Alistair Clarke was re-elected President of the Law Society's Gisborne branch at its annual meeting on 27 April 2012. A partner of Gisborne law firm Burnard Bull, Mr Clarke specialises in litigation with a strong focus on criminal law. He also practises in mental health law, in the Youth Court, where ... More about Alistair Clarke re-elected NZLS Gisborne branch President.
Gisborne lawyers have the opportunity to participate in a special one-hour webinar aimed at clarifying the complex issues around rural succession planning. Succession Planning for Rural Practitioners will be presented on 8 June for one hour from 11:00am. It will look at how practitioners who advise agricultural families can help guide ... More about Guiding your clients through rural succession planning.
The Law Society's legal education company NZLS CLE Ltd is planning two webinars to give Gisborne lawyers valuable information on new and planned legislation. Webinars enable anyone - no matter where they are located - to hear presentations on a particular topic, view PowerPoint slides and type in questions ... More about Webinars offer chance to learn about new legislation.
The Annual General Meeting of the Gisborne Branch, New Zealand Law Society, will be held Friday 27th April at 4:30pm at the Poverty Bay Club. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Nominations are called for the President and Vice President and Council Members to be elected by members ... More about Gisborne Branch AGM.
A 150-minute videoconference to update property lawyers on developments in the Property Law Act 2007 is to be held in Gisborne on 1 May 2012. The videoconference is being run by the New Zealand Law Society’s continuing legal education arm, NZLS CLE Ltd. It will be held in Gisborne if a minimum ... More about Chance to update on Property Law Act developments.
Information released by the Department of Building and Housing's Weathertight Homes Resolution Service shows that there were 2 active claims covering 2 properties in the Gisborne branch region at 8 January 2012. The Department has received 6691 claims lodged for 9329 properties and completed assessments for 10, 204 properties nationally. Under the Weathertight Homes Resolution ... More about Only two leaky home claims in Gisborne.
The annual Gisborne lawyers v accountants golf match will be held the afternoon of 9 March 2012. People interested in taking part should mark the date in their diary now. An entry form will soon be sent out. ... More about Date set for lawyers v accountants golf match.
Central Region High Courts Gisborne, Hamilton, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Tauranga, Whanganui Close: 5pm, Friday 23 December Open: 9am, Wednesday 4 January District Courts Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Tauranga Close: 5pm, Friday 23 December Open: 9am, Wednesday 4 January Hastings,Whanganui Close: 3pm, Friday 23 December Open: 9am, Wednesday 4 January ... More about Court holiday dates, Christmas-New Year 2011-12.
You, your partners, and your children are invited to the NZLS - Gisborne Branch Christmas Party. When: Saturday 3rd December Time: 3pm kick off Where: Kaiti Beach Yacht Club What will be happening….. 3pm to 5pm: beach games and kiddies entertainment (adults more than welcome to join in!). ... More about Gisborne branch Christmas party - don't miss out.
Information released by the Department of Building and Housing's Weathertight Homes Resolution Service shows that there were 2 active claims covering 2 properties in the Gisborne area at 30 September 2011. This is unchanged from information released at 2 August 2011. As at 30 September 2011 the Department has received 6582 claims lodged for 9077 properties and completed assessments ... More about Only two leaky homes in Gisborne.
David Jones and Jessica MacLellan will soon be admitted to the bar in Gisborne. David Jones was born and bred in Manutuke, Gisborne. He is a current trustee on the Rongowhakaata Trust and has recently been involved in the Rongowhakaata Treaty Settlements. David attended Manutuke School, then Gisborne Boys High ... More about Celebrating two local admissions.
Gisborne District Council processed 96% of their resource consent applications on schedule in the year ended June 2011. The region has done slightly better than the national council average which is 95%. 9% of Gisborne’s application deadlines were extended through the use of section 37 of the Resource Management Act. Nationally during 2010-2011, 36 154 resource ... More about 96% of Gisborne's resource consent applications processed on time.
The redeveloped Gisborne Court fitted well with the Government’s aim to bring courts and their processes into the 21st Century, Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu said today. “These latest refurbishments bring all of the court’s functions onto one site, creating an integrated court facility that will better meet ... More about New Gisborne Court keeps pace with modernising justice system.
Gisborne District Council has lifted its game in processing resource consents in a timely way. This is confirmed in national survey of local authorities’ resource consenting practices. Whilst the national average of processing resource consents in the 2010-2011 year within the time limits specified in the Resource management Act is 95 ... More about Faster processing of resource consents.
The Gisborne region will soon be expected to implement a single report for presentation of information required under the Sentencing Act 2002 to the courts from 1 March 2012. The Department of Corrections' Community Probation Services (CPS) says it has implemented a new Integrated Practice Framework (IPF) for the management of parole, home ... More about New court sentencing reports .
