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1. LCRO 20/2019 OT v GA (25 January 2021) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...[XYZ] and Mr OT, however, did not accept either of these reconciliations and, although a number of minor matters that had been referred to in the reconciliation documents have now been resolved, the principal issue affecting matters concerning the claim to the oral variation of the ASP remains outstanding. … [32] The claim by [XYZ] and Mr OT to an oral variation of the ASP is described in para [57] of the defendants’ pleading as follows: 57. [The defendant] denies para 57 and s...

2. Moriori Claims Settlement bill [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...with articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable to ss 20 and 27(2) of the Bill of Rights Act.3 Exclusion of remedy of compensation 9. Clause 24(3) of the Bill excludes damages and other forms of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol under the Bill. 10. This clause may be seen to raise the issue of consistency with s 27(3) of the Bill of Rights Act, namely the right to bring ci...

3. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy for CPIP December 2024.pdf [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...Operational Policy Criminal Process Improvement Programme December 2024 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully e...

4. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy for CPIP November 2024.pdf [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...Operational Policy Criminal Process Improvement Programme November 2024 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully e...

5. [2024] NZEmpC 234 Bowen v National Australia Bank [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...deal with this new disagreement the Authority again separated it from the substantive claim. The parties were informed that Member Doyle would deal with the admissibility issue. In response, Ms Rendle, counsel for NAB and the first defendant, requested that the issue be reassigned to Member Larmer because she had dealt with it before. This request brought a swift reaction from Mr O’Brien, who considered the requested reallocation was interfering. He asked the Authority to ensu...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 168 Jenner v Corrections Association of New Zealand Incf [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...took issue with various decisions (some historical) made by officers and the national executive (of which they were members at the time). [16] Mr Jenner was re-elected as an executive member in 2024. [17] On 5 June 2025, Mr Jenner submitted the forms to stand for the office of vice president, specifically a nomination form with the necessary number of signatories and a candidate biography. The biography, among other things, stated: … I hear and agree with many of you that c...

7. Smith v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlement to Surgery) [2024] NZACC 30 [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...sprain and glenoid labrum tear; and (c) 10 August 2018 - left shoulder rotator cuff sprain. [5] On 7 November 2014, the appellant injured her left shoulder when she picked up some suitcases at the airport and felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. A claim for a rotator cuff sprain was lodged on 26 November 2014 by the appellant’s physiotherapist. The appellant attended physiotherapy until mid-December 2014. [6] In 2015, it was noted in a neurology referral that the appellant had s...

8. C Ltd v Q Ltd & D Ltd [2023] NZDT 289 (27 July 2023) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...There is no legal basis to require Q (2021) Ltd or D Ltd to refund C Ltd the purchase price of the trailer. 53. Therefore, the claim must be dismissed. Referee: Nicholas Blake Date: 27 July 2023 Page 6 of 6 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

9. Turner v University of Otago [2021] NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 443 KB]

   ...Forster for plaintiff Mr BCS Dorking and Mr M Couling for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 12 and 13 October 2015; 2 to 5 May 2016 DATE OF DECISION: 25 March 2021 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 INDEX INTRODUCTION [1] Background to the requests [2] The Employment Relations Authority [7] The complaint to the Privacy Commissioner [10] Delay [13] Legislative changes [14] 1 [This decision is to be cited as Turner v University of Otago [2021] NZHRRT 18.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS...

10. Easthope v Accident Compensation Corporation (Review of Claim for Social Rehabilitation) [2025] NZACC 091 [pdf, 187 KB]

    ...him based on an 8% whole person impairment. [4] In November 2010, Mr Easthope experienced pain in his shoulder after moving furniture. He saw Mr Bruce Twaddle, Orthopaedic Surgeon, who identified osteoarthritis in the left shoulder joint and requested funding surgery, suggesting that the need for surgery was related to the accident in 1986. The Corporation initially declined the request, but, at review, the Corporation was directed to investigate the matter further. After obtai...