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1. LCRO 29/2023 CP v SW and KM (19 December 2023) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...to verify Ms AB’s identity? (b) If so, was the first respondent’s insistence that the A&I form be notarised in [country] a breach of professional standards under r 3 or 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules)? 14 (c) Did the first respondent refuse to meet with the applicant to witness documents at any time and, if so, was this a breach of r 3.2 or r 7.2 of the Rules? (d) Were the notarised documents sufficient to...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 122 Lee Valley Limestone v Tasman District Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   BEFORETHEEN~RONMENTCOURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 122 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act BETWEEN LEE VALLEY LIMESTONE LTD (ENV-2017 -WLG-000065) Appellant AND TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge B P Dwyer Environment Commissioner W R Howie Environment Commissioner I Buchanan Hearing: 10-12 April 2018 at Nelson Appearances: J Ironside for the Appellant

3. Coronial Services Annual Report 2016-2017 [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...tonu ai te wairua. Death and dying are a central part of Māori life. The family have an intimate connection with the body of the deceased and are usually closely involved with the preparations leading up to the burial. Respect – in the form of caring for the tupāpaku, mourning the deceased and speaking to them – is shown because, although the physical remains of a person are lifeless, the spirit continues to live on. New Zealand Law Commission, Coroners: A Review, Preliminary...

4. Thompson v Van Wijk [2021] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 239 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF CHRISTIAN NAMES OF PLAINTIFF’S CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON Reference No. HRRT 067/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JACINDA KAREN THOMPSON PLAINTIFF AND MICHAEL VAN WIJK FIRST DEFENDANT AND THE BISHOP OF NELSON SECOND DEFENDANT (discontinued) AND THE VICAR OF BLENHEIM PARISH THIRD DEFENDANT (discontinued) AT WELLINGTON BEFORE:

5. National Standards Committee v Young [2017] NZLCDT 41 [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...are, with respect, pertinent. [90] The Court discussed the statutory purpose of negligence by a practitioner coming within the scope of professional discipline, as it first did with the enacting of the 1982 Act28. The clear purpose was for public protection, and to ensure that negligence did not remain within the realms of tort or contract law, as between the solicitor and client. [91] In accepting that purpose, the Court then found it “…inappropriate to apply epithets such a...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 051 Perjuli Developments Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...marae for the Kīngitanga, is based at Ngāruawāhia. Mana whenua and ahi kā [28] Subsequent to the time of Ngaere, Ngāti Mahuta became the dominant hapū in this particular area, and Ngāti Mahuta now claims mana whenua. As we understood the careful submissions of Ms Thomas for Ngāti Tamainupō, they do not dispute the mana whenua of Ngāti Mahuta. However Ngāti Tamainupō say they also hold status as mana whenua due to the importance of the events described and the full occ...

7. Chaudhary v CAC 414 [2019] NZREADT 24 (7 June 2019) [pdf, 293 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2019] NZREADT 24 READT 052/18 IN THE MATTER OF An appeal under section 111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN AKHIL CHAND CHAUDHARY Appellant AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 414) First Respondent AND SUBARMANI RAJAN and SUMINTRA DEVI Second Respondents On the papers Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews, Chairperson Ms C Sandelin, Member Mr N O

8. LCRO 10/2024 BV and XV v OQ (28 May 2025) [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...interests.”5 [37] The Committee said the following: [14] … [I]t is important to note that lawyers are also private individuals free to pursue their own interests and give their time outside of their employment. … While there is a definite need to protect against conflicts of interest, the Standards Committee was not of the view that there was evidence before it which demonstrated that there was a ‘tacit’ agreement between Mr OQ and Mr LD or that the two were acting together...

9. Proactive-release-Review-of-the-Operation-and-Performance-of-the-Public-Defence-Service-2021.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...report are easily fixed; some will require long term evolution, investment and potentially, political consideration. It is crucially important that PDS, the Ministry of Justice, the Secretary, the Legal Services Commissioner, and the Crown generally carefully consider what exactly PDS is to do and to be. That is a policy question as much as a question of strategy and operations, but the answer to that question – the “Why” – will determine to a large extent what happens next....

10. Waitangi Tribunal - Ngāti Kahu Remedies Report [pdf, 5.3 MB]

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