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...Practice Standards For Legal Aid Providers Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully exclud...
...the respondents, alleging breach of directors’ duties and applying to set aside transactions which the liquidators considered were voidable. [9] The respondents asked the liquidators to pursue an action in negligence against the company’s former solicitor. A successful outcome would have provided funds to pay the company’s debts, but the liquidators were unwilling to pursue the claim. [10] The respondents initially personally defended the proceedings against them, but aft...
...application to remove the matter into the Court for hearing and determination. The Authority granted that application on 7 December 20071. [5] In the Court, the matter initially proceeded in the usual way. On 24 January 2008, a statement of claim was filed. A statement of defence was filed on 26 February 2008. I then held a telephone conference with counsel on 10 April 2008, the outcomes of which were recorded in a minute issued the following day. The plaintiff was directed t...
...lump sum had been paid to her as a result of not claiming for the United Kingdom pension from age 60. The lump sum payment was also paid into the Special Banking Option account on 15 April 2014. The appellant contacted the Ministry about this and requested that the money be paid into her personal bank account. The amount of the lump sum was £553.89 or NZ$1,066.49. [6] The Chief Executive made a decision to deduct the amount of the lump sum payment from one fortnightly payment of New...
...been gouged by the rain run-off and by applying fertiliser and eventually broad leaf spray. He advised he would return within two weeks to complete this and he didn’t. Subsequently, when he did arrange for it to be done, the contractor he sent out formed the opinion that due to the state of the lawn that, it needed to start over. If not, is FP entitled to claim $4,132.00 9. Under the CGA, if the services are not provided with reasonable care and skill, and the supplier is unable or...
...that role. [34] However, there is a threshold below which a lawyer should not assist in interfering with the rights of others. That is the purpose of the Rule. A lawyer must be able to point to an assessment of the grounds on which he or she formed the view that a caveatable interest existed. The Standards Committee must consider this reasoning and form a view as to the merits of that decision. Otherwise the Rule would have no relevance or substance in these circumstances. [35]...
...Immigration New Zealand (INZ) a form referred to as INZ 1113 (the INZ form). An applicant would therefore need to engage with his or her employer to have the form completed. Mr Gill did so on this occasion. [12] RBL was well used to meeting such requests from its staff. Accordingly, on 3 February 2017, a human resources administrator forwarded the necessary documentation to Mr Gill. It included confirmation of Mr Gill’s employment by RBL, a copy of his IEA, a copy of the l...
...plaintiff”. However, other than in the intituling, the statement makes no reference to the “first plaintiff” and seeks no relief on behalf of that company. The application for extension of time was made solely by Thunderbird One Limited. The form of these documents reflects the Authority’s conclusion in its first determination that the applicant was the respondent’s employer. That determination was not challenged. On the material currently before the Court, there is n...
...Coffey, O’Connell (Mr Coffey’s representative), and Thompson and Ms Webby. The notes recorded Mr Thompson saying that Mr Coffey had to show Mr Lammers respect. [12] Following that meeting Mr Thompson wrote to Mr Coffey on 13 December 2006 requesting his attendance at a disciplinary meeting to discuss a number of concerns about Mr Coffey’s alleged poor performance, attitude and behaviour over the past 2 months. It cited a particular incident on 1 November 2006 in which, du...
...made clear to counsel during those attempts that a key issue for the Director was public accountability through a declaration in the Tribunal naming the defendant. The current Director was not a party to those early discussions and despite ongoing requests for a settlement, she elected to pursue a public remedy. Ultimately, the fact that the defendant consented to a declaration of breach of the Code and the fact that costs were also settled, underlines the sincerity of the defendant’s...