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1. [2024] NZEnvC 281 Save The Maitai Incorporated v Nelson City Council [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...information requirements within X.12 should be added, as it is proposed to apply to earthworks.23 We agree that cross-reference should be added. Policy RE6.4 [28] STM notes that the court commented that policy RE6.4 is narrower in focus than protection of the values of the relevant water bodies. The JWS states that with the addition of the new clauses in policy RE6.3, the narrowness of the policy may be less of a concern.24 STM does not agree, and submits further amendments a...

2. Miller v REAA & Robinson [2013] NZREADT 14 [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...rejected that proposition and Mr Collins threatened to complain to the Real Estate Agents Authority if Edinburgh proceeded to seek the balance of the commission. In fact, Edinburgh so instructed its solicitors to proceed. [25] The appellant was carefully cross-examined on behalf of all parties. We understood that if the licensee had not left Edinburgh then the latter would have got 50 to 70 percent of the total commission of $25,000; but it has worked out that Edinburgh has receive...

3. Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC 403) v Licensee B [2017] NZREADT 1 [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...whom she described as having shown “grace under fire”. This submission is not of assistance in our assessment of the veracity of the defendant and Ms A, respectively. However, we found Ms A to be a credible witness. She gave her evidence carefully and made concessions where appropriate. [41] On occasion, the defendant was combative, and appeared to be unable, or reluctant, to answer a direct question (even when directed to do so by the Tribunal). Further, he appeared to be...

4. [2020] NZEmpC 60 Noble v Ballooning Canterbury.com Ltd [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...that the duties to the Court, and to existing prospective and former clients are adhered to, and that the reputation of the legal profession is preserved. e) These obligations operated independently and together to impose a duty on counsel to protect the parties to the litigation from an international resident acting in bad faith. The breaches in this case amounted to a serious dereliction of duty, so that the law firm/counsel would be properly amenable to the Court’s jurisdic...

5. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC rebuttal Nicole Bremner [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...                                    10 Moana Te Aira Te Uri Karaka Te Waeroa, Lucy Tukua and Morehu Wilson.   31555669:629148 52. I do not have figures to confirm the extent of land that is protected (paragraph 70) or the extent of building density in the landscape (paragraph 71), but agree with Mr Scott that there are large areas of rural land that are protected via reserves and protective covenants. 53. Mr Scott states a...

6. HH v ASC2 LCRO 33 / 2011 (21 December 2011) [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the deposit was to have been paid by Mr and Mrs SY to HI Law within 10 working days of the date of the Agreement to be held by that firm as stakeholder. Ms HJ also noted that the two conditions inserted for the protection of the purchaser were due to have been satisfied by 20 January 2007. 3 [12] There is no indication on the file that Ms SX communicated with her clients at that stage and no further correspondence appears until 27 June...

7. LCRO 144/2016 QT v UF (24 August 2018) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...transaction as well as acting for the borrower and covenantor, and, secondly, had not provided Ms UF with competent advice. In doing so, Mr QT had contravened the relevant rules in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules) which constituted unsatisfactory conduct. [3] The second decision concerned penalty (the 16 June penalty determination). [4] In September 2008, Ms UF was in a relationship with Mr RP, who owned a business which...

8. COES - EiC - M J Sole (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 4.1 MB]

   ...plain, according to Council records, and given I had constructed a 3-bay shed on the plain above the creek, I had no interest in clearing the broom until I had alternative vegetation in place. In the years 2013-14, my elderly mother whom I was caring for at home in Clyde, was coming to the end of her life. As a result, I had no opportunity to visit the Loop Road property, and witness the changes in cultivation on the opposite bank. All the broom was cleared, and the field planted wi...

9. Budget 2024 Full-List-of-Fee-Changes.pdf [pdf, 369 KB]

   ................................................................................................................................... 19 Disputes Tribunal .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Immigration and Protection Tribunal ................................................................................................................. 19 Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribun...

10. 2023-10-17-WK-Opening-legal-submissions.pdf [pdf, 604 KB]

    Barristers and Solicitors Wellington Solicitor Acting: David Allen / Thaddeus Ryan Email: david.allen@buddlefindlay.com / thaddeus.ryan@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64 4 462 0423 Fax 64 4 499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6011 ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA ENV-2023-WLG-000005 Under the RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 In the matter of the direct referral of application for resource