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1. COVID-19 Alert Level 4 in the District Court data summary [pdf, 439 KB]

   During Alert Level 4 of COVID-191 the justice system, including the courts, was an essential service. The District Court continued to operate to deal with priority proceedings, including those affecting the liberty of the individual; protection of the at-risk or vulnerable (including children); national and community safety; and facilitating and promoting public order. In the criminal jurisdiction, defendants in custody appeared before a Judge either remotely or in person. Othe...

2. Law Firm A v Standards Committee LCRO 319/2012 (31 May 2016) [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...comply with the Act and/or Trust Account Regulations will not necessarily result in an adverse finding. Such an approach seems to be out of step with the often stated principle that one of the main purposes of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act is the protection of the public. That purpose is stated in s 3(1)(b) of the Act as being “to protect the consumers of legal services and conveyancing services”. of the Act as being “at the lighter end of the spectrum.” The Committee also...

3. Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...that are accessible for ethnic communities. c. Improving economic outcomes for ethnic communities, including addressing barriers to employment. d. Connecting and empowering ethnic community groups. Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care 68. The Inquiry is undertaking a series of investigations into abuse and neglect that occurred in State and faith-based care settings. 69. The Commission is scheduled to present its final report in June 2023 which will include finding...

4. TG v Standards Committee LCRO 205/2014 (30 June 2014) [pdf, 359 KB]

   ...Background [3] Mr TG attended the Family Court to represent a client at a judicial conference on 23 October 2013 (the proceeding). He says he was there because the Court had appointed a welfare guardian to a patient who was too unwell to take care of himself. 2 Mr TG’s client had nursed the patient, and became his friend. She disagreed with a decision made by the welfare guardian and, on behalf of her friend the patient, sought to challenge the welfare guardian’s deci...

5. Appendix 1 Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...that are accessible for ethnic communities. c. Improving economic outcomes for ethnic communities, including addressing barriers to employment. d. Connecting and empowering ethnic community groups. Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care 68. The Inquiry is undertaking a series of investigations into abuse and neglect that occurred in State and faith-based care settings. 69. The Commission is scheduled to present its final report in June 2023 which will include finding...

6. LCRO 36/2021 ED v MR and FR (14 April 2022) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...example, Mrs ED says in her complaint:5 For Mr MR to then believe it was appropriate to make himself our mother’s lawyer and turn any authorisation over only to [SA] only raises more concerns for us from a conflict of interest, through to negligent, careless and incompetent practices. … [MR] from his direct actions of gifting precious heirloom furniture to siblings showed favour to siblings and exclusiveness. This is not how my mother behaved. His behaviour caused [XM] and I e...

7. LCRO 152/2016 BL v HJ (11 August 2017) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...which allows a Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) to conduct the review on the basis of all information available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [30] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that neces...

8. White v White - Mourea Papakainga 3E 14D1 Block (2011) 2011 Chief Judge's MB 280 (2011 CJ 280) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...within the whanau in relation to the land being gifted to Patrick. The affidavits were from Taru’s brother, Tuhawaiki, Taru’s current partner, Adrienne Whitehouse, and Taru’s niece, Robyn McRae-Aoake, the daughter of his late sister Keita who cared for Martha until her own untimely death in October 2001. 2011 Chief Judge’s MB 284 [15] Taru appeared at the hearing. Mr Dowthwaite appeared for Patrick who resides in Australia and who did not appear. Although Patrick wa...

9. ENV-2016-AKL-000207 Mason v Auckland Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...(n), (q) and (r), and 15.6(2)(d). 6. By way of summary, the Council's decision: (a) Deleted the ability to identify Significant Ecological Areas (bush and wetlands) by reference to the criteria in L3 of the Proposed Plan for the purposes of protection in exchange for subdivision rights and required eligibility for such rights to be linked to the Council identified and mapped SEA's in the Proposed Plan only; (b) Reduced the incentives for SEA and unmapped significant indigeno...

10. INZ (Gilray) v Singh [2019] NZIACDT 53 (29 July 2019) [pdf, 212 KB]

    ...that the staff of the consultancy were constantly at risk of providing unlicensed immigration advice. If Mr Singh’s conduct breached cl 1 of the Code, which was accepted, then he had also acted in breach of cl 3(c). He had not exercised due care. This was an inadvertent breach. His conduct was not a deliberate violation of the professional standards. He had made simple mistakes. 5 [22] In relation to cl 2(e), Mr Moses noted that no evidence had been obtained of the c...