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1. [2024] NZLVT 011 - Hamilton-City Council v Shaw (15 April 2024) [pdf, 452 KB]

   ...breakdown in communication with the respondents regarding access and accommodation works to the balance property and the current status of the project. By the time of the hearing the SGHU valuation had been updated, taking into account the lack of vehicle access to the dwelling on the balance land 4 following the take and increasing the compensation payable to the respondents. The hearing [9] The respondents appeared at the hearing in person, assisted by a McKenzie Friend...

2. Goel v Barron [2022] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...application for membership, of an industrial union or professional or trade association: (e) access to any approval, authorisation, or qualification: (f) vocational training, or the making of an application for vocational training: (g) access to places, vehicles, and facilities: (h) access to goods and services: (i) access to land, housing, or other accommodation: (j) education: (k) participation in fora for the exchange of ideas and information. [47] Mr Goel must establish, on the b...

3. LCRO 121/2023 AI v HR (12 December 2023) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...wife’s lawyer. [3] The couple had significant assets and liabilities. The assets included three properties owned by various family trusts, shares also owned by a family trust in a 2 company in which both the applicant and his former wife worked, vehicles, a launch, chattels and cash. [4] The liabilities, through the trusts, included money owing to a bank and money owing to the wife’s parents’ family trust. The company also had liabilities. [5] The wife was the sole trust...

4. Apostolakis v Rennie (Strike-Out Application) 2017 NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...unlawfully and illogically stated that the Family Court had jurisdiction to make an order for division of property with Protection/property orders under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and acting on that malicious and/or incompetent and/or contributory negligent advice, a caveat was lodged. The issue is Ms Rennies knowledge of “no jurisdiction” did Ms Rennie continue the Protection Order application beyond that point of time, activated by malice s 13 Domestic Protection Act. This all...

5. LCRO 116/2019 RLF v DN (29 January 2020) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...Mr LF’s following statement that until he received Mr DN’s 25 January 2019 email, informing him he “should have raised” his personal property “issue” earlier, he was “unaware of the content”. 4 The property included furniture, motor vehicles, family mementos and photographs. 5 Items said to belong to Mr LF and Mrs LF include stamps, scout and girl guide uniforms and World War I embroidery. 4 (2) Mr DN’s actions as BG’s (successor) attorney [18] Mr LF claimed...

6. LCRO 73/2019 LM v NO (27 July 2020) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...interest. [55] I do not intend to be drawn into, much less comment upon, whether Ms LM’s is endeavouring to remove Mr NO from the relationship property litigation for her own purposes, and is using the complaints process as one of a number of vehicles to accomplish that. [56] The fact is that any person may complain about a lawyer’s conduct. A connection between the complainant and the lawyer complained about is not a necessary prerequisite to inquiry into a complaint about l...

7. NZLS 19 Mar 2013 Giving Evidence [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...defence. However, witnesses may also be required in what are known as civil cases. These are cases between individuals or bodies rather than involving the police as in criminal cases. They can involve all sorts of issues such as suing someone for negligence or defamation, a dispute between neighbours, or breach of contract. Other civil cases may require you to give evidence in the Employment Court, Family Court, Environment Court, a Disputes Tribunal and so on. You may also be asked to...

8. RIS Regulatory Systems Justice Amendment Bill package [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Providers team LCA Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 LCDT Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal LCRO Legal Complaints Review Officer LCS Lawyers Complaints Service MBIE Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment MVDT Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal NZLS New Zealand Law Society NZPB New Zealand Parole Board NZSOC New Zealand Society of Conveyancers PSPLA Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority PSPPI Act Private Security Personnel and Private Investigat...

9. NZ Law Commission review of the law of Trusts [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...restricted. We recommend that the terms of a trust must not limit a trustee’s liability or grant a trustee an indemnity against the trust property in respect of a breach of trust arising from the trustee’s own dishonesty, wilful misconduct or gross negligence. This limitation is an advance upon the current law by making it clear that such clauses cannot exclude liability for gross negligence. The line we propose between valid and invalid exemption and indemnity clauses balances the need to...

10. Fehling v South Westland Area School [2012] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 144 KB]

    ...says he was subjected to harassment by reason only of the fact that he is seen as “different”. These incidents include the night-time smashing of the windows of his van; minor assaults and an occasion when his campsite was invaded by a motor vehicle doing “doughnuts” and other loss of traction manoeuvres to frighten him. Mr Fehling talked about encountering general hostility in the community which he explained in the following terms: I come from a different culture and backgro...