[2024] NZEmpC 14 Pretorius v Board of Trustees of Taupo Intermediate School [pdf, 193 KB]
...undoubtedly acts as a disincentive to unmeritorious claims or defences. [5] In concluding its judgment, the Court observed:7 3 At [14]. 4 Employment Relations Act 2000, sch 3 cl 19; and Employment Court Regulations 2000, reg 68. 5 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [48]. 6 At [48]. 7 At [65]. The parties, and those who practise in this field … might well reflect on the consequences of conducting litigation without proper foc...