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1. LCRO 212/2016 LM v HR (22 September 2017) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...with in a normal manner” without such nonsense. Regarding the allegations by Ms HR, Mr LM said: (a) Ms HR has breached the requirements of Rules 6 & 29 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Conveyancing Practitioners: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 in making an allegation against LMN. (b) Ms HR appears to be of the view that a reverse undertaking is probably unlawful without considering the statement made by Mr G (the [designation] of the Property Law Section of the N...

2. LCRO 212/2016 LMN Law v HR [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...with in a normal manner” without such nonsense. Regarding the allegations by Ms HR, Mr LM said: (a) Ms HR has breached the requirements of Rules 6 & 29 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Conveyancing Practitioners: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 in making an allegation against LMN. (b) Ms HR appears to be of the view that a reverse undertaking is probably unlawful without considering the statement made by Mr G (the [designation] of the Property Law Section of the N...

3. [2023] NZREADT 9 – Complaints Assessment Committee 2108 v O’Brien & Wildman (28 April 2023) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...the Act, in that he engaged in seriously negligent or incompetent real estate agency work and/or wilfully or recklessly contravened any or all of rr 5.1, 5.2, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and/or 9.6 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules). 2. In the alternative, he engaged in unsatisfactory conduct. Particulars 1. By offering and/or marketing the property for sale without an agency agreement, in breach of r 9.6. 2. By failing to ensure a...

4. Family Court rewrite submission: Backbone Collective [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...the Family Court. Very few have been reported as positive. In most cases these women have reported their situation and that of their children has been made less safe. Women commonly tell us they wish they had never gone to the Family Court for protection, they wish they had stayed with the abuser as it was safer, they can’t wait until their child turns 16 because only then will they be safe, that no social service agency, nobody in Government or any of the commissions can help th...

5. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Mr U [2024] NZLCDT 4 (9 February 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...[1] During a time of extreme personal stress, Mr U behaved in a manner which he admits was “rude, distasteful, disrespectful and regrettable”. This occurred in the context of his personal Family Court proceedings concerning the care of his children1 and their occupation of the former family home. In those proceedings Mr U represented himself. [2] Should a lawyer, conducting litigation in the most personal of circumstances, and in a private court setting (as oppo...

6. Abortion Legislation Bill (Cabinet Papers) [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...perform abortions, and the oversight of abortion services generally. There would, however, be statutory provisions so women can self-refer to services and to ensure the availability of counselling in a timely manner. 13. Safe access zones aim to protect women accessing abortion services from intimidation by protesters. I propose including a regulation-making power, so that a safe access zone could be implemented to prevent harm to pregnant women or health practitioners accessing a speci...

7. Recommendations recap - issue 12 [pdf, 996 KB]

   ...with any orders made under section 74 of the Act. 3 Contents Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 4 Adverse Effects or Reactions to Medical/Surgical Care .............................................. 4 Choking ...................................................................................................................... 5 Deaths in Custody ...............................................

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

   ...make life easier rather than harder. There are some areas where we have, for good and sufficient reasons, pushed beyond current law and practice. The way we have phrased these recommendations is designed to mitigate any perceived ill effect. We have carefully considered these and have recommended an appropriate lead-in period so that practice can adjust, and, if desired, settlors and trustees can make changes to specific trust deeds. Of course, trustees will need to keep under review their admi...

9. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Attorney-General [2020] NZHRRT 45 [pdf, 626 KB]

   ...certain sexual offending against a person under the age of 16. For convenience, we set out below the relevant portions of that section: 139 Prohibition against publication of names in specified sexual cases (1AA) The purpose of this section is to protect persons upon or with whom an offence referred to in subsection (1) or subsection (2) has been, or is alleged to have been, committed. (1) No person shall publish, in any report or account relating to any proceedings commenced in any c...

10. ENV-2016-CHC-000071 Application for Declarations [pdf, 3.6 MB]

    ...permitted clearance thresholds, resource consent is required under Rule 12 of the District Plan. 5 That Council has an active duty to avoid, remedy, or mitigate adverse effects on the environment under s6(b), s6(c), s17, s31(1)(b)(ii)(a) RMA to: (a) Protect areas of significant indigenous vegetation and significant habits of indigenous fauna, including when areas are not identified in planning maps. (b) Protect outstanding natural landscapes, including the landscapes' ecologica...