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Luke Stainton pleaded guilty to one charge of having sexual connection with a young person and was sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment.
Mongrel Mob member Ratana was shot dead at his partner’s home, which was located in an area considered to be Black Power territory. Members of the Black Power gang went to Ratana’s address with firearms and other ...
Francisc Catalin Deliu was found guilty by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (LCDT) on charges of misconduct in 2016, resulting in a 15-month suspension. The most serious of those charges related ...
The Tūhoe Trust is a post-settlement governance entity (PSGE) established by Ngāi Tūhoe in 2011 to receive redress from the Crown for historic breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. The trust is a discretionary trust ...
Auckland Council successfully appealed the Court of Appeal’s setting aside of its decision to impose a targeted rate on accommodation providers for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 rating years. The purpose of the rate was ...
Ahmed Alkazaz sought to bring a private prosecution in the District Court against his former employer, Enterprise-IT Ltd, and two of its employees, alleging each had committed perjury at earlier proceedings before ...
Ecosmart Homes Northwest Limited had been carrying out a residential development in Helensville. It had engaged Jenhash Contracting and Consultants Limited to construct 26 homes for development.
The long-awaited media and online content consultation documents have been released by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).
What is proposed is a dramatic revamp of the regulatory landscape for broadcast and ...
To date, New Zealand has followed Canada’s lead in recognising a fiduciary relationship between parents and children but the scope of the relationship is yet to be settled.
Does a fiduciary relationship exist ...
This week we will explore some of the alternative models of justice that have been proposed to address the critiques of criminal law and create a more just and equitable system.
Restorative ...
An unsuccessful order for payment by Kathryn McKinlay and Alan Reid (the vendors) and an unsuccessful counterclaim application for specific performance by Ross and Elizabeth Whitburn (the purchasers) but a finding ...
Daniel French and Alistair Cochrane were convicted of the murder of Luke Sears. French was found liable as a party pursuant to s 66(2) of the Crimes Act 1961.
Mariya Ann Taylor joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in 1985 at the age of 18 and Robert Roper was her supervisor. Taylor says that Roper bullied, verbally abused, sexually harassed, inappropriately ...
A kidnapping charge under s 209 of the Crimes Act 1961 can arise where a defendant unlawfully “takes away”, and where the defendant unlawfully “detains” a person without his or her consent.
Michael (a.k.a. Maxien) Stevens is a transgender prisoner subject to a sentence of preventive detention who was detained at Auckland South Corrections Facility, a high-security men’s prison, from June 2020 to ...
Ross and Nona James entered a sole agency agreement with Luxury Real Estate Limited (LRE) for the sale of their Queenstown property. The agency agreement included a clause saying the client consented to the agent ...
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