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1. AN v DH LCRO 119/2015 (23 December 2015) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...her partner’s significant loss of income to Ms AN’s involvement “due to stress impacting on our lives and the need to deal with this and other relevant matters”. She describes her engagement with lawyers, and the impacts on the family’s resources. Ms DH says she considered contact between MM her father placed MM under significant risk of injury. She says her lawyer charged her legal fees at a “fraction of her normal fees”, but even so as at 9 January 2015 she still owe...

2. FINAL-2021-Research-Memorandum-Witness-Familiarisation.pdf [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...civil cases. 9. This research paper examines best practice overseas and in Aotearoa New Zealand to outline what a good witness familiarisation service could provide to complainants and witnesses. 10. It will be used initially as an internal resource and be provided to the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence. Objectives 11. The objectives of the research are to: (a) Outline why witness familiarisation is needed and th...

3. Houpapa v Woods - Taharoa A Sec 6D No 2 (2012) 44 Waikato Maniapoto MB 167 (44 WMN 167) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...reasonably necessary to enable the owner or occupier of the land to use and enjoy the land for any purpose for which it may be used in accordance with any right, permission, authority, consent, approval, or dispensation enjoyed or granted under the Resource Management Act 1991. [51] Two issues arise out of the definition of “reasonable access” in relation to this particular block. Those issues are: a) What purposes may the land be used for? b) What physical access is reasonably...

4. [2007] NZEmpC 6A/07 Otago Taxis Ltd v Strong [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...and interlocutory issues which no doubt have resulted in legal expenses far in excess of the amount originally in dispute. In the course of those interlocutory applications Ms Ritchie deposed that the plaintiff was a small company with limited resources which could not “absorb” the cost of the defended hearing of the challenge. Judge Couch later directed the parties to further mediation, the defendant at this stage being represented by counsel. The mediation was unsuccessful....

5. LCRO 150/2017 UG v WN [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...for his father, purchased the property at [address] (the property) from ABC Developments Limited (the vendor).1 [3] Interests noted or registered against the certificate of title to the property included consent notices pursuant to s 221 of the Resource Management Act 1991, 1 Pursuant to an agreement for sale and purchase dated 16 October 2014. (the purchase agreement). 2 easements in gross (water reticulation, convey telecomm...

6. Nelson Standards Committee v Downing and Reith [2022] NZLCDT 7 (17 February 2022) [pdf, 241 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZLCDT 7 LCDT 017/21 and 018/21 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN NELSON STANDARDS COMMITTEE Applicant AND GRAEME MARK DOWNING AND ALEXANDER ALAN REITH Practitioner CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr F Pereira MNZM Ms G Phipps Mr T Mackenzie Dr D Tulloch HEARING 16 December 2021 HELD AT Tribunals Unit, Well

7. West v Accident Compensation Corporation (Vocational independence) [2024] NZACC 138 [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...also thought driving was inappropriate, and that Ms West needed a role that provided opportunities for flexibility of movement. He concluded that Ms West had the capacity to undertake the roles of: Accounts Clerk; Payroll Clerk; 12 Human Resources Clerk; Stock Clerk; Receptionist General; Office Cashier; and Customer Services Representative. [63] On 22 March 2023, Dr Pett completed a vocational independence assessment general practitioner questionnaire, in which he noted: �€...

8. OIA-Policy Work Programme [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...firearms work programme in 2024 – plus forecasted events, opportunities, risks and milestones for 2025 and 2026. 2. Agree to a targeted approach to consultation on the AML/CFT regulatory settings 3. Note we will provide advice on options for resourcing the AML/CFT work programme. Kathy Brightwell Acting Deputy Secretary, Policy APPROVED SEEN NOT AGREED __________ ____________________ Hon Nicole McKee Associate Minister of J...

9. 2025 NZSSAA 01 [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...Social Security Act 2018 (the Act) is “to enable in certain circumstances the provision of financial support to people to help alleviate hardship”.2 Support is provided taking into account that, where appropriate, a person should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under the Act.3 Funeral grant 6. Under s 90 of the Act the Ministry may pay a funeral grant if a deceased person with or without dependents meet certain financial conditions cov...

10. Proactive release - COVID-19: Arbitrating Commercial Lease Disputes [pdf, 266 KB]

    ...24.1.3 any financial support available to them 24.1.4 their revenue and profit levels in recent years 24.1.5 their ability to survive financially the effects of official requirements to counter an outbreak of COVID-19 24.1.6 any difference in size and resources between the lessor, the lessee, and any other relevant party 24.1.7 any other factor that is reasonably relevant 24.2 a relevant party is any sublessee, any lessor under a superior lease, any parent company for the lessor or less...