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1. [2022] NZACC 66 – Sankaran v ACC (27 April 2022) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...That is an interpretation that we consider, as did the Court in Childs v Hillock, best captures Parliament's intent in the context of a scheme which is underpinned by the concept of “personal injury by accident” and which does not provide universal compensation for sickness or ill-health. So, for example, side effects of chemotherapy of a nature and severity that are encountered reasonably often and occasion no surprise are ordinary consequences of that chemotherapy even if...

2. Mitchell v Corrections [2024] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...[2022] NZHRRT 30 at [14]-[16], citing Commissioner of Police v Andrews [2015] NZHC 745, [2015] 3 NZLR 515 and Andrews v Commissioner of Police (Costs) [2014] NZHRRT 31. See also Director of Proceedings v Smith (Costs) [2020] NZHRRT 35; and Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48.

3. Lam-Po-Tang v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2024] NZACC 153 (30 September 2024) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...Corporation asked Dr Kantilal Kanji, Medical Assessor, to conduct a WPI assessment of Ms Lam-Po-Tang. [5] On 17 April 2023, Dr Kanji, having met with Ms Lam-Po-Tang, provided his report, which noted: I qualified as a medical practitioner from Auckland University, and I am registered to practise medicine in New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate. I am a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and maintain current knowledge by regularly att...

4. Lam-Po-Tang v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2024] NZACC 153 (30 September 2024) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...Corporation asked Dr Kantilal Kanji, Medical Assessor, to conduct a WPI assessment of Ms Lam-Po-Tang. [5] On 17 April 2023, Dr Kanji, having met with Ms Lam-Po-Tang, provided his report, which noted: I qualified as a medical practitioner from Auckland University, and I am registered to practise medicine in New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate. I am a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and maintain current knowledge by regularly att...

5. Stephen Brown (dated 6 June 2017) [pdf, 15 MB]

   Solicitors Acting: KR Price / SJ Mutch ChanceryGreen PO Box 47516, Ponsonby 1144 +64 9 357 0600 karen.price@chancerygreen.com / steve.mutch@chancerygreen.com ash1_ash1-1_117.docx BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2016-CHC-47 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (“RMA”) AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal under section 120 of the RMA BETWEEN BLUESKIN ENERGY LTD Appellant AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent STATEMENT OF EVIDE

6. Hunia v New Zealand Police [2021] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...plaintiff’s proceedings are dismissed. Procedure [5] A three day hearing was held at Wellington on 15, 16 and 17 February 2021. However, neither party closed their case. For the plaintiff the reason was that from 11:59pm on Sunday 14 February 2021 Auckland moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2. This meant that Dr PW Daniels, Consultant Psychiatrist based in Auckland and a witness for the plaintiff would have had difficulty travelling t...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 173 National Trading Company of New Zealand v Auckland Council [pdf, 872 KB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER AND AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC l7-3 of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (LGATPA) and the Resource Management Act 1991 appeals against the decision on a recommendation of the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearing Panel on the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (the proposed Plan) pursuant to s 156(1) of the LGATPA proposed plan hearing topic 043/044 Transport - car parking NATI...

8. Youth Court - It’s all relative: the absolute importance of the family in youth justice [pdf, 444 KB]

   1 It’s All Relative: the Absolute Importance of the Family in Youth Justice (a New Zealand Perspective) Paper to be delivered at the World Congress on Juvenile Justice Geneva, Switzerland: 26-30 January 2015 by His Honour Judge Andrew Becroft1 Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand Te Kaiwhakawā Matua o te Kōti Taiohi

9. [2018] NZEmpC 31 Ahuja and ors v Labour Inspector MBIE [pdf, 311 KB]

   NEELAM AHUJA, CHIRAG AHUJA AND RHYTHM AHUJA (RE KHOOBSURAT LIMITED) (IN LIQUIDATION) v A LABOUR INSPECTOR, MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2018] NZEmpC 31 [12 April 2018] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2018] NZEmpC 31 EMPC 12/2017 IN THE MATTER OF of a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN NEELAM AHUJA, CHIRAG AHUJA AND RHYTHM AHUJA (RE KHOOBSURAT LIMITED) (IN LIQUIDATION) F...

10. Legal aid grants December 2023 [xlsx, 84 KB]

    ...legal aid grants, by region, 2014 - 2023 For more information on how to interpret these figures, please read the Definitions and data notes. Back to Contents page Example interpretation: In 2023, there were 15,063 criminal legal aid grants in the Auckland region. Region 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Auckland 9,186 10,435 11,991 11,672 12,865 13,595 13,667 11,229 13,797 15,063 Bay of Plenty 5,228 5,658 5,953 6,264 6,186 6,067 5,645 4,837 4,882 5,401 Canterbury 3,064 4,...