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1. [2020] NZIACDT 13 - Registrar v Ryan - Sanctions (27 February 2020) [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...Consulting NZ, both New Zealand companies. They purportedly operated in the IT industry. It was 1 Registrar of Immigration Advisers v Ryan [2019] NZIACDT 75. 2 Singh v Ryan [2019] NZIACDT 76. 3 claimed they were connected with the BITE group in the United Kingdom. The clients were all offered employment while Mr Ryan represented himself as the director and/or Asia Pacific operations manager of Bite in New Zealand. He had a dual ro...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 113 Unite Union Inc v Restaurant Brands Ltd [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...AUCKLAND [2017] NZEmpC 113 [25 September 2017] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2017] NZEmpC 113 EMPC 186/2016 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for costs BETWEEN UNITE UNION INC Plaintiff AND RESTAURANT BRANDS LIMITED Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 10 and 31 July 2017 Appearances: P Cranney, counsel for...

3. [2022] NZACC 162 — Folkema v ACC (18 August 2022) [pdf, 273 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2022] NZACC 162 ACR 64/21 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 162(1) OF THE ACT FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE HIGH COURT BETWEEN MATTHEW FOLKEMA Applicant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: On the papers Submissions: B Hinchcliff for the Appellant F Becroft and L Hawes-Gandar for th...

4. Young v ACC [2014] NZACA 7 [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...18 August 1980 and said that it was clear that her injuries would no longer prevent her from carrying out a part time job of a similar nature to that which she undertook prior to her accident. No right of review was given, but Ms Young made a late application to review the decision in 2011, which ACC accepted out of time. ACC then made two further decisions in respect of Ms Young’s entitlement to ERC. The first decision dated 15 June 2011 stated: “This is to confirm that the dec...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 198 Middleton Family Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 984 KB]

   ...essence, ‘landscape capacity’) to each LCU or specified areas of them. That is according to a six-point qualitative rating scale ranging from Very Low to High.2 WBRAZ policies give direction for how those ratings apply including in the application of rules for the subdivision and development of land. [11] Under the decision version PDP, Sch 24.8 prescribes a rating of ‘Low’ to that part of LCU 4 that includes the Site, (i.e. the area described as “the undeveloped low l...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 152 The Salad Bowl Ltd v Howe-Thornley [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...have been preserved. They both speak for themselves and, in some instances, tend to confirm the probable accuracy of one party’s account of what was spoken. These records also assist in gauging the reasonableness of what one or other party claims to have assumed from their content. [6] The interview provided an opportunity for Ms Westphal to assess the defendant’s appearance, demeanour, experience and theoretical suitability for the job. It also allowed the defendant to ask q...

7. BIM-Sector-Directorate_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...incoming Minister, Sector Directorate Date of issue: 7 September 2023 The following document has been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. No...

8. [2021] NZACC 169 – Soulsby v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...incapacity on or prior to Mr Soulsby’s last day of being an earner. Background [2] On 6 February 2013 Mr Soulsby injured his right shoulder, upper arm and elbow/forearm while throwing wood that he had been cutting for firewood. He made a claim for cover on 17 June 2013. ACC granted cover for a sprain of the right shoulder/upper arm, sprain of right elbow/forearm. [3] Throughout 2013 and 2014 Mr Soulsby sought physiotherapy treatment and care from his general practitio...

9. Speaking about cultural background at sentencing: section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...any assistance to the case. The section provides the only opportunity for a lay person not under oath to address the court. Section 16 was designed essentially with the Mäori community in mind, although it was worded broadly enough to have a general application to all offenders. It allowed representatives of the offender the opportunity to participate at a stage in a case where they would normally in the past have been excluded. It was intended to encourage iwi, hapü, and whänau support...

10. Government-response-to-the-Law-Commissions-report-Class-Actions-and-Litigation-Funding.pdf [pdf, 357 KB]

    ...litigation funders operating without clear guidance. 10 A class action is a civil legal action brought by an individual on behalf of a group or class of people with similar legal interests. Financial barriers exist due to both the costs of bringing a claim to court, as well as the risk of an order for adverse costs which would require the plaintiff to pay the defendant’s costs. Combining many ak1uc0av4w 2022-12-12 17:04:45 I N C O N F I D E N C E 3 I N C O N F I D E N C E...