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1. Devillers v CAC303 & Ors [2015] NZREADT 38 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...photograph the property and she had to provide them herself. (b) Dishonesty and deceit: (i) Dishonesty in advising Ms Devillers of a number of people who had come through open homes  Ms Devillers said that at an open home in January Ms Watkins claimed that two groups came through the property when she knew that only one person had come through the open home because this person was her friend, Penny. She told the Tribunal that in fact her friend Penny was the only attendee at a...

2. Allington v REAA & Anor [2014] NZREADT 6 [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...them a few days later to advise that the purchaser of the property was the licensee. The witness asserts that she and the appellant “would have gone up to $750,000 in any negotiations”. She feels that the market should have been properly informed of the correct expectations of the vendors. 5 [16] In cross-examination, Mrs Allington said she regarded Ms Butel as a buyers’ agent for her and the appellant (her husband) and they did not deal directly with the license...

3. [2021] NZACC 6 - MacDonald v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...by the Accident Compensation Corporation dated 12 December 2019 determining that the appellant had achieved vocational independence. Background [2] The appellant has cover for a lumbar sprain sustained on 15 May 2016 when according to his claim, he fell off a chair and landed on his lower back. At the time of the accident the appellant was self employed as a used car salesperson. Subsequently, he was certified fit for light work at restricted hours, with restrictions ar...

4. Evidence Brief: Out of School Care and Recreation [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...PAGE 2 of 9 DO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMES REDUCE CRIME? International evidence Crime rates tend to be high during the teenage years, and are higher still when teenagers socialise together unsupervised.i As a result, it is common for some forms of crime to spike in the hours between 3pm and 5pm, after teenagers are released from the supervision of school but before they return to the supervision of their families.ii After-school programmes have been extensively studied...

5. Gray v Accident Compensation Corporation (Causation) [2023] NZACC 152 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...has been extremely sore ever since, impacting on my daily life. 23. In 2007, 2009 and 2010, I had previous back sprains. Making a complete and full recovery. [4] On 26 July 2019, the appellant attended the Broadway Medical Centre where an ACC claim form was completed, with the injury description as “lumbar sprain – probable”. [5] ACC accepted cover for the injury on 29 July 2019. [6] On 1 August 2019, ACC interviewed Ms Gray and the following details of injury and acc...

6. Qualitative components of the outcomes evaluation of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Pilot [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...since 2016 Stakeholders identified several ongoing issues that are unresolved since the 2016 process evaluations. These include frustrations with the drug testing processes and its associated costs, limited residential treatment beds, variable application of the eligibility and exit criteria, and the resource-intensive nature of the AODT Court, particularly for case managers. Transferability of the AODT Court Stakeholders support transferring the AODT Court with some caveats Man...

7. NZLS Predictions in an Uncertain World [pdf, 957 KB]

   ...implications for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. [2] Recently Justice Glazebrook in a paper called Miscarriage by Expert5 enjoined judges and counsel to improve their knowledge of probabilities and statistics. That call is particularly applicable to practitioners under the Resource Management Act 1991 (“RMA” or “the Act”) and I have included tentative suggestions as to how we can make a start down that road.

8. [2013] NZEmpC 245 Bracewell v Richmond Services Ltd [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...[2013] NZEmpC [17 December 2013] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 245 ARC 91/13 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for stay of proceedings in the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JAN SUSAN BRACEWELL Plaintiff AND RICHMOND SERVICES LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 17 December 2013 (Heard at Auckland) Appeara...

9. Regulatory Impact Statement Trans Tasman Proceedings Bill [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...Under the trans-Tasman evidence regime, a subpoena (a summons to a witness to give evidence) issued in one country can be served on a witness in the other with the leave of a higher court judge. Where a subpoena is issued by a lower court a separate application must be made to a higher court for leave. This causes delay and unnecessary expense. Trans-Tasman subpoenas in criminal proceedings - A subpoena under the trans-Tasman evidence regime cannot be issued in criminal proceedings....

10. [2021] NZACC 15 - Johnstone v ACC (14 January 2021) [pdf, 158 KB]

    ...review decision sets out various internal memoranda of the Corporation addressing the question of relevant earnings. This ultimately led to the decision at issue on this appeal namely that the relevant earnings figure was $698.60 per week. [6] An application for review of that decision was then lodged and correspondence was entered into between Counsel for the appellant, AGL, the New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union. [7] The review hearing commenced in April 2017 an...