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1. UW v EP LCRO 146/2011 (31 March 2015) [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...issues were coming to an end. (f) [Law Firm] was not instructed to act by [Company], but by the company’s receivers. (g) The firm did not refuse to complete any ongoing instructions or retainer. (h) [Law Firm]’s ethics committee had given careful consideration to the issue of potential conflict, and concluded that there was no impediment to the firm acting for the receivers. 4 (i) [Law Firm] did not have good cause to refuse the receivers’ instructions. (j) Mr UW h...

2. Proactive release - Privacy Bill: Approval for Supplementary Order Paper and draw down of Budget 2014 tagged contingency [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...international standards, the process contemplated by the Law Commission (maintaining a list of approved overseas privacy frameworks on the OPC’s website) is not sufficiently robust or transparent. It is expected that New Zealand’s key partners will carefully scrutinise our process for prescribing countries and binding schemes. The European Commission has already expressed a high level of interest in our process as part of New Zealand’s EU adequacy review (which is ongoing and due to...

3. List of youth justice articles

   ...Aug-Sep-Oct Journal Article G Maxwell Some Traditional Models of Restorative Justice from Canada, South Africa and Gaza 1995 Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington, Newsletter, Issue 4 Article G Maxwell The Role of Primary Health Care Providers in Identifying and Responding to Child Victims of Family Violence 2000 Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington, Newsletter, Issue 14 Article G Maxwell Understanding Reoffending 1998 Institute of Criminology,...

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4. Justice Matters - issue 03 - June 2016 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...a better experience of the justice system; we highlight how restorative justice and iwi panels are making a difference for our customers; and Justice Minister Amy Adams begins a regular column for us. In this issue, she discusses a new approach to protecting vulnerable New Zealanders. Contact us at info@justice.govt.nz or call 0800 268 787 JUNE 2016 • ISSUE 3 justice.govt.nz http://www.justice.govt.nz/ https://twitter.com/justicenzgovt http://www.justice.govt.nz/ https://www.linkedin.c...

5. [2023] NZIACDT 18 - XX v Xu (1 June 2023) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...SUBMISSIONS From the Registrar [10] In her submissions (3 May 2023), Ms Issar of the Registrar’s office describes Ms Xu’s misconduct as service failures in delivering the fundamental duties of an adviser. She showed a lack of diligence and due care, was tardy and failed to provide relevant information. The number of breaches illustrates repeated failure to adhere to the professional standards and is relatively serious. It was not without consequence for the clients. It con...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 225 Davis v Idea Services Ltd [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...operations the hazards in the workplace may include challenging behaviour of service users. [5] It is pleaded for Ms Davis that ISL acted unjustifiably and/or breached these terms by: a) failing to have the service user’s disability treatment and care reassessed prior to November 2016, as requested by Ms Davis; 1 Davis v Idea Services Ltd [2019] NZERA 610 (Member Loftus). 2 The term of the IEA placed before the Court was from 21 October 2014 to 20 October 2016. Both par...

7. Gratton - Estate of Elizabeth May Henson (2003) 131 Aotea MB 230 (131 AOT 230) [pdf, 607 KB]

   ...((any person acting in a representative capacity" Judge Marumaru directed that the application could not proceed and so it was rejected. In any case, that application was filed pursuant to the Act rather than the previous legislation. Family Protection Act 1955 proceedings According to correspondence on the various Court files from the parties, Mrs Fleming, supported by her sister Mrs Winder, commenced proceedings under the Family Protection Act 1955. This fact is recorded in a le...

8. Te Manutukutuku Issue 1 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...lack of protection of ancestral sites, the Government agreed in March 1989 to withdraw Waipoua forests from The advantages of this scheme have become obvious. Parties can have time to digest the complex bulk of evi­ dence material, and then prepare careful questions on it for considered response. Instead of endless cross-examination which might not get to the heart of issues, or which might miss crucial points, or simply exhaust the capacity of the listeners, there is an active invol...

9. [2025] NZLCDT 19 Wellington Standards Committee 1 v Mason (2 April 2025) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...clearly an industrious and committed lawyer. However, this Tribunal sees too many examples of failures to clients arising out of poor time management to completely ignore this side of Ms Mason's mode of practice. Having said that, were public protection the only issue to be considered in whether Ms Mason ought to be suspended or not, we would not have imposed a period of suspension for that purpose. [18] In opening submission at the liability hearing, Ms Mason’s then coun...

10. Maori Trustee v Hanford - Ohiro 19 and 21 Block 10 (Polhill Gully) (2006) 165 Aotea MB 131 (165 AOT 131) [pdf, 2.4 MB]

    ...agreement involving the Wellington Tenths Trust. The Maori Trustee has administered this land as responsible trustee since 1986. During the tenure of his trusteeship he has endeavoured to ensure that the interests of the owners are being maintained and protected as responsible trustee. After a long period it would seem of review and examination as to the potential uses of the land he has arrived at the conclusion that this exchange is in the bests interests of the owners. As part of the p...