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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
Policies and guidelines the Professional Standards Committee are responsible for.
Legal Services Provisions
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Crown Law precedents:
669224
Unknown
01/03/2010
Unknown
Ken Stephens
N/A
accessing and using precedents
(old format)
Template
Policy 816244,
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Guidelines
816241, draft
Policy and
Guidelines
3285181
Crown Law Litigation – Service
6340008
07/04/2010
21/06/2021
21/06/2024
of Proceedings on the Crown
Intervention in proceedings on
5352142
31/10/2007
21/11/2019
23/11/2022
July 2016
behalf of the Law Officers –
Policy and Guidelines
Representation – Policy and
710543
30/04/2008
16/01/2014
16/08/2022
July 2016
Guidelines
30/06/2016
30/06/2019
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Legal Services Provisions
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Signatory Policy: Legal Work –
3399838
19/03/2010
28/02/2021
29/02/2024
Policy and Guidelines
19/02/2019
20/02/2021
Briefing External Counsel –
3460133
14/07/2010
16/01/2014
30/06/2024
July 2016
Policy and Guidelines
30/06/2016
30/07/2018
--/06/2021
Crown Law Advice – Policy and
3420348
20/10/2010
17/04/2014
--/11/2023
July 2016
Guidelines
30/06/2016
1/11/2017
--/11/2020
Conflicts of interest when acting
859881
17/08/2011
--/03/2017
--/09/2023
March 2017
for the Crown – Guidelines
--/09/2020
Communicating with the
826531
19/03/2010
12/6/2014
--/09/2023
March 2017
Ministry of Justice, Legal Aid
Services – Policy
13/12/2016
--/09/2020
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Legal Services Provisions
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Complaints received by the NZ
902149
24/11/2010
14/11/2013
--/11/2023
March 2017
Law Society about CL Counsel –
Policy
--/03/2017
--/10/2020
Defamation Proceedings –
216706
17/11/2014
--/03/2017
--/09/2023
March 2017
Guidelines
--/06/2018
--/09/2020
Expert Witness Role – Policy and
834483
27/04/2011
--/12/2016
30/10/2023
March 2017
Guidelines
30/10/2020
And
Guidelines for Expert Witnesses
828932
Filing of Proceedings – Policy
710514
30/04/2008
17/11/2014,
30/06/2023
March 2017
13/12/2016
18/06/2020
LMP Debriefing/ Guidelines
533210
17/11/2014
--/05/2017
--/09/2023
--/09/2020
Settlements – Policy and
6328811
17/11/2014
--/02/2021
--/02/2024
Guidelines
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Legal Services Provisions
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Crown Law Litigation – Policy
863841
-
01/11/2017
01/02/2024
and Protocols
25/02/2021
Information Gathering Policy
5189089
30/04/2019
N/A
30/04/2025
05/2018
Crown Law Style Guide
5401789
--/08/2009
09/06/2021
09/06/2024
Discovery Manual
3113050
July 2016
--/11/2017
30/08/2023
20/11/2020
Terms of Reference –
2281974
Professional Committee
Crown Law Copyright Policy
5997041
September
--/09/2020
--/09/2023
2020
Dealing with self-represented
6321583
10/06/2021
-
10/06/2024
parties
Seeking or enforcing court
4060939
--/03/2015
--/03/2017
--/03/2020
awarded costs
Note: Links from Brookers to Westlaw needs updating & eventually HC Rules schedules and when updating WorkSite ensure both the Policies WorkSite
Page and the relevant Professional Standards WorkSite page are both updated.
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INTERNAL TEMPLATES
Internal template
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Counsel Assigned to
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Update
Crown Law Advice – Peer
Review Form
Opinion upload instruction
form
Litigation Management Plan 564078, new
Unknown
17/07/2021
Template – Form
draft 3655656
CRM – Letter of Engagement
template
Court Filing Form
Precedent – File and Service
Letter
Precedent – Memorandum
Seeking Approval to
Appeal/Review
Precedent
–
Letter of
Instruction – Briefing Crown
Solicitor
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Internal template
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Precedent
–
Letter of
Instruction – Briefing External
Counsel (Not Solicitor on the
Record)
Precedent
–
Letter of
Instruction – Briefing External
Counsel (Solicitor on the
Record)
Precedent – Invoice Approval
Letter for Briefed Counsel &
Expert Witness Invoices
Template
–
Letter of
Instruction – Engagement of
Expert Witness
Precedent – Invoice Approval
Letter for Briefed Counsel &
Expert Witness Invoices
Letter to client re document
1529012
July 2016
30/10/2020
30/10/2023
preservation and/or initial
disclosure:
Agreement varying Listing and
1528988
July 2016
30/10/2020
30/10/2023
Exchange Protocol set out in
Part 2 Schedule 9 HCR
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Internal template
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Flowchart for defendant’s
1529016
July 2016
N/A
--/11/2017
--/10/2023
discovery in standard track
proceedings
--/10/2020
Volunteer at Community Law
5685832
April 2020
N/A
Centre Policy
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