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1. LCRO 23/2018 SB v ES (31 October 2019) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...outright owner of the family home by virtue of survivorship. (c) Mr ES had failed to follow instructions in 2008, and had replicated a similar error when redrafting the wills in 2010. (d) Mr ES had breached his fiduciary duties and the duty of care owed to Mr and Mrs SB. 3 (e) There had been a reckless failure on the part of Mr ES to provide regulated services to his client, such failure amounting to misconduct as defined in s 7(1)(a) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (...

2. [2022] NZIACDT 10 - BC v Lawlor (18 May 2022) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...bundle of support documents. It concerned Mr Lawlor’s work for the father. The following heads of complaint against him are referred to the Tribunal: Negligence, or alternatively breach of the specified provisions of the Code (1) Failure to take care filing a PGVV for the father when he was not eligible, in breach of cl 1. (2) Failure to file a s 61 request in a timely manner and failure to acknowledge his role in the delay, in breach of cl 1. (3) Failure to have a written agr...

3. Tonks v Stone [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...to be correctly flashed with matching profile roofing material. All the very awkward flashing of rounded junctions between walls and roofs and skylights and the like need to be flashed by an experienced plumber as considerable thought and care is required to ensure weathertightness at these difficult points. Conventional flashing materials will not be able to effect weathertightness due to the curved shapes of the walls and roof skylight and the trapedoizial-section roofing....

4. INZ (Calder) v Chiv [2019] NZIACDT 73 (21 October 2019) [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...Advisers (the Registrar), the head of the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority), has made numerous allegations against Mr Chiv. The allegations include unlawfully delegating his work to unlicensed advisers, failing to exercise proper care in relation to visa applications, and breaching his clients’ confidentiality by sending group emails to them. This conduct is said to breach the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act) and the Licensed Immigration Advisers Co...

5. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends June 2020 [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...applications In 2019/2020, there were 59,534 substantive applications filed in the Family Court. This decreased 2% from 2018/2019. The largest number of applications were for ‘guardianship’ cases (30%). These applications relate to the Care of Children Act 2004 (excluding Hague) and are mostly applications for parenting orders. The next most frequent case types in 2019/2020 were related to care or protection under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (16%), family violence (15%)...

6. National guidelines for crime prevention through environmental design in New Zealand - Part 1 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...safer places Summary of key considerations Access: Safe movement and connections Surveillance and sightlines: See and be seen Layout: Clear and logical orientation Activity mix: Eyes on the street Sense of ownership: Showing a space is cared for Quality environments: Well-designed, managed and maintained environments Physical protection: Using active security measures References Glossary Bibliography Photo credits 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 16 20 23...

7. [2020] NZIACDT 51 - NMS v Mercardo (3 December 2020) [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...on her PA position at FGHL. Her visa at the time was due to expire on 12 December 2018. Immigration New Zealand wrote to Mr Mercado on 30 January 2019 identifying concerns with the work visa application. [16] An appeal to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) against the decline of the residence visa was dismissed on 14 February 2019. It was found that the complainant had not complied with the visa condition that she only work as a PA for 4 FGHL. In undertaking th...

8. [2023] NZIACDT 22 - OT v Ramos (27 June 2023) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...instructed on about 18 August 2022. 1 OT v Ramos [2023] NZIACDT 13. 3 [10] On 19 August 2022, Ms Ramos refunded the fee of $4,460. Decision of the Tribunal [11] It was found by the Tribunal that Ms Ramos had: (1) Failed to exercise due care in ensuring the residence application was lodged as instructed, in breach of cl 1 of the Code. (2) Failed to provide a new or amended written agreement for seeking Ministerial intervention, in breach of cl 18(a). (3) Failed to conf...

9. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends December 2019 [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...Family Court applications In 2019, there were 61,957 substantive applications filed in the Family Court. The number of applications increased 2% from 2018. The largest number of applications were ‘guardianship’ cases, which relate to the Care of Children Act 2004 (excluding Hague) (30%; 18,463 applications), followed by applications for care or protection under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (17%; 10,606 applications) (Figure 7). Figure 7: Guardianship cases had the highes...

10. [2025] NZLCDT 12 Auckland Standards Committee 4 v O'Boyle (10 March 2025) [pdf, 203 KB]

    ...decision should give adequate reasons for determinations. The decision we deliver to the parties intends to do so. However, for the copy available to the public, we have chosen to redact many portions, whether sentences or paragraphs. We do so to protect the privacy of Ms O’Boyle and members of her family in respect of evidence, and our comments and findings, that go beyond what should be shared publicly. In some of the resultant gaps, we offer an indicative note; in others it i...