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1. Duty Lawyer Policy v-2.14.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...lawyers Duty lawyers are required to provide services to unrepresented defendants in accordance with the following broad guidance. They deal with: • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a guilty plea and their sentencing can be dealt with on the day and/or a legal aid application is not required • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a not guilty plea and/or the matter can be...

2. Duty Lawyer Policy v2.15.pdf [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...lawyers Duty lawyers are required to provide services to unrepresented defendants in accordance with the following broad guidance. They deal with: • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a guilty plea and their sentencing can be dealt with on the day and/or a legal aid application is not required • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a not guilty plea and/or the matter can be...

3. Duty Lawyer Policy v-2.16.pdf [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...lawyers Duty lawyers are required to provide services to unrepresented defendants in accordance with the following broad guidance. They deal with: • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a guilty plea and their sentencing can be dealt with on the day and/or a legal aid application is not required • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a not guilty plea and/or the matter can be...

4. [2016] NZEmpC 175 Wikaira v The Chief Executive of Department of Corrections [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...…………………………………………………………………….. Not immediately reporting the charge ………………………………….. Department’s reputation ………………………………………………... Choice to plead guilty …………………………………………………... [200] [201] [204] [206] [210] [211] Disparity ………………………………………………………………… Could the dism...

5. LCRO 144/2024 NQ v PW (28 March 2025) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...Act charge was potentially punishable by imprisonment or other forms of personal detention. The Fair Trading Act charges were punishable by fines. [5] The husband and the applicant initially consulted lawyers on legal aid. They entered not guilty pleas and elected trial by jury. They were required to surrender their passports. They gave an undertaking to the Commerce Commission to cause the company to cease operating. [6] The couple then received a sentencing indication of one to...

6. Evaluation of Wellington District Court criminal list pilot [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...appointment times are given for subsequent appearances • ensure that administrative matters are dealt with prior to the defendant appearing before a judge. Administrative matters include determining whether the defendant has had legal advice, is ready to plead, has a pre-sentence report where appropriate, has an interpreter if required and that any mental health issues have been addressed. The evaluation found that the objectives of the new system were substantially achieved. Some recommen...

7. Duty-Lawyer-Checklist.pdf [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...material and is for the use of the duty lawyer only. First names In custody KEY: YES = NO = ×  Address Charges CP Act Offence Category 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Actives PRN: DOB Criminal History checked: PLEA No Plea: Guilty: Intimated Guilty: Not Guilty: Diversion: BAIL At large: Bail: Opposed: (s.8 / 10 / 12 / 13 / 15 / 16 / 17A) PERSONAL Working: (Part time / Full time) Benefit: Fines: Sing...

8. Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Porteous [2014] NZLCDT 72 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...without reference to her and without her authority. The fee included a narration “for future attendances in relation to rest home matters and preparation for and attendances in relation to administration of your estate”. The practitioner has pleaded guilty to unsatisfactory conduct on the basis that he charged a fee that was not fair and reasonable. (c) Charge three is one of misconduct. It relates to the same client referred to in charge two. The practitioner has pleaded gu...

9. Legal aid Criminal Procedure Act 2011 - consultation response - final [pdf, 627 KB]

   ...schedules, as it did when criminal fixed fees were first implemented in March 2012. We made adjustments to the fees urgently when it was clear that, for example, there was a gap in the ability to pay a provider any fee when the client had absconded before plea. 69. We will likewise follow a flexible approach in relation to these changes, and keep them under constant review as they bed in and cases progress through the new court procedures. There is also a full evaluation of the new Fixed...

10. Duty-Lawyer-Policy-v-2-v2.16.pdf [pdf, 424 KB]

    ...lawyers Duty lawyers are required to provide services to unrepresented defendants in accordance with the following broad guidance. They deal with: • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a guilty plea and their sentencing can be dealt with on the day and/or a legal aid application is not required • matters where the defendant wishes to be represented by the duty lawyer, intends to enter a not guilty plea and/or the matter can be...