
IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2024] NZACC 001 ACR 15/23, 17/23, and 18/23 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL UNDER SECTION 162(1) OF THE ACT BETWEEN TERENCE EASTHOPE Applicant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Submissions: The Appellant is self-represented L Hawes-Gandar and F Becroft for the Corporatio...
NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZLCDT 4 LCDT 017/20 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN OTAGO STANDARDS COMMITTEE Applicant AND QUENTIN DUFF Practitioner CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr S Hunter QC Ms K King Ms A Kinzett Ms M Noble HEARING 20 December 2021 HELD AT Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre, Auckland DATE OF DECISION 21 Jan...
...MINISTER AND CABINET Third Defendant AND IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND Fourth Defendant AND MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT Fifth Defendant AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Sixth Defendant AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Seventh Defendant AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE Eighth Defendant 3 INTRODUCTION [1] By application dated 26 June 2018 Mr Dotcom has applied for urgent orders requiring compliance with the decision of the Tribunal in...
...issues had also been the subject of debate in New Zealand and would be discussed in more detail later, including two areas of particular significance — the corporal punishment of children and the disproportionate representation of Maori in criminal justice statistics, both as offenders and as victims of crime. 8. New Zealand was an active supporter of the work of human rights defenders and welcomed the reports produced by the New Zealand Human Rights Commission as well as those of...
...have sought guidance from Counsel in relation to not only the lengthy delay with Judicial Review proceedings but the stress and anxiety that goes with any such application. By a very close margin I have elected to ignore the legal and factual matters within the decision, which conflict with my version of events and the advice I have received and have determined that whilst justice is a good thing, finality is better. Accordingly I am therefore in the complex and discombobulating po...
...of confidentiality and other important public interests; and (d) avoiding unjustifiable expense and delay 3. The bill codifies many existing rules of evidence and procedure (common law or statutory), but also modifies some rules. In relation to matters not expressly provided for in the bill, courts are directed to have regard to the purposes set out in clause 6, the fundamental principle in clause 7 that relevant evidence is admissible and the overriding power in clause 8 to exclude evi...
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 18 March 2024 Ref: OIA 109908 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Internal restructure documents Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 20 February 2024 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested: Please release the Consultation- and Decision Docu...
1 Budget Sensitive Offices of the Ministers of Justice and for Social Development and the Under-Secretary (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Breaking the inter-generational cycle of family violence and sexual violence Proposal 1 This paper seeks your agreement, subject to Budget 2018 decisions, to significantly reduce family violence and sexual violence in New Zealand, through a new approach that will be led by a dedicated agent within...
...offences to fill gaps in the criminal law, and actions to better protect the safety of victims in court decision making. Family violence and the criminal law 4. For much of the twentieth century family violence was downplayed as a primarily private matter, and the criminal justice system reflected this. Attitudes subsequently shifted, with family violence increasingly seen as a public concern. Protection orders were introduced in the 1980s, in part to address the perceived limitations...