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1. OIA-121693.pdf [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   ...SURVEY ................................................................. 100 ADULT SAFETY PROGRAMMES – CLIENT FEEDBACK SURVEY ..................................................................... 101 CHILD SAFETY – CLIENT FEEDBACK SURVEY (PARENT/CAREGIVER) ............................................................. 103 CHILD SAFETY – CLIENT FEEDBACK SURVEY (CHILD) ................................................................................ 105 NON-VIOLENCE PROGRAMME – CLIE...

2. LCRO 98/2019 EL v SV, DV & JV (31 March 2021) [pdf, 510 KB]

   ...million. [8] D, S and J V (the Vs) were amongst the residual beneficiaries of Mr OM’s will. D was Mr OM’s daughter, and S and J were two of his grandchildren. [9] Litigation over Mr OM’s estate ensued. This included claims under the Family Protection Act 1955 (FPA), and a claim by Mrs PE under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (PRA). [10] As executor and trustee, Mr EL was the defendant in all of the proceedings. [11] Mr EL instructed counsel to act in the PRA proceedi...

3. BORA Waste Minimisation (Solids) Bill [pdf, 410 KB]

   ...information about products to the public and prescribes the manner in which this should be done. We consider that the information that must be provided to the public does not appear to be sufficiently "expressive" in content to attract the protection of section 14 of the Bill of Rights Act (freedom of expression). 4. Clause 35 of the Bill empowers Waste Control Authorities to make announced and unannounced inspections of waste transported to, or inspected by, the operators of a...

4. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-38.pdf [pdf, 27 MB]

   ...To help you and your staff understand which special patients are eligible to enrol and vote we have prepared the advice below in consultation with the Electoral Commission Te Kaitiaki Take Kowhiri (the Commission). Some special patients and special care recipients are not eligible to enrol and vote because they are detained in hospital having been convicted of an offence, found unfit to stand trial or acquitted on account of insanity. Which special patients are not eligible to vote? Sec...

5. Han v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 19 [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...assessor’s report, the signed witness statements, and the documentary evidence that has been filed. [5] The issues that I need to address are: i. What were the defects which caused water ingress? ii. Did the Urlichs breach the duty of care they owed Mr Han and Mrs Woo as the developers of the property? iii. Did the claimants contribute to their loss? iv. What is the appropriate cost of the remedial work? v. What is the correct apportionment of contribution between...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Dangen [2019] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 502 KB]

   ...charged significant fees for her attendances, without having been authorised by the Court, and in respect of some attendances which could not have been authorised by the Court. Additionally, she advanced $20,000 as a loan to a family member of the protected person, without any authority to do so. Issues 1. What are the applicable principles of penalty in relation to this matter? 2. What is the level of culpability of the practitioner on the continuum of negligent conduct? 3. Ar...

7. Practice Note: Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act - selection [pdf, 33 KB]

   PRACTICE NOTE: PROTECTION OF PERSONAL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS ACT (Selection and review of ‘Counsel for the subject person’ list) 1 SELECTION AND REVIEW OF ‘COUNSEL FOR THE SUBJECT PERSON’ LIST 1.1 In each Court there will be a list of counsel who are available to accept appointments from the Court as counsel for the subject person, from which counsel may be appointed in individual cases. 1.2 The Ministry of Justice and the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society hav...

8. LCRO 167/2016 LQ v TM (13 May 2019) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...third party who is not his [or her] client”.10 [53] In reaching the conclusion that no professional issues of an adverse nature arose for the lawyer, this Office stated that “it was the responsibility” of the complainant’s lawyer “to protect [the complainant’s] interests”, and not the lawyer who “acted for the party on the other side of a transaction”. [54] As I have also noted, the Lawyers Complaints Service suggested that Mr TM may have been able to address Mr...

9. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v Kennelly [2022] NZLCDT 31 (1 September 2022) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...never a client of Mr Kennelly. Over a period of five years, his successive complaints greatly upset Mr Kennelly who said it “took over my life.” [4] The original complaint arose from an error. Mr Kennelly acted for an elderly woman to bring protection order proceedings against her son, Mr P. Mr Kennelly’s error was to include, as an applicant, the client’s husband (Mr P’s father) whose capacity was in doubt. The client’s husband was never a client of Mr Kennelly. A...

10. Legal aid civil public Protection Orders fixed fee schedule [pdf, 672 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 Note...