Costs of employing legal firms

Jan Magee made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation

The request was refused by Accident Compensation Corporation.

From: Jan Magee

Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,

We wish to enquire as to the cost of ACC utilising legal firms (such as Medico Law) to "fight" their review applications through the disputes process.

We would like an cost per review and also the total paid to said legal firms by ACC for the review process since 2015

Yours faithfully,

Jan MacPherson

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From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation

Dear Ms MacPherson

 

Thank you for your email of 9 August 2018, requesting the following
information:

 

We wish to enquire as to the cost of ACC utilising legal firms (such as
Medico Law) to "fight" their review applications through the disputes
process.

 

We would like an cost per review and also the total paid to said legal
firms by ACC for the review process since 2015

 

This email is to inform you that we are working on your request and will
be in touch with you as soon as possible, and certainly by 6 September
2018.

 

In the meantime, if you have any questions we will be happy to work with
you to resolve these. We can be contacted by email at [email address]

 

Kind regards

Government Engagement and Support

 

   

 

 

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Dear Ms MacPherson

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information, dated 9
August 2018.

 

Yours sincerely

Government Engagement and Support

 

 
   
 

 

 

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From: Jan Magee

Dear Government Services,

I acknowledge receipt of this response however would it not be easier to simply refer to financial statement (expenses) under the category legal representation?

Yours sincerely,

Jan MacPherson

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From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation

Dear Ms MacPherson

Thank you for your email providing clarification of your earlier request.
 
We are treating this as a new request under the Official Information Act 1982.

We are currently working on your request and will be in touch with you as soon as possible, and certainly by 27 September 2018.

Yours sincerely
Government Engagement and Support

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Accident Compensation Corporation


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Good afternoon Ms MacPherson

 

Please find attached ACC’s response to your subsequent request of 30
August 2018.

 

Yours sincerely

Government Engagement & Support

 

 

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information. If you believe you have received this email in error, please
advise us immediately by return email or telephone and then delete this
email together with all attachments. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are not authorised to use or copy this message or any
attachments or disclose the contents to any other person."

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