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1. Hahn v Walke [2019] NZIACDT 19 (8 April 2019) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...the following possible breaches of the Code: (1) advertising a visa pathway which is not viable and misrepresents New Zealand immigration and citizenship requirements, in breach of cl 29(e) and (f); (2) failing to exercise diligence and due care in ensuring that advertised visa pathways are viable under Immigration New Zealand and citizenship requirements, in breach of cl 1; (3) facilitating the provision of unlicensed immigration advice by Mr Walke at seminars and thereby fai...

2. [2020] NZREADT 12 - Feschiev (4 May 2020) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...asbestos [63] Whether Ms Cruickshank breached her professional requirements essentially comes down to a consideration of the duties that are imposed upon licensees by provisions such as rr 6.2, 6.3, and 10.7 of the Professional Conduct and Client Care Rules.9 It would appear that the Committee did not make reference to r 10.7, but we are entitled to have regard to its terms when determining this appeal by way of a rehearing. [64] Rule 10.7 provides: 10.7 A licensee is not requir...

3. LCRO 239/2017 AB v CD (3 July 2019) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...from Mr CD to Lawyers Complaints Service (1) before the Committee's hearing, 23 May 2017, 2 June 2017, 13 June 2017, 29 June 2017 and 20 July 2017; (2) after the Committee's hearing, 6, 9 October 2017. 4 (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules), which constituted unsatisfactory conduct under ss 12(a) and 12(c) of the Act. [20] The Committee made orders that Mr CD pay a fine and costs. [21] Concerning Ms AB’s allegations that Mr CD (a) did not foll...

4. LCRO 185/2017 DO v DP (18 March 2019) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...pursuant to s 152(2)(b) of Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act), that by repaying Mr JQ’s boat loan without his clients’ consent Mr DO had failed to act competently consistent with the terms of the retainer and the duty to take reasonable care. By doing so he had contravened r 3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules) which constituted unsatisfactory conduct under s 12(c) of the Act. [24] The Committee ordered Mr DO...

5. LCRO 21-2017 AJ v AK [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...failed to competently advise Mr AK how to resolve the dispute; (b) whether Mr AJ has failed to account to Mr AK for the trust account funds and if so, whether that involves a breach of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules); and 6 Standards Committee determination, 30 November 2016 at [4]. 6 (c) whether Mr AJ failed to apply for clarifying orders within six months of 24 Ma...

6. [2022] NZIACDT 17 - SU v Murthy (18 July 2022) [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...by Immigration NZ in 2021, for which they would have been eligible. 14 [79] It is contended by the complainant that she and her husband had been left with a huge loss arising from Ms Murthy’s dishonest behaviour. They had lost their careers and the life they had planned to build. Submissions from Ms Murthy [80] Ms Murthy provided the Tribunal with very similar supplementary statements on 1 August 2021 (dated 1 August) and on 17 August 2021 (dated 13 August). [81] In...

7. Andrews v Commissioner of Police [2013] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...the disclosure of the messages by the Police has caused him substantial emotional harm. 2 [2] This decision considers the relationship between the Privacy Act 1993 and the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 (CDA). The former aims to promote and protect individual privacy. The latter has as its stated purpose (CDA s 3(1)) the disclosure of relevant information between the prosecution and the defence for the purposes of criminal proceedings. The Privacy Act limits the circumstances in...

8. [2019] NZEmpC 181 A Labour Inspector v New Zealand Fusion International Ltd [pdf, 299 KB]

   ...working (and the conditions under which they undertook their work). Ms Guan gave evidence that she required reports at the end of each day because she was concerned that they were taking it on themselves to do various tasks unasked and she wished to protect her assets. I do not accept that. The real reason for the requirement was to ensure that Mr Meng and Ms Xueli Wang were doing the work assigned to them. The following examples taken from “Motel work group WeChat” records...

9. 2021-03-23 OWRUG opening subs [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...contravention of the obligation to begin implementing the NPS FM 2020 as soon as reasonably practicable. 12. All the policy making in the world will not save the non-migratory galaxiids of Otago if the permits held to take water are not designed to protect them. It is the Otago Regional Council’s position, or so it seems, that doing nothing to that end in Otago for at least six years is an acceptable outcome. OWRUG does not agree with that proposition, because they say that w...

10. Inia v Julian [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 333 (2019 APPEAL 333) [pdf, 441 KB]

    ...1993 was filed by Tui Kuikaha Julian, a child of the deceased to, in effect, have the disinherited uri restored as owners of her lands. Mrs Julian argued that Judge Hingston failed to consider the rights of the disinherited children under family protection legislation and that, as the judge had acted for the estate of the deceased’s husband, he should have recused himself because of a perception of bias. On 3 September 2018 Deputy Chief Judge Fox, while rejecting several of the ar...