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1. Issues with access to justice in the Environment Court of New Zealand [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...having entered a state of considerable flux. In this paper, we do not comment on government policy and the formulating of substantive laws, as it is not our place as judges to do so. It can, however, fall within our responsibilities as judges to make careful public observa- tions about matters of court process and access to justice. This is what we set out to do in this paper, in the context of historic, current, and possible future legislative scenarios. Challenges facing environment courts...

2. PR v HG 69/2016 LCRO [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...reference to the deceit cause of action and the evidence to support it. [100] Reference is also made to the private investigator and his enquiries aimed at verifying the financial position of Mr HG and related entities. Counsel contends that the protections provided by rule 8.8 do not apply in the circumstances of Mr HG’s complaint. [101] Counsel also addressed the “numerous additional assertions and allegations”50 made by Mr HG in the course of his dealings with Ms PR, and...

3. The Trustees of the Tauwhao Te Ngare Trust v Shaw - Tauwhao Te Ngare Block and a preliminary decision of the Chief Judge at 2013 CJ 567 [2014] Māori Appellate Court MB 394 (2014 APPEAL 394) [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...it may show a disjoined vinculum over titles on either side of the roadway. Conversely, if it is shown as running over existing titles as per a right of way or has a joined vinculum running through it, then it is not a separate freehold title. Care should be taken in relying on sketch plans as they do not always follow the Court’s minute and are not necessarily approved by a Judge. Care should also be taken in relying on survey plans that have not been approved by the Court....

4. Legal Complaints Review Officer v Morrison [2018] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...penalties of suspension have routinely been imposed by the Tribunal in cases involving instances of deception and falsification of documents by lawyers. (f) The only significant factor is Mr Morrison’s previously unblemished record in his lengthy career. [5] Mr Collins submitted that, as the seriousness of the conduct is the starting point in consideration of the relevant factors, the Tribunal must consider that the falsification of the Deed was not a minor or incidental matter....

5. AT v RN LCRO 47/2015 (29 September 2016) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...understanding of the outcome of the complaint. (b) Subject to any overriding duty to the Court, a lawyer's duty is to his or her client not the person on the other side of the dispute. (c) Mr [RN]’s duty was to his own client. He had no duty to protect and promote the interests of Mr [AT] or Mr [EC]. (d) Mr [RN] had been retained to consider his client's position, in the context of the available facts and the relevant law, to set out the legal position as he saw it and to...

6. NL v Joseph [2020] NZIACDT 6 (31 January 2020) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...containing the mandatory items specified in the Code. The agreement sets out such critical matters as the services to be performed and the fees. It also provides notification to the client of the professional Code and the complaints process. It protects not just the client, but the adviser as well. [53] I uphold the fourth head of complaint. Mr Joseph is in breach of cl 18(a) of the Code. (5) Failing to maintain copies of all written communications between himself, the compl...

7. LCRO 70/2020 FL v TP (8 October 2020) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...decision maker considers it either necessary or desirable to do so, it inevitably follows that applicants are required to provide explanation of their circumstances. [60] The evidential burden on applicants should not, consistent with the consumer protection focus of the Act, be unduly onerous, but nor should the burden be negligible. [61] An applicant’s failure to lodge their application in time must be demonstrably linked to circumstances which, examined reasonably and carefully,...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Harder [2022] NZLCDT 29 (23 August 2022) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...that he failed the fit and proper test. [56] The Stanley decision was one concerned with the assessment of fitness in connection to admission to the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors itself. [57] The Court undertook what was described as “a protective exercise focused on either the need for public protection or the maintenance of public confidence in the profession…” and declared “...the approach is not punitive”. [58] Nor need the current assessment be punitive. Howe...

9. Central Standards Committee 3 v Bailey [2023] NZLCDT 53 (5 December 2023) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...to the public because of the pattern of his offending. [32] Jacobsen7 was a worse case than the present because, although the practitioner commenced a rescue package to avoid her mother losing a loved holiday home, the practitioner failed to protect her mother’s interests, as she’d promised, and structured arrangements so she obtained personal benefit. Her mother suffered no financial loss. The practitioner had no prior disciplinary history and was remorseful. She admitted t...

10. [2024] NZIACDT 29 INZ v Li (6 December 2024) [pdf, 253 KB]

    ...No party seeks an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [39] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: a. maintain a relationship of confidence and trust with the client and provide objective advice … c. facilitate the provision of interpreters and translat...