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1. [2025] NZIACT 42 – CE v Asici (14 August 2025) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...and [112]. 8 [35] In his submissions to the Authority, Ms Asici’s former solicitor relies on her email to the complainant on 5 September 2022. In that email, she sent the agency’s services agreement and asked him to “print off, read carefully, and ask any questions”, then to sign and return it. It is pointed out Ms Asici made herself personally available to answer his questions, but he did not take up this opportunity. [36] The provision to a client in a written comm...

2. BORA Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...other judicial bodies from considering the settlement and historical claims, other than in respect of the interpretation and implementation of the deed of settlement, the Act or redress provided under the deed or Act. The Bill also removes associated protections under the State-Owned Enterprises Act and elsewhere. 13. The removal of recourse to the courts and otherwise raises three related questions under the Bill of Rights Act: 13.1 These provisions limit the available protection for...

3. [2022] NZIACDT 12 - LS v Murthy (27 May 2022) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...submissions to the Tribunal prior to the issue of the liability decision. Following that decision, the complainant sent an email on 28 April 2022 stating that if Ms Murthy had guided him properly, he would now be a resident. This was affecting his career. In a further email on 19 May 2022, the complainant said he wanted a refund of the fees paid as he was struggling financially. He provided evidence of having paid her $4,350. Submissions from Ms Murthy [14] Ms Mortimer-Wang...

4. Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 765 KB]

   ...Limited .......................................................................................................... 23 Lakes District Health Board ................................................................................................ 28 Landcare Research New Zealand Limited ......................................................................... 33 Landcorp Farming Limited (Pāmu) ..................................................................................... 36 Law Comm...

5. National and Auckland Standards Committees v Deliu [2016] NZLCDT 41 [pdf, 441 KB]

   ...breaching his judicial oath and of judicial corruption. [12] These six offences were “speech” offences. They involved excessive, disgraceful and baseless attacks on Judges made in provocative and intemperate language, and for the purpose of protecting the practitioner’s own interests. The accusations included allegations of discrimination and racism by the Judges towards both counsel and clients, and corruption in carrying out their duties. They were repeated over the years...

6. BORA Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...Waitangi Tribunal over the historical claims and the settlement. This raises an issue about compliance with s 27(2) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. 5. That subsection provides: “Every person whose rights, obligations or interests protected or recognised by law have been affected by a determination of any tribunal or other public authority has the right to apply, in accordance with law, for judicial review of that determination.” 6. Legislative determination of a claim...

7. BK v YM LCRO 177 / 2010 (14 April 2011) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...Standards Committee decision focused on the complaint relating to the provision of affidavit evidence by the Respondent. In this regard the Committee took note of rule 13.7 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client 4 Care Rules) 2008 (the Client Care Rules) which provides that a lawyer must not be obstructive when approached to give evidence in Court proceedings. [18] The Committee considered that the Respondent was not in breach of the Client Care Rul...

8. TXY v Police [2025] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 358 KB]

   ...[1] TXY claims that the New Zealand Police (Police) have interfered with his privacy by providing his personal information about his immigration status to his former wife, LZA. He alleged the disclosures made by Police to LZA were contrary to the protections provided by Information Privacy Principle (IPP) 11 of the Privacy Act 1993 (PA). 2 [2] TXY claimed that Police sought the information from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) at the behest of LZA and then passed it on to her in circums...

9. LCRO 63/2021 FB v LK (31 May 2021) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...reached at that meeting, and the parties executed a written relationship property agreement, appropriately certified by their lawyers (the agreement).1 [9] Mr FB subsequently became unhappy about the agreement. He considered that Mr LK had failed to protect his interests in the negotiations leading up to the agreement being signed, and that the agreement unjustly favoured Mrs FB. Complaint [10] Against that background, on 18 February 2020, Mr FB lodged his complaint with the New...

10. VAB v Corrections [2022] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 215 KB]

    ...to this particular case, as it was issued and discharged well after Ms Bakker disclosed information to Early Start. [43] The Tribunal understands that the plaintiff is aggrieved by this situation. It is unfortunate that while Ms Bakker had a careful plan for how to manage the disclosure, the speed and manner in which Early Start told the plaintiff’s partner meant that the impact of this disclosure on the plaintiff and his relationship with his partner was made worse than it perhaps...