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1. Evaluation of Manukau Family Violence Court [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...offences widely known as ‘family violence’ offences: assault by male on female, common assault identified as ‘Domestic’ under the Crimes Act 1961, common assault identified as ‘Domestic’ under the Summary Offences Act 1981, and breach of a protection order. These four additional comparison groups are listed below: 2. Manukau FVC sub-sample (1026 individuals); 3. Manukau 2003-04 sample (1132 individuals); 4. National 2005-06 sample (1132 individuals); 5. National 2003-04...

2. LCRO 217/2016 and 218/2016 RE and YI v WG (14 November 2018) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...to the fact that the invoice included reference to work relating to the dissolution of the partnership commencing two years prior to the invoice. 4 (b) did Mr WG breach r 8.7.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) when acting against YI and RE? (c) were Mr WG’s fees fair and reasonable? (d) did Mr WG fail to ensure that his practice was administered in an appropriate manner and/or breach his obligations under rr 10 and...

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

   ...rules made under this Act; or (c) is incompetent or negligent; or (d) would reasonably be regarded by agents of good standing as being unacceptable.” [12] Rules 6.4 and 9.21 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2009 respectively read: “Rule 6.4: A licensee must not mislead a customer or client, nor provide false information, nor withhold information that should by law or fairness be provided to a customer or client. Rule 9.21: A license...

4. [2019] NZREADT 52 - Grewal (25 November 2019) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...and Mr Mason were heard by the Tribunal on 13 July 2018. The charges alleged that they each failed to make a report to the Authority as to Mr Grewal’s conduct, as required by r 7.2 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012. In a decision dated 6 September 2018, both were found guilty of misconduct under s 73(b) of the Act (that their failure to report constituted seriously negligent or seriously incompetent real estate agency work.1 In a pe...

5. Connors - Rakautaua 1B2A2 (2007) 180 Aotea MB 242 (180 AOT 242) [pdf, 825 KB]

   ...the introduction by the legislature, of a first right of refusal, strikes a balance between land-owner control or tino rangatiratanga on the one hand and hapu interest in a collective taonga toku iho on the other ... in our view the removal of that protection should only be allowed where the application is in some material way outside the ordinary run of cases. That must be so, because to adopt any other approach would be to undermine the very careful balance between owners and the wider...

6. [2019] NZREADT 54 - Houliston v CAC 1901, Lohmann & Webb (10 December 2019) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...Summit, Mr Nalder, and so he advised Mr Webb that he would be dealing directly thereafter with the Authority. [12] The complaint which Mr Houliston made to the Authority was that: [a] Mr Lohmann breached s 136 of the Act; [b] Mr Webb failed to protect Mr Houliston throughout the sales process and failed to disclose Mr Lohmann's “conflict of interest”; [c] the licensees had misled Mr Houliston about whether or not there was a competing party who was intending to make an...

7. BW v SC LCRO 1/2015 (8 April 2015) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...years. [55] The conduct on which the Committee based its decision relates to what appear to be multiple breaches of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Trust Account) Regulations 2008 and the Lawyers and Conveyancers (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 in relation to the firm’s trust account, and mishandling the firm’s money. [56] Although his admissions to the Standards Committee may present something of an impediment, it is open to Mr BW to contest evidence befor...

8. Applicant C v Registrar of Real Estate Agents Authority 2017] NZREADT 10 [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...that she had been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty. She also disclosed that the company was being liquidated. [8] The applicant was then asked to provide details as to her offending and the charges she faced, the likely penalties, and protections put in place by her employer to ensure that she was supervised and supported. The applicant responded to that request. [9] On [ ], the Registrar advised the applicant that she intended to decline her application to renew he...

9. Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Hancock [2011] NZLCDT 39 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...to December 2010; (e) January and February 2011. He thereby concealed the overdrawn status of the trust account, in breach of s.112(1)(a) LCA, Regs 11(1) & (2) and 14 LTAR 2008 and Rule 11.1 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. Charge 5 - False Trust Account Compliance Certificates - LPA In his capacity as Trust Account Partner, as defined in Rule 16(1)(b) STAR 96, he issued monthly compliance certificates for the months January to July and December...

10. LCRO 196/2016 GY v SO (15 September 2017) [pdf, 194 KB]

    ...which allows a Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) to conduct the review on the basis of all information available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [23] 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 neces...