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New Zealand Case Law

Judicial review of regulatory decisions

  • 27 Apr 2022

    THE INK PATCH MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED & ORS v THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND & ANOR [2022] NZHC 840

    Citation
    [2022] NZHC 840
    Court
    High Court

    The application for access was granted in part because the principle of open justice favours disclosure of pleadings and administrative minutes before the substantive hearing, subject to redaction of material relating to the discontinued third applicant and conditions protecting fair and accurate reporting (specifically a prohibition on publicising written submissions until they have been delivered in open court and publications must reflect any qualifications or amendments).

    • Access to court documents
    • Open justice
    • Redaction
    • Confidentiality
    • Media reporting
    • Judicial review of regulatory decisions

  • 17 Nov 2016

    ZHAO v THE LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER [2016] NZHC 2758

    Citation
    [2016] NZHC 2758
    Court
    High Court

    The application to recall the earlier judgment was dismissed because any omission to separately address paragraph [11](1)(k) did not produce a different outcome—the LCRO had addressed the factual matters and there was no error of law in upholding the Standards Committee's finding—and there was no basis to recall the judgment on costs since costs follow the event and awarding costs without a separate preliminary hearing is consistent with established practice.

    • Judicial review of regulatory decisions
    • Standards committee findings
    • Unsatisfactory conduct
    • Costs follow the event
    • Recall of judgment

  • 8 Oct 2013

    EVGENY ORLOV v NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2013] NZSC 94

    Citation
    [2013] NZSC 94
    Court
    Supreme Court

    Leave to appeal was refused because it was not necessary in the interests of justice to hear an interlocutory challenge to the Court of Appeal's decision: there is no implied seriousness threshold in s 152(2)(a), the issue is more properly addressed after the Tribunal process and on appeal, and the Court of Appeal's conclusions on the law were dispositive.

    • Seriousness threshold for referral to disciplinary tribunal
    • Standards committee powers under s 152(2)(a)
    • Judicial review of regulatory decisions
    • Interlocutory appeal/leave to supreme court