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1. FZ v UL LCRO 257 / 2010 (17 October 2011) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...approximately $30,000.00 in the bank at the time he instructed UL. I am not sure if that could be considered to be accurate information given FZ’s uncertainty at the hearing, and I note that in an affidavit sworn on 26 July 2007, FZ listed his cash resources as being $9,498.00 together with $1,037.00 in a joint account with GA. I am not certain as to the legal aid criteria, but would expect at the commencement of instructions, FZ would not have qualified for legal aid. However,...

2. Redruth v Dereham LCRO 154 / 2010 (10 November 2010) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...“duty to take any point which he believed to be fairly arguable on behalf of his client.” [37] Conversely, a lawyer instituting civil proceedings that lack any legal foundation is an abuse of Court processes, squandering valuable Court time and resources, and also a dereliction of the lawyer‟s duty to the client and exposing the client to liability of costs. On this point G E Dal Pont‟s textbook, Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility, states (at page 401): “Before...

3. KB v JR LCRO 191/2012 (14 May 2014) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...of the Standards Committee determination to correct what she sees as errors. In this decision, I have referred only to matters to which it is necessary to refer for the purposes of this decision and/or to provide balance to the determination. Resources do not allow for time to be expended to correct errors which have no bearing on the outcome of this review. Standards Committee determinations are not published other than to the parties. [3] Ms KB lodged her complaint with the N...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...Record of Inquiry for Wairarapa 864 John Hata and others (including the Maori Trustee) Moutohora Quarry 865 Richard Murray and others Waihou Railway Land claim 866 Pakariki Harrison Harataunga and Other Lands claim 867 Amy Cooper and another Land and Resources in the Marutuahu tribal region 868 James Taitoko and others Awakino and Other Lands claim 869 John Rameka Alexander and others Inland Kerikeri claim Wai No. Claimant Claim NEW CLAIMS REGISTERED (as at 1 September 2000)...

5. Zhang & Cao v Chen [2018] NZIACDT 11 (5 April 2018) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...instruction in a complex area of immigration law and practice. Any such instruction must commence with a serious review of a client’s circumstances. In this area, it requires a significant evaluation of business skill and experience, financial resources and the various immigration pathways that may be open to such a migrant. It must be accompanied by drafting an agreement for the provision of services, which needs to take into account the support that may be required from other...

6. GD & WL v RA LCRO 290/2013 (19 August 2014) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...that he had confirmed all was in order and they would be signing the agreement. The signed Agreement dated 21 June was returned to Mrs RA by Mrs PZ. 2 Letter RA to GD and WL (17 June 2011) at [2]. 3 Resource Management Act 1991, ss 223 and 224. 3 [11] On the following day Mrs RA wrote to Mr GD and Ms WL and recorded the terms of the Agreement. That letter was headed: “Purchase [Name] Road Section”. The first sentence of...

7. Li v The Real Estate Agents Authority NZREADT 10 [pdf, 346 KB]

   ...trial and one trial only of a cause of action. That requirement protects those against whom the claims are brought from being vexed with the same matters on more than one occasion. The principal is also designed to ensure that court or Tribunal resources are not wasted in duplicated hearings about factual matters. The present case illustrates the effect of the principle. The present case having been concluded on the basis of the evidence which was placed before the CAC is now to...

8. [2017] NZEmpC 4 Marx v Southern Cross Campus Board of Trustees [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...at Auckland) Appearances: S Marx, applicant in person R J Scott and G Wishart, counsel for respondent Judgment: 27 January 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction [1] Mrs Marx was employed as a Resource Teacher, Learning and Behaviour with the Southern Cross Campus in 2012. She was suspended on 29 January 2013 and later dismissed by way of letter dated 7 May 2013. She filed a personal grievance with the Employment Relations Authori...

9. Evidence Brief: Prisoner Education and Employment [pdf, 548 KB]

   ...Saunders, J., & Miles, J. N. (2013). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education. RAND Corporation. Department of Correction. (2015). Annual Report 2014/15. Retrieved from the Department of Corrections: http://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/strategic_repo rts/annual-reports/annual_report_201415.html Department of Corrections. (2015). Role of Education and Training in Reducing Reoffending. Wellington: Department of Corrections Research and Analysis Team. Gile...

10. Proactive release - Restoration and modernisation of Ministry of Justice properties [pdf, 18 MB]

    ...any change and mana ōrite ways of working should be developed and implemented • The system should focus more on preventing crime and rehabilitating people (and punitive responses should be proportionate and effective) • Communities want to be resourced and empowered to make change RE LE AS ED B Y TH E MIN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E 5 • The current criminal justice system needs to be improved but, at the same time, system-wide transformation is needed. 32. The physical de...