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1. Campbell & Anor v REAA CAC 20007 & Anor [2014] NZREADT 42 [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...Neither rule is absolute so as to trump the other as a matter of course; although there could be a factual situation where the seeming duty of disclosure under Rule 6.4 would be barred by the confidentiality requirement of Rule 9.21. [42] In a consumer protection regime, with the desirability of allowing consumers to make informed choices, there will be a heavy emphasis on the need for fair disclosure. Mr Hodge submits that where a matter is finely balanced as material to the purchasing...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 133 Bay of Islands Maritime Park Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...of the Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN BAY OF ISLANDS MARITIME PARK INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-000117) CEP SERVICES MATAUWHI LIMITED (ENV-2019-AKL-000111) D LOURIE (ENV-2019-AKL-000128) ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-0000127) Appellants AND NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J A Smith sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Last case event: 23 June 2023 Date o...

3. GT v TK LCRO 06 / 2011 (20 January 2012) [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...application of the relevant professional standards and procedures. It recognises that Standards Committees are made up of experienced lawyers, together with a non legally-qualified representative of the community. [15] In this case the Committee has carefully and extensively considered the Applicant’s complaints, applied the relevant rules to the facts and reached conclusions which are detailed and compelling. It rejected the Applicant’s complaints. [16] The Applicant has no...

4. MFE-Your-Guide-to-the-Environment-Court.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...and served on the necessary people, and that evidence is exchanged with the other parties. Community law centres (and, in some areas, environmental law centres) can also provide assistance. 10 YOUR GUIDE TO THE ENVIRONMENT COUR T You should think carefully about what specialist input you might need to support your case. This might include hiring a professional to give evidence on an aspect of your case (eg, a traffic engineer or landscape architect). If you have limited resources, it may...

5. West & Anor as Trustees of the Christine West Family Trust v Perry [pdf, 769 KB]

   ...Causation – Awareness of leaks 74 Latent v Patent 79 Claim No 02368-West page 4 of 168 12 THE PERRYS 80 No duty of care 81 Were the Perrys developers? 81 Were the Perrys builders? 82 Did the Perrys control any of the building work? 88 Negotiated settlement with Builder 89 Code Compliance Certificate 9...

6. Flight v Fletcher - Waipapa 1D 2B 3B [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 96 (2017 APPEAL 96) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...Introduction [1] For close to 30 years Mr Flight has been living in a house on Māori Freehold land administered by the Waipapa and Tokaanu Māori Lands Trust. Previously his parents and grandparents had occupied the house. Mr Flight cares for a dependent son with a chronic illness and cannot afford to live elsewhere. [2] In May 2016 Judge Harvey granted the trust a permanent injunction requiring Mr Flight to remove the dwelling. 1 The Judge described it as a very difficu...

7. XN v Ji [2019] NZIACDT 49 (19 July 2019) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...eventually lodged it with the agency on 5 November 2014. It was selected on 3 December 2014 for an invitation to apply, which was duly completed and lodged by Mr Ji on 13 March 2015. [10] Immigration New Zealand sent three letters to the complainant, care of Mr Ji, requiring further information. Mr Ji says he passed them onto another employee of NZ Business Migration. He states that “we” drafted the responses which were promptly sent to Immigration New Zealand.2 [11] Immi...

8. LCRO 171/2023 PF v DS (1 February 2024) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. The parties were invited to comment on this proposed course of action and neither of them objected to it. 7 [32] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that necessit...

9. 2025 NZPSPLA 057.pdf [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...relevant is the rehabilitation of the practitioner and as such the public interest in having a rehabilitated practitioner providing capable services. [32] Mr McKnight submits that there is no public interest in ending Mr Shepherd’s exemplary career in the security industry given its longevity, his voluntary services including at the Trust, and his rehabilitation. Also of relevance is that the events occurred in November 2019, August/September 2020 and January 2021 and therefore ar...

10. LCRO 160/2024 XT v YQ (27 June 2025) [pdf, 219 KB]

    ...this review decision, expressed in simplified terms. 2 [3] The siblings1 were their mother’s children by her first marriage. [4] The mother’s second husband of 40 years was Mr X. Mr X held an enduring power of attorney (EPOA) for her care and welfare. [5] There was discord between Mr X and the siblings over decisions he made as enduring attorney during the last two years of Mrs X’s life. [6] One of the applicant’s sisters issued court proceedings to have herself a...