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1. QC v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 782 (24 September 2024) [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...2. QC claims $6000.00 from N Ltd comprising $1500.00 for paint defects and $4,500.00 for an absent fibre conduit. 3. The issues to be determined are: a. Was N Ltd the builder of the property? b. Did N Ltd fail to exercise reasonable care and skill and/or fail to produce an outcome that was reasonably fit for purpose in relation to the paint work? c. If so what is the remedy? d. Did N Ltd fail to exercise reasonable care and skill and/or fail to produce an outcome that wa...

2. SP v GC Ltd [2024] NZDT 500 (17 June 2024) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...by a defect in the roofing at the property and seeks an order that GC Ltd is liable to pay him $3,029.00. 2. Attendance, 3. The issues to be resolved are: a. Is the claim within the limitation period? b. Was the roof laid with reasonable care and skill? c. If not, what remedy is appropriate? Is the claim within the limitation period? 4. SP bought his house in June 2016 brand new from GC Ltd, who had built the house. In February 2024 SP found a leak in a bedroom in the ho...

3. Grants-Handbook-v5.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Criminal, including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • Criminal Cases Review Commission • Family, including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • ACC • Children worker’s exemption appeals • Employment • Public Protection Orders • Victims’ Orders against Violent Offenders • Civil (General), including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • Auckland - Auckland Central, Manukau, North Shore, Papakura, Pukekohe, Waitakere • North...

4. Grants Handbook v4.89 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Criminal, including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • Criminal Cases Review Commission • Family, including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • ACC • Children worker’s exemption appeals • Employment • Public Protection Orders • Victims’ Orders against Violent Offenders • Civil (General), including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • Auckland - Auckland Central, Manukau, North Shore, Papakura, Pukekohe, Waitakere •...

5. Grants Handbook v4.92.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Criminal, including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • Criminal Cases Review Commission • Family, including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • ACC • Children worker’s exemption appeals • Employment • Public Protection Orders • Victims’ Orders against Violent Offenders • Civil (General), including Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases • Auckland - Auckland Central, Manukau, North Shore, Papakura, Pukekohe, Waitakere • North...

6. AB v CD LCRO 332/2013 [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...are practice rules made under the Act that apply to Mr AB. Rules [85] The following rules are particularly relevant when considering Mr AB’s conduct: 6 In acting for a client, a lawyer must, within the bounds of the law and these rules, protect and promote the interests of the client to the exclusion of the interests of third parties. 6.1 A lawyer must not act for more than 1 client on a matter in any circumstances where there is a more than negligible risk that the lawyer may...

7. LCRO 178/2021 AA v EL (26 November 2021) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...and again one strikes a client whose adamantine refusal to go to ADR is unshakable. Mr AA is just such a client for me. I am of course aware of the ethical obligations regarding the need to explain to a client alternatives to litigation. I have carefully and repeatedly given advice, but my instructions are clear. The plaintiffs wish to have a short trial. If that finally becomes a simplified trial then that is a matter for the judge. If the matter is to go to a judicial settlement c...

8. BORA Court Matters Bill [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...committed. As such, the proposal to expand the list of specified offences raises issues relating to consistency with s 21 of the Bill of Rights Act – the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. 28. The touchstone of s 21 is the protection of reasonable expectations of privacy.15 Reasonable expectations of privacy are lower in public places than on private property, and there is generally a higher expectation of privacy in relation to personal belongings (as comp...

9. [2021] NZREADT 43 - Complaints Assessment Committee v Lowndes (10 August 2021) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...transparent, and effective.4 [12] In order to meet the purposes of the Act, penalties for misconduct and unsatisfactory conduct are determined bearing in mind the need to maintain a high standard of conduct in the industry, the need for consumer protection, the maintenance of confidence in the industry, and the need for deterrence. 2 The first entry in the Licence History provided to the Tribunal is a “Renewal Reminder”, followed by a “Licence Issue” as from 1 April 2007....

10. LA Provider Manual Part 1 Approvals - December 2018 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...applying  original or certified copy of Certificate of Standing - this must be valid when the complete application is received by the Ministry  information about service delivery systems 16 specified legal services  Client Care letter and/or standard letter of engagement  information about work experience history  signed declaration • information about the applicant’s competence and experience in the areas of law for which they are applying  rece...