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1. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 2 v Mr G [2023] NZLCDT 37 (23 August 2023) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...and the National Standards Committee v Deliu [2015] NZLCDT 21 (esp. at [50]); Re Orlov [2013] NZLCDT 27 at [54]. 3 See above n 1 at [54]. 4 See above n 1 at [58]. 4 [8] In short, the authority to issue these summonses has been tested on appeal. The ambit of the summonses has been prescribed by the outcome. Inferentially, the High Court has ruled that these summonses comply with cl 6. If the Standards Committee wished to test that, it should have sought to appeal the outcom...

2. [2025] NZREADT 11 - Feng v REAA (15 April 2025) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...would take effect on 14 January 2025. REVIEW APPLICATION [18] On about 14 January 2025, Ms Feng sought review by the Tribunal of the Registrar’s decision to cancel her licence. Submissions (14 January 2025) were received with the notice of appeal. [19] A Minute was issued by the Tribunal (3 February 2025) directing the application be heard on the papers and setting a timetable for submissions. [20] The Tribunal received submissions from Ms Feng (27 February and 26 March 2...

3. [2024] NZREADT 30 - Bhatt v Registrar of the REAA (9 September 2024) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...cancel the licence, the Registrar must— (a) include in the notice referred to in subsection (1)(d) the grounds for the decision and the date on which the cancellation takes effect; and (b) specify in the notice that the licensee has a right of appeal to the Tribunal under section 112; and (c) record the cancellation on the register as soon as practicable. [36] The Authority submits that the Registrar followed the correct process when cancelling the Applicant’s licence. DISCUSS...

4. Sawyer v Victoria University of Wellington (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 47 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...Sawyer v Victoria University of Wellington (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 9. 3 At [62]. 4 At [23.1]–[23.10]. 3 [9] In March 2017, the Tribunal made further orders continuing the stay of these proceedings pending the outcome of Dr Sawyer’s appeal to the Employment Court regarding the ERA’s determination that the Record of Settlement was binding on the parties. [10] The Tribunal proceedings remained stayed until 1 March 2022, following advice from VUW that the Employment C...

5. [2025] NZEmpC 188 O'Brien v The Platform Media NZ Ltd [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...deliberate decision not to file a defence and then a change of heart. A statement of defence was filed within the timeframe for doing so in another 5 Almond v Read [2017] NZSC 80, [2017] 1 NZLR 801 at [38]. Although relating to leave to file an appeal out of time, the principles are equally applicable to an application to file a statement of defence out of time. See Bay of Plenty District Health Board v CultureSafe NZ Ltd [2019] NZEmpC 122 at [14]. claim between the...

6. McNally - Lot 1 DP SA 18658 (2025) 345 Waiariki MB 195 (345 WAR 195) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...industrial use. [11] GEL seeks to develop a new service station at the site and, in 2020, obtained a resource consent for this development. This development has been the source of much litigation – in this Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal – causing GEL to reapply for a resource consent. A new resource consent was granted on 2 September 2024. [12] In accordance with the resource consent, before any construction activities related to the service station can commence...

7. National Standards Committee v Shand [2019] NZLCDT 10 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...spell out the basis on which fees will be charged and will need to be paid by the client if third party funding is withdrawn, but this is not a matter of professional obligation. [16] Mr Hodge referred us to the decision of the English Court of Appeal in Baxendale-Walker v The Law Society,4 which set out principles applicable to costs awards against a regulator in a similar disciplinary framework and which he submitted are of relevance in this case where the Committee has been parti...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Hong [2019] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...Zealand Law Society the costs of the Tribunal payable by it in the sum of $6,225.00. [21] The orders for suspension and prohibition from practising on his own account are not to take effect until 1 March 2020 to allow Mr Hong time to pursue his appeal to the High Court or to seek a stay of those orders pending determination of his appeal. DATED at AUCKLAND this 23rd day of December 2019 BJ Kendall Chairperson...

9. [2021] NZACC 113 - GW v ACC (27 July 2021) [pdf, 1 MB]

10. [2008] NZEmpC AC 11/08 Shakes & Anor v Norske Skog Tasman Ltd [pdf, 54 KB]

    ...employee deprived improperly of a day’s annual holiday to be paid a day’s wages in compensation. Proper compensation would be the provision of an alternate holiday. [24] How that is achieved is, as with the decision on the first ground of appeal, obvious in this case as Mr McIlraith conceded realistically. Where the wrongful deprivation of an entitlement to an annual holiday is an unjustified personal grievance, the statutory remedies for grievances will encompass this situati...