REINZ is pleased to extend an invitation to ADLS and NZLS members to the latest edition of the “Agreement for Sale and Purchase of a Business” webinars. The webinar incorporates a GST schedule allowing for the new compulsory GST Zero‐Rating Regime under Taxation (GST and Remedial Matters) ... More about REINZ Webinar looks at GST Zero‐Rating Regime .
Gift duty will be repealed from 1 October 2011, but lawyers are being warned that they shouldn’t automatically advise clients to forgive any outstanding debts owed to them by a family trust. Doing so could result in clients becoming ineligible for means-tested benefits in the future, including the residential care subsidy. ... More about Gift duty repeal is subject of webinar.
New Zealand Law Society information on practising certificates on issue at 1 August 2011 shows that Gisborne branch has 0.5% of New Zealand's lawyers. With 55 practising lawyers, Gisborne was just ahead of the smallest New Zealand Law Society branch, Marlborough, which had 52 practising lawyers. Of the 55 practising certificates held by Gisborne lawyers, 34 ... More about Gisborne has second lowest number of lawyers.
Information released by the Department of Building and Housing's Weathertight Homes Resolution Service shows that there were 2 active claims covering 2 properties in the Gisborne area at 2 August 2011. Nationally at 2 August 2011, there were 1, 809 active claims (up from 1,792 at 31 June 2011) covering 4,317 properties (4,317 at 31 June 2011). The Department has received 6, 504 claims lodged for 8, 879 ... More about Only two leaky homes in Gisborne.
Information on residential dwelling unit sales released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows that sales in Gisborne in the year to 31 July 2011 were down 10.5% on the same time in 2010. In the first 7 months of 2011, 212 dwellings were sold in Gisborne, compared with 237 in the same time in 2010. ... More about Gisborne dwelling sales still below 2010 level.
Information from the New Zealand Law Society shows that Gisborne has 52 lawyers in total, meaning there is one lawyer per 658 inhabitants. Wellington City has one lawyer for every 91 inhabitants – by far the highest proportion for New Zealand. Christchurch has the third-highest number of lawyers, with 949, giving it one lawyer ... More about One lawyer per 658 inhabitants in Gisborne.
The Gisborne District council is reviewing the Gisborne district Traffic and Parking bylaw and would like feedback. Major changes proposed are: Illegal camping It will be an offence for anyone to park on a road or in a public place with the intention of camping unless they are displaying ... More about Council seeks feedback on Traffic and Parking bylaw.
Adrian Coleman published a book less than six months after retiring from nearly five decades working as a solicitor in the Hawke's Bay. The book, Lust for Land, is based on Mr Coleman’s grandfather James Henry Coleman, and his life from arrival in New Zealand in 1859 to his ... More about Retired East Cape lawyer publishes book.
The Gisborne Herald is reporting that Wairoa District Council is awaiting a decision from the Environment Court on an appeal against the Opoutama roading and wastewater project. Numerous people gave evidence when the case went before the court in Gisborne last week. Resource consents were granted for the project in ... More about Wastewater project awaits decision from Environment Court.
The Department of Labour is reporting that there was an increase in skilled job vacancies for the North Island (up 7.3%) in the month of June 2011. Most regions experienced growth in advertised skilled vacancies in June. Growth was the strongest though in the South Island (up 12.0%) - except Canterbury (0.%) and ... More about Increase in skilled vacancies for North Island.
Just over 80% of criminal charges prosecuted in Ruatoria, Gisborne and Wairoa District Courts during 2010 resulted in a conviction, according to information released by Statistics New Zealand. The 2010 Criminal Conviction and Sentencing Statistics show that during 2010 there were 6,223 charges prosecuted where there was a final outcome. Of these, 5,012 resulted in a ... More about Over 80% of criminal prosecutions result in conviction in Gisborne branch area.
Information released by the Department of Building and Housing's Weathertight Homes Resolution Service shows that there was one active claim covering one property in the Gisborne branch area at 31 June 2011. Nationally at the end of June 2011, there were 1,792 active claims (down from 1,825 at 31 March 2011) covering 4,317 properties (4,246 at 31 March 2011). A ... More about Only one leaky building claim in Gisborne in June.
The Tairawhiti Community Law Centre is now part of a national body. All of New Zealand’s 26 Community Law Centres have announced they have recently voted on the formation of Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA). CLCA was established on 3 June 2011, in Bell Gully’s Wellington Offices. Elected to the ... More about Tairawhiti Community Law Centre to join national body.
NZLS CLE will present an ethical obligations video-conference on July 7 (09:00 am) which is aimed at all practitioners who appear in any court or tribunal. The new regulatory environment for the legal profession means that there are now a number of different, unfamiliar ethical obligations for counsel ... More about Ethical obligations seminar .
Gisborne man Ronald Edward Te Moananui has been fined $1750 plus $130 costs in the Gisborne District Court for obstruction under the Fisheries Act 1996 Te Moananui, a 45-year-old forklift driver, approached a Fishery Officer who was getting into his patrol vehicle in Grey Street Gisborne on 2 December 2010. Someone known to Te Moananui ... More about Threats to Fisheries Officer end in District Court.
