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1. [2011] NZEmpC 95 Walker v Procare Health Ltd [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...first related to the issue of legal representation and whether counsel for the parties may be prevented from continuing to act in the light of the Supreme Court decision in, Vector Gas Ltd v Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd. 1 The second related to an application by the plaintiff to call evidence at the hearing from a Mr Keith Handlee who, at one stage, had acted as a mediator in relation to the dispute. At the hearing, I gave an oral decision on both matters and I now proceed to outline...

2. [2013] NZEmpC 135 Catering Masters NZ Ltd v Anand [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...Mr Anand’s well-being and a desire to find out when he would be returning to work. [10] It is common ground that Mr Gounder telephoned Mr Anand again later that day, at 3.20 pm. Mr Gounder says that the purpose of this call was to reiterate a request that Mr Anand bring a medical certificate in to work when he returned. Mr Anand says that Mr Gounder repeated his earlier comments that he must return to work immediately and if he did not he need not bother coming back again. Mr A...

3. [2014] NZEmpC 234 Mega Wreckers Ltd v Taafuli [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...customer on his way into work and he told Mr Taafuli to use the wages he had been given the previous evening to pay the client for the vehicle. 8 [8] Mr Taafuli went to the Kelburn address and negotiated a price of $300 for the vehicle. Mr Taafuli claimed that he gave the customer $300 cash. A receipt for $300 was signed by the customer. Later that same day, however, the customer contacted Mega Wreckers and stated that she had received only $200, not $300. 9 Mr Hossaini ques...

4. [2025] NZLCDT 21 Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Woodroffe (9 April 2025) [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 2006. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2025] NZLCDT 21 LCDT 009/24 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 3 Applicant AND OLINDA WOODROFFE Practitioner DEPUTY CHAIR Dr J Adams MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr S Hunter KC Ms M Noble Prof D Scott Ms R Va’ai (by VMR) DATE OF HEARING 3 April 2025 HELD AT Specialist Courts and...

5. OIA-111025.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 29 April 2024 Our ref: OIA 111025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Health, Safety and Wellbeing documents Thank you for your email of 30 March 2024, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding the Ministry of Justice’s (the Ministry) health, safety and wellbeing st...

6. Jhanji v Kumar [2015] NZIACDT 71 (03 June 2015) [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...allegations. The Tribunal upheld the complaint. The complaint [4] The Registrar’s Statement of Complaint put forward the following background as the basis for the complaint: [4.1] On 29 July 2013, the complainant engaged Mr Kumar to assist him with an application for a residence visa. The agreement provided for a fee of $100 + GST, and for the complainant to pay Immigration New Zealand’s fees. An invoice was issued for $100. However, the complainant said he paid $4,500 in cash for...

7. Pirika v Eru - Te Ngae Farm Trust [2013] Māori Appellate Court MB 285 (2013 APPEAL 285) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...litigation has been conducted similarly to litigation in the ordinary Courts, the same principles as to costs will apply; and e) There is no basis for departure from the ordinary rules where proceedings were difficult and hard fought, and where the applicants succeeded in the face of serious opposition. As to quantum the Court held that: a) The Court has a broad discretion; b) The Court should look to what is just in the circumstances and in doing so should have regard to the...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 46 Rutherford Street Kindergarten v Chilton [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...CHRISTCHURCH [2015] NZEmpC 46 [10 April 2015] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2015] NZEmpC 46 CRC 16/14 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for costs BETWEEN RUTHERFORD STREET KINDERGARTEN Plaintiff AND CATHERINE EMMA CHILTON Defendant Hearing: (on the papers by way of submissions dated 26 January and 24 February 2015) Co...

9. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill-Escalating-Penalties_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Escalating Penalties Amendment Paper Date of issue: 11 September 2024 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circu lar 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 re leased . 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....

10. Traumatic Brain Injury and people in the justice system: Research paper [pdf, 847 KB]

    ...is known about prevalence of TBI for other parts of the justice system. This paper explores the extent of recorded TBI prior to interaction with the justice system. ‘Recorded’ refers to TBI cases resulting in hospitalisation or where an ACC claim was accepted. This means prevalence rates in this report will underestimate the true extent of TBI, since there are people who experience a TBI and are not admitted to hospital and do not make an ACC claim. This analysis was conducted in...