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1. LCRO 122/2018 ZQ v VX (30 October 2018) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...hearing, Mr ZQ emphasised that whilst he had a number of concerns about the representation he had received from Mr ZQ, his major concerns were that: (a) Mr VX had failed to ensure that the agreement contained adequate enforcement provisions to protect Mr ZQ in the event of default by his father. Allied to this, was concern that the agreement failed to include provision for interest to be paid on the instalment payments that were to be made to Mr ZQ over a period of years; and (b)...

2. Regulatory Impact Statement Managing the cost of legal assistance in the justice sector [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...provision: new offices in next largest centres New offices in Tauranga, Napier/Hastings and Dunedin. Implementation in 2011/12. PDS offers improved efficiency and quality, as well as constraining future growth. Share of market needs to be carefully managed to ensure cost-effectiveness remains. In smaller centres, risks will have greater impact on private market due to smaller size. 1.8 Purchase strategy: reduce price by 10% Same approach as above, but redu...

3. LCRO 13/2023 DG v PS (26 February 2025) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...PS had attempted to divert responsibility for his errors to his client, opposing counsel, and the court; and (e) Mr PS had been on extended leave from his office in late 2018 and had left responsibility for the stewardship of Mr DG’s file in the care of a junior lawyer; and 4 (f) draft documents prepared by Mr PS’s employee were inadequate and required amendment; and (g) discovery had been unable to be completed as a consequence of Mr PS’s extended absence from his office;...

4. LCRO 226/2016 TS v KN [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...costs against his former wife. Mr KN advised Mr TS that there were potential disadvantages as his former wife was legally aided, and little real advantage in applying to the Family Court for interim costs orders. Mr KN recommended that Mr TS think carefully before instructing him to make such an application. Although an application for costs was foreshadowed to the Court and leave granted before the Family Court delivered its decision, no application for costs was made while Mr KN w...

5. Burrows & Anor v CAC20002 & Ors [2015] NZREADT 53 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...Ms Lawson-Bradshaw also covered relevant law to which we refer below. Our views on penalty Principles [15] It is well established that decisions of disciplinary tribunals should emphasise the maintenance of proper professional standards and the protection of the public through specific and general deterrence. While this may result in orders having a punitive effect, this is not their purpose, refer Z v CAC [2009] 1 NZLR 1; CAC v Walker [2011] NZREADT 4. As counsel for the Authority...

6. YCAP - information sharing guide [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...THE PRIVACY ACT Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 • Section 6 – Welfare and interests of child or young person paramount • Section 15 – Reporting of ill-treatment or neglect of child or young person • Section 16 – Protection of person reporting ill-treatment or neglect of child or young person • Section 59 – Application for production of documents relevant to investigation of whether child or young person in need of care or protection • Section...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Trusts Act [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...powers Minor 37 8 Powers of maintenance and advancement Modernising 59 9 Age of majority Minor 38 10 Appointment of agents Minor 38 11 Appointment of nominees and custodians Modernising 59 12 Power to appoint delegates Minor 39 13 Standard of care Minor 39 14 Investment powers and duties Modernising 59 15 Distinction between income and capital Minor 40 16 Apportionment of receipts and outgoings Minor 40 17 Investment managers Minor 41 18 Acceptance and rejection of trustee...

8. Gray & Ors as Trustees of the John Gray Family Trust v Lay [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...parapet work); • Flat roofs; • Bathrooms. Claim 027 – Ponsonby Gardens – Unit 2 page 13 of 121 4.3 The Owners have provided in evidence the details of how these leaks were caused in each of the areas. I will need to carefully review the evidence when analysing each potential area of leak later in this Determination. I will not get immersed in these details at this point, but simply provide an overview of the claims. 4.4 The remedial work has...

9. McGregor v Jensen [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...to remove the potential daggs. Once this was done a primer was applied. A stick-on membrane sheet was then applied after which the waterproofer went around with the sealant and sealed the joints along the top edges. After that a polystyrene protection was installed to protect the membrane when the area behind the block work was back-filled. The primer and membrane application can be seen in the photograph on page 922 of the claimants’ documents and the polystyrene covering...

10. Jackman v CAC 10100 & Raos [2011] NZREADT 31 [pdf, 152 KB]

    ...prevent people, who may otherwise carry on all of the activities of architects, from describing themselves as registered architects, or architects, unless they are registered; but it does not mean the person is not an architect. That is clear from a careful perusal of s.7 of the RAA (set out above). The 12 use of the title “registered architect” or “architect”, to describe themselves, is confined to persons who are registered architects. The provisions of s.7 do not pr...