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1. Phillips - Ahipara A4 (2021) 438 Aotea MB 10 (438 AOT 10) [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...meetings of trustees and no accounts. It appears no demands were ever made for Lorraine to pay rent although she has made offers to do so more recently as issues have arisen about her occupation. (j) Lorraine has relatively limited financial resources and has carried out modest repairs and maintenance on the home as she has been able. All parties agree that the homestead is now in need of significant work including repiling. In the more recent period Lorraine’s daughter and mok...

2. Legal Services Agency closure & annual report 2011 [pdf, 976 KB]

   ...Activities during the year have focused on: • developing and starting to promote and distribute information about the Legal Services Act 2011 to specific audiences. For example, pamphlets for people with needs for legal services, an online resource for community law centres, and information presentations for providers of community advice • attending the Porirua Court Open Day, Te Matatini and the Pasifika Festival to provide information directly to the individuals, iwi and comm...

3. 2017 NZSSAA 052 (15 September 2017) [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...for themselves.”6 [71] In proceedings before this Authority, the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development is the formal respondent in all appeals. Given that the other party is often a person who is vulnerable and likely to lack resources, the Chief Executive is given exceptional responsibilities to provide the information this Authority needs to make fair and correct decisions.7 In Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development v Genet Williams J said, at [...

4. Koppula v Zhou [2014] NZIACDT 116 (27 November 2014) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...person’s control does not trigger professional disciplinary consequences is self-evident. The usual point of difficulty is what is controllable, proper control often requires that a professional person maintain effective control over employees and resources within a practice. Regardless, there are occasions when professional persons are blameless victims of deception, or other circumstances, and that does not trigger professional disciplinary consequences. Ms Zhou’s management of t...

5. Practice Note: Family Court specialist report writers [pdf, 908 KB]

   ...separation and impact on children and adults; (iii) parenting skills; (iv) family violence and impact on children and adults; (v) child abuse and neglect; (vi) alcohol and drug misuse and abuse; (vii) psychopathology; (viii) local community resources for children and their families; and (ix) the responsibilities of the report writer in relation to the Family Court. (c) Cultural awareness, including an understanding of: (i) the need and ability to refer to/make use of specialis...

6. [2017] NZEmpC 97 Nel v ASB Bank [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...to have the application for leave heard as soon as possible. [90] Second, I accept that two key factors which underpin the application for leave to appeal relate to the scope of the order of disclosure which was made, including the extent of resources which ASB says is required to comply with it. There are also, potentially, significant privacy issues. [91] I interpolate that if the application for leave to appeal is dismissed, these matters can and will be managed by appropri...

7. Options for resolving remaining Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance disputes [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...dispute or whose wider social or health needs are not being met. Additional support in these areas, before and during dispute resolution processes, could help resolve disputes earlier and more satisfactorily. 45. At this stage, it is unclear where resources would be best directed. There is a risk that further investment in existing support services is perceived as ‘more of what isn’t working’. If you would like to explore providing more support to claimants, we would recommen...

8. [2006] NZEmpC WC 15/06 OCS Ltd v Food Workers Union Inc [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...required the assistance of an interpreter to give their evidence. All have English as a second language, all are women. [12] On 25 May 2005, at the commencement of collective bargaining negotiations with the union, OCS’s general manager human resources, Mr Clive Menkin, advised John Ryall, then regional secretary of the union, that OCS was looking to implement the Panztel finger scanning system at Wellington Hospital. Although he was not called as a witness, Mr Ryall allegedl...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 104 Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand v New Zealand Nurses Organisation Inc [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...[38] The reasons for those policy restraints were summarised by the Supreme Court as:22 [T]he importance of the adversarial nature of the appellate process in the determination of appeals, secondly, the need for economy in the use of limited resources of the appellate courts and, thirdly, the responsibility of the courts to show proper sensitivity to their role in our system of government. In general advisory opinions are not appropriate. [39] Mr Cranney and Mx Hornsby-Geluk di...

10. Legal-Aid-lawyer-Provider-Manual.pdf [pdf, 265 KB]

    ...(legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz). mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz 8 Providing legal aid Grants Handbook The Grants Handbook is a useful resource that sets out our policies relating to legal aid in detail. Use the grants handbook to learn more about legal aid applications, eligibility, assignment, reassignments, fees, payments and more. We encourage you...