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1. [2021] NZEmpC 66 Smartlift Systems Ltd v Armstrong [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...compensation which should be awarded under s 123(1)(c)(i) of the Act?2 The Authority’s determination [3] Given the issues just referred to, I summarise the key points of the determination. [4] The Authority recorded that Mr Armstrong and Mr Haika claimed that Smartlift had dismissed them unjustifiably when undertaking a restructuring process. Amongst their complaints was an assertion that the employer’s consultation was flawed.3 [5] Smartlift denied these allegations. I...

2. Auckland Standards Committee v Sorensen [2012] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 140 KB]

   IN THE NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2012] NZLCDT 23 LCDT 014/10 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Applicant AND HANS TIMOTHY SORENSEN of Auckland, Lawyer Respondent CHAIR Mr D J Mackenzie MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL Mr W Chapman Mr M Gough Mr A Lamont Mr C Rickit REPRESENTATION Ms J McCartney SC for Auckland Standards Committ...

3. LCRO 212/2015 KC v MZ (24 August 2018) [pdf, 115 KB]

   LCRO 212/2015 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN KC Applicant AND MZ Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr KC has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [X] (the Committee) to tak...

4. Wellington Standards Committee v Twigley [2016] NZLCDT 37 [pdf, 601 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2016] NZLCDT 37 LCDT 019/16 UNDER the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN WELLINGTON STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Applicant AND CHRISTOPHER TWIGLEY Respondent CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr J Bishop Mr W Chapman Mr M Gough Mr A Marshall HEARING at Wellington Tribunals DATE OF HEARING 2 and 3 November 2016 DATE OF DECISION 19 Decembe...

5. BORA End of Life Choices Bill section 7 report [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...person could outline the medical or surgical procedures he or she wished to be followed should he or she become incompetent to make, or incapable of communicating, a treatment decision. This process did not have the same procedural safeguards as a request for contemporary assistance in dying. For this reason, the Attorney-General considered that the advance directive regime was inconsistent with the right not to be deprived of life in s 8 of the Bill of Rights Act. The Bill 8....

6. Mau Whenua Incorporated - Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (2020) 419 Aotea MB 112 (419 AOT 112) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...matter of Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust I WAENGA I A Between MAU WHENUA INCORPORATED, WHAREHURU GILBERT, MARTHA HINEONE GILBERT, KAREN MARAMA PARATA, MABEL URU TANIRAU AND ROGAN RAWIRI HAHOPE TANIRAU Ngā kaitono Applicants Nohoanga: Hearing 8 April 2020, 414 Aotea MB 78-80 16 June 2020, 417 Aotea MB 110 1 July 2020, 417 Aotea MB 258-265 29 July 2020, 418 Aotea MB 207-208 (Heard at Wellington) Kanohi kitea: Appearances R Pinn...

7. Dowsons v CAC 409 & Franklin and Franklin v CAC 409 & Dowsons [2019] NZREADT 15 [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...[6] On 11 October 2015, Ms Franklin advised Mrs Dowson by email that Mr Sijo Thomas wanted to make a cash offer. Mr Thomas was a licensed salesperson engaged at a different branch of the Agency. On 14 October 2015, the Dowsons signed a “Form 2” consent form, giving consent to the sale of the property to a “related person”. [7] On 18 October 2015, the Dowsons and Mr Thomas signed an agreement for sale and purchase of the property, for a purchase price of $900,000. Settle...

8. Buchanan v Guardian Trustees Kareponia All Saints Anglican Church Trust - Kareponia 1A5D1 (2017) 149 Taitokerau MB 252 (149 TTK 252) [pdf, 210 KB]

   149 Taitokerau MB 252 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20170001979 UNDER Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Kareponia 1A5D1 BETWEEN GABRIELLE BUCHANAN Applicant AND GUARDIAN TRUSTEES KAREPONIA ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH TRUST Respondent Hearing: 13 April 2017 (Heard at Kaitaia) Judgment: 10 May 2017 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M P ARMSTRONG

9. Melrose v Porter - Torere Section 58 [2022] Maori Appellate Court MB 209 (2022 APPEAL 209) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...Jodie Porter, A20200012870. p.105 28 January 2021 Hearing of application A20200012870 in Rotorua. Issue raised as to whether the current appellants had resigned from their trusteeships. Current appellants acknowledge their resignations but claim given under duress. Application adjourned for filing further evidence. p.85 19 February 2021 Current appellants execute Forestry Access License. p.197 24 May 2021 Second hearing of A20200012870 held in Rotorua. The Lower Court found...

10. Estate of Pene-Ellis v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlements) [2022] NZACC 214 [pdf, 235 KB]

    ...relating to this claim, as the medical information confirms that your covered injuries have resolved and your current condition is no longer the result of your personal injury of 20 July 2016. [16] On 29 September 2016, the appellant lodged a review application against the Corporation’s decision. The application noted that the appellant was having ongoing difficulties in terms of personal cares and wanted support, as well as some aids and appliances. [17] The review applicati...