Gisborne branch lawyers are invited to attend a NZLS CLE Ltd webinar on asset planning - the impact of the Ministry of Social Development's means assessment. Live to your computer on 21 July, the seminar delivered via the internet will address questions surrounding what the Ministry of Social Development takes ... More about Asset planning webinar available to Gisborne lawyers.
NZLS CLE Ltd is providing lawyers with the opportunity to learn more about the Unit Titles Act 2010. This heralds a significant change in the property market and along with the explosion of unit title developments a significant numbers of residents come under the ambit of this Act. They, along ... More about Unit Titles Act seminars.
The NZLS CLE Ltd are hosting a series of seminars and video-conferences on Evidence for Family Lawyers at the end of this month. The Family Court has become riddled with hearsay, opinion, propensity and irrelevant evidence leading to unnecessary delays, expense, frustration and irritation on the part of other ... More about Seminars on evidence for family lawyers.
Which forum will produce the best result for your client? When does the 10-year limitation start? How do you deal with the technical evidence? These questions and many more will be answered at an NZLS CLE Ltd live video-conference presented by Tim Rainey and Dan Parker in the ... More about Leaky buildings video conference.
Information on residential dwelling unit sales released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows that sales in Gisborne in May 2011 were up 23.5% on May 2010. However, year-to-date, there have been 168 sales in Gisborne, which is 8.2% down on the first five months of 2010. As an indicator of the value of ... More about Gisborne May residential dwelling sales up on 2010.
Information on residential dwelling unit sales released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows that sales in Gisborne in April 2011 were down 17.1% on April 2010. Year-to-date, there have been 126 sales in Gisborne, which is 15.4% down on the first four months of 2010. As an indicator of the value of residential ... More about Gisborne residential conveyancing statistics, April 2011.
Information released by the Minister for Courts, Georgina te Heuheu, shows that Gisborne and Wairoa District Courts have a shorter waiting time for committal to trial than the national average. Mrs te Heuheu released the information in response to a series of written Parliamentary questions from Labour MP Pete Hodgson. ... More about Information released on Gisborne District Court waiting times.
Gisborne branch employment law practitioners have an opportunity to hear from the Chief Employment Court Judge during a special NZLS CLE Ltd webinar on 3 June 2011. “Raising Personal Grievances and Challenges – getting it right” will be held at 1:00pm. The 1-hour webinar will link all registered participants to Judge Colgan and ... More about Webinar gives key information on raising and challenging personal grievances.
Information collected by the New Zealand Law Society shows that 57 lawyers held practising certificates in the Gisborne branch area at 1 April 2011. This was 0.5% of all practising certificates on issue at the time (including 341 lawyers based overseas). Details of practising certificates on issue in the Gisborne branch were as follows: Gisborne ... More about 0.5% of New Zealand lawyers in Gisborne branch.
A seminar explaining the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and aimed at professionals with clients who own forestry land will be held in Gisborne on 2 June. “Emission Trading Scheme Forestry” has been organised by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. The seminar aims to provide a guide to ETS for ... More about ETS Forestry seminar to be held in Gisborne.
While the new Legal Services Act comes into force on 1 July 2011, changes announced by the government on 13 April have added further complexity to the knowledge legal aid providers need of the new system. A NZLS CLE Ltd seminar, “Changes to Legal Aid 2011”, is being held at 23 venues around New Zealand ... More about Legal Services Act changes update essential for all Gisborne legal aid providers.
The Ministry of Fisheries has reported the outcome of sentencing of the owner of a rock lobster fishing vessel for false catch reporting and laying illegal rock lobster pots. Last week in the District Court at Gisborne, Judge BA Morris sentenced Jacob Kuil, owner of the vessel Perfect Pursuit. The ... More about Rock lobster fishing boat owner sentenced.
Information on residential dwelling unit sales released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows that sales in Gisborne in March 2011 were down 23.5% on March 2010. Year-to-date, there have been 96 sales in Gisborne, which is 15.0% down on the first three months of 2010. As an indicator of the value of residential ... More about Gisborne residential conveyancing statistics March 2011.
Information released by the Department of Building and Housing's Weathertight Homes Resolution Service shows that there was just one active claim covering one property in the Gisborne branch area at 31 March 2011. The claim was located in the Gisborne District Council area. Nationally at the end of March 2011, there were 1,825 ... More about One leaky building claim in Gisborne.
Gisborne branch lawyers will be able to participate in a special NZLS CLE Ltd webinar which looks at the impact of the new zero-rating regime for business-to-business land transaction. The new regime has applied from 1 April 2011 and significantly alters the way GST is accounted for, how assets are sold and ... More about Webinar backgrounds GST changes for land transactions .