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1. AJ v BJ LCRO 258 / 2011 (18 July 2013) [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...having reduced his fee, the Practitioner confirmed that the Respondent had in fact paid the lower fee, adding that although he did not resile from the view that the fee was fair and reasonable, commercial reality dictated that no further time or resources ought to be spent on that matter. [18] A review hearing was held on 23 August 2012, attended by the Practitioner and by the Respondent. I explained to the parties that the review process offered the opportunity for all aspects of...

2. [2024] NZREADT 03 - KN v REAA (21 February 2024) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...Registrar of the Real Estate Agents Authority [2022] NZREADT 6 at [43]. 6 Erceg v Balenia Ltd [2008] NZCA 535 at [15]. 7 Lam v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 413) [2018] NZREADT 15 at [25]. 7 Act to filter complaints, and occupy more time and resource at the Tribunal level dealing with complaints at a lower level of seriousness. [26] Furthermore, licensees are not a party to a review of a Registrar’s decision, and so will not have an opportunity to respond to any fresh ev...

3. BF v CV LCRO 271 / 2012 (6 September 2013) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...to provide the necessary advice that was indicted by the circumstances of his client. Mr BF and his family were understandably deeply concerned about their father and how his future care was to be managed, including consideration of financial resources. [34] I have also considered submissions made by Ms BH, who is a trustee of the Family Trust, and related to the family. Ms BH was authorised to respond for Mr BF after his return [overseas]. She submitted that the Practitioner�€...

4. Coroners-Doctors-Fees-Regulations-2022-Proactive-release.pdf [pdf, 995 KB]

   ...90 minutes of work) but would be able to request approval in advance for up to an additional 2.5 hours if required. This model is administratively difficult requiring the development of criteria, accompanying guidance, a dispute mechanism and extra resources. 5 This rate is based on consideration of doctors’ salary ranges, and similar payments across the Ministry and other agencies (e.g. ACC). 4 B U D G E T S E N S I T I V E 8z1p0sitx3 2022-06-22 14:29:26 Proa cti ve R ele as e...

5. LCRO 186/2022 DV v AW (30 October 2023) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...in which it made findings of unsatisfactory conduct against both Dr FN and Mr DV. [3] Mr DV has applied for a review of that decision. Dr FN has not. Background [4] [A Ltd] was the owner of a development site in [address]. It obtained a resource consent to carry out a mixed commercial and residential development of the site. 2 Funding for the development was provided by Company B Limited (B Ltd) and secured by a mortgage over the property. [5] Company C Limited (C Ltd)...

6. [2010] NZEmpC 30 Minhinnick V NZ Steel Ltd [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...required to be undertaken that Mr Minhinnick’s employment with the company was likely to be terminated. [13] Following the decision to dismiss Mr Minhinnick his union representative requested Mr Anthony Wright, the vice president for human resources and external affairs at the company to undertake a review of Mr Voigt’s decision. Mr Wright gave evidence by way of an affidavit dated 23 February 2010 sworn in Singapore. He was cross-examined during the course of the hearing b...

7. Pouwhare v Auld - Oparau No 1 Block and Pirongia West 12B3D (2015) 95 Waikato Maniapoto MB 167 (95 WMN 167) [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...reference to C A Auld, the respondent. For some of the tax invoices there are accompanying cover letters, however they do not relate to these proceedings but rather to parallel work which was being undertaken involving a subdivision, the obtaining of resource consents and the possible sale of the property. Given that Judge Milroy’s decision was released in November 2004 and the compensation determination was not revived by the parties until 2013, I consider that whatever work was...

8. PGP & QGP v FS LCRO 143/2014 (27 August 2015) [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...resolution was to lodge a claim against Mr JS in the Disputes Tribunal. That claim was unsuccessful. Mr and Mrs GP consider that the decision delivered by the Disputes Tribunal was manifestly wrong, but advise that they did not have the financial resources to appeal the decision. Their attention then turned to Mr FS’s involvement in the transaction. [22] The complaints process established under pt 7 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 is a statutory regime which governs th...

9. [2020] NZREADT 54 - Beath v The Real Estate Agents Authority (29 October 2020) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...include: [a] Whether time and cost for the parties, and the Tribunal, will be saved if consolidation is ordered. This was noted as a factor in favour of consolidation in Medlab Hamilton Ltd v Waikato District Health Board. 7 [b] Whether judicial resources will be used more efficiently if consolidation is ordered. In Amalgamated Finance Ltd v Wyness, it was held that it would be convenient, desirable and expeditious for four proceedings to be tried at the same time, given that th...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 162 Broadspectrum v Nathan [pdf, 119 KB]

    ...had, at one stage in the proceeding before the Authority, been in receipt of legal aid which implied an inability to satisfy any obligation to repay. [29] Mr Nathan’s response to concerns about his ability to repay was that he had sufficient resources to do so. First, Mr and Mrs Nathan own a property in Rotorua with substantial equity available to them. Mr Nathan estimated the value of that property as at least $300,000, although it is subject to a mortgage. Second, Mr Nathan...