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1. [2025] NZREADT 45 - Montagna v REAA (3 November 2025) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...and/or was incompetent or negligent so as to amount to unsatisfactory conduct under s 72(b) and/or s 72(c) of the Act. [22] As referred to in paragraph 3 above, the parties filed the joint memorandum dated 2 September 2022, whereby Ms Montagna pleaded guilty to the charge of unsatisfactory conduct. Her plea was entered on the basis of the agreed statement of facts. The Committee withdrew the misconduct charges. [23] Despite an agreement to the amended charge, the Tribunal must n...

2. Singh v New Zealand Law Society [2017] NZLCDT 20 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...Zealand. He was also admitted as a lawyer in Tasmania, Queensland and Fiji. He was a Notary Public in Fiji. [14] On 24 July 2003 the appellant was charged by the Fiji Police with three counts of perverting the course of justice. He eventually pleaded guilty to one charge on 25 October 2006 and was convicted. Between the date of the charges and the date of the guilty plea, the appellant engaged in civil actions, appeals, applications seeking “constitutional redress”, and de...

3. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Mr U [2024] NZLCDT 10 (9 April 2024) [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...private nature of the communications created by Mr Schlooz made them less serious. That is also a factor in this case. [36] The other distinguishing feature found between Orlov and Schlooz was the acceptance of responsibility by way of a guilty plea by Mr Schlooz, whereas Mr Orlov at no time ever acknowledged that his (mis)conduct was inappropriate. [37] Later in his decision, Toogood J held:10 … A starting point of six months' suspension for the most serious cases of t...

4. Andrews v Commissioner of Police [2013] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...he got older, the sentences he received got longer. Nevertheless the relationship with Ms Edmonds continued with her visiting him in prison every week. He acknowledges that at times she has been unhappy with him for “coming and going” as he pleased and for not being in employment. She has also on occasion provided information to the Police about his criminal activities. Nevertheless they have always made up. He believes they have strong feelings for each other. He concedes that h...

5. Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A (2017) 154 Waikato-Maniapoto MB 128 (154 WMN 128) [pdf, 418 KB]

   ...be appropriate. Respondent’s submissions [20] Mr Kahukiwa acted for respondents George Nicholls, Cherie Povey and Arohaina Povey. They opposed the orders sought for recovery of rental income, mesne profits and interest on the basis that the plea before the Court is misconceived. [21] Mr Kahukiwa noted that while the Court granted orders in favour of the applicants restraining the respondents from going onto the lands and allowing recovery of the land, the Court did not make a...

6. Cooper v Standards Committee LCRO 280/2013, 281/2013, 324/2013, 325/2013, 34/2014, 118/2014 (17 April 2015) [pdf, 406 KB]

   ...6700) [3] A complaint was laid by Mr AQ raising concerns about Mr Cooper having repeatedly sought adjournments, and failed to attend Court to represent him on a defended drink-driving charge. After several months’ delay, Mr AQ entered a guilty plea and was sentenced, in Mr Cooper’s absence. Mr AQ objected to having paid Mr Cooper $7,000 for services Mr Cooper did not provide. Mr Cooper refunded the $7,000, and Mr AQ withdrew his complaint. Standards Committee Decisions 1...

7. LCRO 148/2020 PV v GY (31 May 2021) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...to police as per VA but Sgt OW considers RS only confessed because he thought he’d killed CB. Told CB to email her views to police and cc me in if she wants to and only if she wants to. [14] Mr RS appeared in court on 27 May 2019 to enter his plea to the assault charge. A not guilty plea was entered and the matter was remanded for a case review hearing on [date] 2019. [15] On [date] 2019, Mr RS was sentenced to home detention following conviction on his driving charges. Ms PV was...

8. COURTS126-Lets-talk-court-booklet-2019-Print.pdf [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...are not the person who is on trial and you can’t go to prison. You’re only there to help tell the judge/jury what happened. Will I always have to go to court if I am a witness? No. If the defendant agrees that they have committed the offence (pleads guilty), you will not have to go to court. You also won’t have to go to court if it’s agreed that your written statement, video, or ‘brief of evidence’ (a document that contains the Our society has laws (rules) that say what p...

9. Legal Aid Fee Glossary

   ...grantThis fee can be claimed each time a single charge or set of charges are added to the grant.This is a repeatable activity and can be claimed per occurrence.  If a set of charges are added, the fee cannot be claimed for each individual charge.Please note that the fee cannot be claimed unless additional charges have been added to the grant by Legal Aid Services. Schedules A-F Charge Discussions N/A Charge DiscussionsThis fee can be claimed for engaging in charge discussions with the...

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10. Reoffending analysis for restorative justice cases 2008 to 2011 [pdf, 651 KB]

    ...study compared 2,323 conferenced offenders with 6,718 matched offenders. 3 Offenders in the study included those who:  had been charged with an imprisonable offence involving a victim  were aged 17 or over  entered a guilty plea  did not receive a custodial sentence,1 and  were charged in a district court from which referrals were received by restorative justice providers included in the study. The measures of reoffending used in this study were frequ...