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1. [2018] NZEmpC 14 Hayashi v SkyCity Management Ltd [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...Hayashi’s actions. For instance, the General Manager – Gaming clearly had the view throughout that Mr Hayashi, during the incident which arose in salon 82 was bent on providing Mrs A with compensation and was only held back from doing so by the pleas of other staff members. He did not resile from this view, despite robust cross- examination, but his attitude on this issue was clearly incorrect. His refusal to resile from it even though he must have seen it was wrong was prob...

2. Chaudhary v CAC 414 [2019] NZREADT 24 (7 June 2019) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...to any person in the course of any negotiation, conciliation, or mediation conducted in accordance of a direction…. [34] Ms Mok referred the Tribunal to s 57 of the Evidence Act 2006, as to privilege of settlement negotiations, mediation, or plea discussions. This provides that parties to a settlement or mediation have a privilege in respect of such discussions if the communication was intended to be confidential, and made in connection with an attempt to settle or mediate the di...

3. Final Process Evaluation for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court 2016 [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...referrals to the AODT Court based on a full AOD assessment by the Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) and other criteria in the eligibility check list such as RoC*RoI score,3 previous and current offences, willingness to participate, likely plea and sentence. 1 The interim process evaluation describes the top ten practices for reducing recidivism and practices that increase cost savings for drug courts (Litmus 2015). 2...

4. Standards Committees v Deliu [2016] NZLCDT 41 [pdf, 441 KB]

   ...competent lawyer) was found proved in relation to actions under the 2006 Act. [22] Twenty-one particulars were alleged over five cases, between August 2008 to February 2009. Twenty were found proved. [23] These included: (a) Incompetence in drafting pleadings, applications and submissions; 10 LCDT 014/15, [2016] NZLCDT 27, at [170]. 7 (b) preparedness to put irrelevant and inadmissible evidence before the court; (c) a con...

5. LCRO 95/2019 CM v DL (9 March 2021) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...consequence of an inability to locate any person who would be prepared to accommodate Mr CM for any period of time; and (k) a competent and detailed bail application was advanced on Mr CM’s behalf; and (l) Mr CM had received full disclosure and pleas entered were consistent with his admissions and instructions; and (m) allegation that Mr DL had failed to follow instructions in appealing his conviction must be measured against Mr DL’s assessment that Mr CM’s sentence was...

6. 2014 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...for undue delay in terms of section 25(b) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 for reasons wholly or partly the responsibility of the Ministry 0 2013/14: 2 2012/13: 2 The Registry contributed to one of these stays by omitting to take a plea or election at the beginning of proceedings. The other case was delayed because no judge was available for a particular hearing. Number of other judge-alone criminal cases stayed for undue delay in terms of section 25(b) of the New ...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 65 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...pre­1865 claims, previously adjudged well­founded in the Muriwhenua land inquiry, might be remedied. The national freshwater Chief Judge Wilson Isaac with some recent reports ▶ Page 22 2 From the Acting Director Kia ora koutou. It is my pleas­ ure to be able to contribute to this issue of Te Manutukutuku. I have spent the last few months working closely with the Waitangi Tri­ bunal’s management team, and it has been great to gain an insight into the organisation’s adm...

8. Director of Proceedings v Brooks (Application for Final Non-Publication Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...[23.3] The benefit of receiving timely and/or appropriate resuscitation of Ariana. [23.4] The benefit of the ability to place trust in the medical profession. [23.5] The benefit of positive interractions with a healthy child and/or the benefits/joys/pleasures of parental enjoyment and/or satisfaction involved in having a child with a healthy life. [23.6] The benefit of career development. [23.7] The ability to pursue and/or develop her life in the way she would otherwise have chosen...

9. Regulatory Impact Statement Review of aspects of the bail system [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...indirectly reduce the number of defendants that fail to answer bail. In addition, the following proposals will help lessen the inconvenience and costs caused by a defendant failing to answer bail: Proceeding in the absence of the defendant once a plea has been entered, unless this would be contrary to the interests of justice. Clarifying Registrars‟ powers to withdraw warrants to arrest where the defendant makes a voluntary appearance at Court after failing to appear. New inc...

10. FIANZ-Submission.pdf [pdf, 13 MB]

    ...Enforcement Group (FELEG) ? 1.4.2 Given that 51 person were murdered , the Police should have sought the highest level security experts in NZ and globally. It seems to be that the Police had ‘closed their investiga- tion’ given the terrorist had pleaded guilty. This matter needs to be also checked. 1.5 Police Conclusion Invalid It has been established that the Police failed to examine the information in the Samsung tablet. As such the Police conclusion that " there is no evidence...