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1. Duty Lawyer Policy v-2.14.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...Duty lawyers are not permitted to ask a person if they can be that person’s preferred lawyer. Similarly, they are not permitted to nominate or recommend any other lawyer (or firm/chambers) as the preferred lawyer. If a defendant specifically requests the duty lawyer act for them, they may be nominated as their preferred provider for Criminal Provider Approval Level 3 or 4 cases. In such circumstances, the duty lawyer must provide details as to why they have been nominated as preferre...

2. Duty Lawyer Policy v2.15.pdf [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...Duty lawyers are not permitted to ask a person if they can be that person’s preferred lawyer. Similarly, they are not permitted to nominate or recommend any other lawyer (or firm/chambers) as the preferred lawyer. If a defendant specifically requests the duty lawyer act for them, they may be nominated as their preferred provider for Criminal Provider Approval Level 3 or 4 cases. In such circumstances, the duty lawyer must provide details as to why they have been nominated as preferre...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 94 Soapi v Pick Hawke’s Bay Inc [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...Oldfield concentrated on the weight that ought to be given to access to justice, emphasising that the plaintiffs’ position is an invidious one. They wish to pursue claims against a New Zealand business, in New Zealand, arising from the work they performed for it. They have no alternative other than sue here. Their position was, he said, no different from any other worker engaged in this scheme and that gave rise to fundamental issues about whether the actions of the defendant wer...

4. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020.. [pdf, 598 KB]

   ...Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and the file is closed prior to the completion of stage one of any proceedings. It cannot be claimed in conjunction with any other schedule. Application(s)/Order(s) Activity...

5. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020 [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and the file is closed prior to the completion of stage one of any proceedings. It cannot be claimed in conjunction with any other schedule. Application(s)/Order(s) Activity...

6. Luan [2013] NZWHT Auckland 2 [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...the dwelling was built. [2] Mr Luan applied for reconsideration of the chief executive’s decision under section 49 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (the Act) within the time period provided in the Act. However he requested that his application be put on hold until the Court of Appeal released its decision in the Sharko and Osborne1 cases. Those decisions were released on 20 December 2012. The Tribunal sent a copy of the decisions to Mr Feng and pro...

7. Sharko & Ors as Trustees of the Moata Trust [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...house passes its final inspection at first attempt the date upon which the owner sought the final inspection could generally be regarded as the appropriate built-by date. The difficulty in the current case is that we do not know when the owners requested the final inspection as that documentation is no longer part of the available records. On behalf of the chief executive, it was concluded that that was more likely than not prior to Friday 5 November 1999 given the fact that the f...

8. Sharko & Ors as Trustees of the Moata Trust [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...house passes its final inspection at first attempt the date upon which the owner sought the final inspection could generally be regarded as the appropriate built-by date. The difficulty in the current case is that we do not know when the owners requested the final inspection as that documentation is no longer part of the available records. On behalf of the chief executive, it was concluded that that was more likely than not prior to Friday 5 November 1999 given the fact that the f...

9. MG v UT Ltd [2021] NZDT 1422 (16 March 2021) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...on, UT was entitled to treat JB (of which [insurance company] is a division) as representing MG. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 Referee: Clayton Luke Date: 16 March 2021 CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a re...

10. MT v L Ltd [2021] NZDT 1597 (29 June 2021) [pdf, 166 KB]

    ...from either MT or the Official Assignee. 8. For the above reasons this application is now outside the jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal and is struck out. Referee: L Thompson Date: 29 June 2021 Page 2 of 2 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a r...