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1. NZLS 19 Mar 2013 Giving Evidence [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...require you to appear. Discuss any difficulties with the lawyer or police prosecutor who wants you to appear – or with your own lawyer. These could include concern about any risks you feel you run by appearing as a witness. If you feel you need protection from a defendant or their associates, talk to the police. You can talk to the Court Victim Adviser about arrangements for your comfort, privacy and security at court. Remember, by acting as a witness in a criminal case, you are helping...

2. Provider Manual for legal aid providers - DELETE [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...and the Practice Standards set by the Secretary. The legal aid Practice Standards form part of the contract for service. These set out the minimum standards of service and conduct required of you. While similar to the rules of conduct and client care for lawyers, the practice standards set out specific requirements for legal aid lawyers’ responsibilities to clients, relationships with clients, conduct of legal aid cases and their dealings with others such as judges, experts, and co...

3. Provider Manual for legal aid providers - DELETE [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...and the Practice Standards set by the Secretary. The legal aid Practice Standards form part of the contract for service. These set out the minimum standards of service and conduct required of you. While similar to the rules of conduct and client care for lawyers, the practice standards set out specific requirements for legal aid lawyers’ responsibilities to clients, relationships with clients, conduct of legal aid cases and their dealings with others such as judges, experts, and co...

4. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Parsons [2013] NZLCDT 48 [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...because there remained an obligation3 to keep proper records of money received or valuable property held, and that had not occurred. [22] The Standards Committee emphasised that the purpose of a solicitor’s trust account obligations was public protection. In particular, the protection of money paid to the solicitor, so that the solicitor was not free to deal with the funds as if they were the solicitor’s own funds, and to ensure that such funds did not become available to...

5. LCRO 40/2023 DG v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (13 March 2024) [pdf, 497 KB]

   ...[another party] and [the other party] initiated legal proceedings for the release of the monies held by [the firm] on my behalf. At that time I took further legal advice and was advised that the wording of the guarantee was erroneous and did not protect my position and to request the funds not to be released. This in turn led to [the firm] being taken to the High Court …, where they lost the case and the funds had to be released to [the other party] and I lost $500,000. This caused...

6. Overview Trustee Ltd as trustee of the Carrigafoyle Trust v Cook & Anor as trustees of the CC Trust [2011] NZWHT Auckland 19 [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...................................................................................................... 35 HAVE DEFICIENCIES IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS CAUSED LEAKS? 36 Architect‟s Defence ............................................................................................... 37 DID THE COUNCIL BREACH ITS DUTY OF CARE? .............................................. 38 Consent .........................................................................................................

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL case law 3 effects [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...asserting a fact, ... [is] the balance of probabilities. I do not read Shirley Primary School as in conflict with what is common to so many decisions of the Environment Court. We take it that the second sentence in that passage shows that Doogue J was carefully confining his statement to the standard of proof of facts. He was not stating anything .about the standard of 'proof of the judgements about possible future events and their [1999] NZRMA 66. High Court, Auckland AP 18/0...

8. 15-Damien-McGahan-Planning-statutory-assessment.pdf [pdf, 612 KB]

   Barristers and Solicitors Wellington Solicitors Acting: David Randal / Thaddeus Ryan / Frances Wedde Email: david.randal@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64-4-499 4242 Fax 64-4-499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6140 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-Ā-TARA ROHE ENV-2020-WLG-00014 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 IN THE MATTER OF a notice of motion under section 87G of the Act seeki

9. [2018] NZEnvC 139 Selwyn Quarries Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...haste, but that has not been brought into the District Court Rules 2014, so there is a preliminary issue as to whether the court has power to recall a Minute, given that normally the court would be regarded as functus officio. Mr Maw gave full and careful submissions 011 this issue which I will outline shortly. Background [4] In January 2015 SQl applied for a suite of resource consents from the CRC under the Resource Management Act 1991 ("the Act" or "the RMA")...

10. Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template [docx, 91 KB]

    ...trust review NOTE: 1. The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a trust order that you may use for your ahu whenua trust. You can however customise the trust order to take account of your circumstances. 1. You should read through each clause carefully and alter, amend or delete where appropriate to suit your circumstances. There are three areas highlighted in the draft: · Places where you must exercise a choice are highlighted in yellow. Go through all these to make the choice that...