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1. LCRO 68/2018 TY v HG (29 November 2019) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...issues: (a) what duties, if any, did Mr HG owe to Mr TY, [EEE] and their clients; (b) did Mr HG breach any of those duties? [24] The Committee was satisfied that in the circumstances Mr HG’s duty was to his clients and that he had no duty to protect or promote the interests of [EEE] or its clients. [25] However, it considered that the obligation all lawyers owe to the Court not to mislead or deceive it,4 should extend to quasi-judicial processes such as those of the Commerce C...

2. LCRO 38/2024 & 39/2024 SM v CV and CV v SM (13 August 2025) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...Committee had regard to Mr CV’s obligation under Rule 3 to always act competently and in a timely manner consistent with the terms of the retainer and the duty to take reasonable care. It also had regard to Mr CV’s obligation under Rule 6 to protect and promote the interests of the client to the exclusion of the interests of third parties.”25 [51] The Committee described the events which occurred between February and March 2022 as ‘fast moving’ and that Mr CV’s advice was gi...

3. LCRO 32/2025 MT v BR (30 September 2025) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...the [Area] Standards Committee [X] to take no further action on her complaint about the professional conduct of the respondent, Mr BR.1 What gave rise to the complaint? [2] The applicant was a party to proceedings in the Family Court regarding care of her child with her husband (Mr A). The respondent was Mr A’s lawyer in those proceedings. 1 Defined terms (the applicant, the respondent, the firm, etc.) are used to facilitate anonymised publication of this decision....

4. KT & NT v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 374 (31 May 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...is liable to repair the door. 5. The concreting of a domestic driveway is a service that is ordinarily acquired for personal or domestic use or consumption and as such is subject to the guarantee that the service will be supplied with reasonable care and skill as provided in s.28 of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the CGA. Where there has been a failure to so render a service the consumer is entitled to exercise the options set out in s.32 of the CGA. 6. Typically, a consumer wou...

5. BORA Hawke’s Bay Regional Planning Committee Bill [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...Meetings Act - to “avoid disclosure of the location of wāhi tapu of significant interest to any iwi or hapū represented by a tāngata whenua appointer ...”. 6. We have considered these provisions in light of the right to freedom of expression protected by s 14 of the Bill of Rights Act. Section 14 provides that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form.” 7. Inclusion...

6. Issue 41: 1 October- 31 December 2024 [pdf, 949 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 October and 31 December 2024 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2024 (4) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a d

7. Legal aid fixed fee schedules for public safety public Protection Orders [pdf, 603 KB]

   1 | P a g e CIVIL (PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDERS) FIXED FEES SCHEDULE Proceedings under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014 in the High Court Termination of instructions Activity Fees Tasks Initial instructions not followed through $290 For  taking instructions, attending the client  preparing application for legal aid  contacting the client  closing the file  reporting to client  reporting to and invoicing Legal Aid Services. Not...

8. A v Van Wijk (Access to File) [2019] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...Van Wijk has made no submissions. [9] While the plaintiff, in principle, neither opposes nor consents to Ms Johnston’s application for access to the statement of claim and statements of reply, the plaintiff asks that the documents be redacted to protect her and her family’s identity and to protect her against the potential harm of publication of facts detailed in the statement of claim without the full context that will emerge at trial. Accordingly redactions have been sought: [9....

9. [2022] NZEnvC 060 Eden-Epsom Residential Protection Society Inc v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 060 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 against a decision on Proposed Plan Change 21 to the Auckland Unitary Plan BETWEEN EDEN-EPSOM RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2020-AKL-079) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND SOUTHERN CROSS HOSPITALS LIMITED Requestor AND KAINGA ORA – HOMES AND COMMUNITIES s274 Party AND TUPUNA MAUNGA O TAMAKI MAKAUR...

10. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - list of issues 5th report [pdf, 38 KB]

    ...page 3 13. Please indicate(a) whether persons detained on mental health grounds have prompt access to judicial review of their detention; (b) whether inspection systems have been established in line with the United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care; (c) what measures have been taken to redress the high number of persons with mental health problems in prisons. Please also provide detailed information on men...