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1. Hotene - Estate of Paratene Mita Hotene [2018] Chief Judge's MB 277 (2018 CJ 277) [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...seeks to amend succession orders dated 1 September 1998 at 90 Whakatāne MB 405-407 and 28 January 2000 at 92 Whakatāne MB 250-251 relating to Paratene Mita Hotene (“the deceased”) who is the great uncle of the applicant. [2] Both orders are claimed by the applicant to be incorrect because of a mistake, error or omission in the presentation of the facts of the case to the Court, namely, the misidentification of two of the four children of Kereopa Hotene who was the brother of t...

2. [2019] NZEmpC 48 Sawyer v The Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington [pdf, 370 KB]

   ...WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2019] NZEmpC 48 EMPC 7/2017 EMPC 317/2017 IN THE MATTER OF challenges to determinations of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF applications for stay of proceedings BETWEEN CAROLINE SAWYER Plaintiff AND THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON Defendant EMPC 144/2017 IN THE MATTER OF an application fo...

3. Algie & Ors v ACC [2013] NZACA 1 [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...BEFORE THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION APPEAL AUTHORITY R Bedford HEARING at Wellington on 7 & 9 November 2012 APPEARANCES/COUNSEL Mr J Miller for appellant Mr P McBride for respondent DECISION Introduction [1] The appeal is brought as a form of class or representative action under the aegis of the named appellant and 20 other appellants in respect of retrospective claims for backdated attendant care payments under the 1972 and 1982 Acts. [2] At the Authority’s direct...

4. [2017] NZEmpC 65 Lorigan v Infinity Automotive Ltd [pdf, 13 KB]

   ...[2017] NZEmpC 65 [24 May 2017] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2017] NZEmpC 65 EMPC 377/2016 EMPC 277/2016 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER an application for leave to extend time to file opposition to an application for further and better particulars AND IN THE MATTER an application for leave to extend time to file opposition to an application for security for costs...

5. Ratima v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on appeal) [2023] NZACC 44 [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...Introduction [1] This matter arises out of an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 18 October 2022. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s 13 January 2022 decision declining cover in relation to Mr Ratima’s claim that he suffered treatment injury by reason of being incorrectly diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2010. [2] On 20 October 2022, Mr Ratima filed a Notice of Appeal against the Reviewer’s decision of 18 October 2022, with an acc...

6. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 1 van Noort [2024] NZLCDT 33 (17 October 2024) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...Conder for the Respondent Practitioner 2 DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL ON PENALTY AND COSTS What this was about [1] Mr van Noort is a now-retired lawyer who held himself out to be an expert in Trusts and means-tested subsidy applications. In February 2020, he was asked to assist the K family in seeking a subsidy for their father’s residential care. The father, TK, had settled a Trust in 2010, but there was very scant record keeping between then and when h...

7. DX & SX v TZ [2021] NZDT 1687 (27 May 2021) [pdf, 191 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2021] NZDT 1687 APPLICANT DX APPLICANT SX RESPONDENT TZ The Tribunal orders: TZ is to pay DX and SX $1,430.59 on or before Friday 18 June 2021. Reasons: 1. DX & SX share a property boundary with TZ. DX & SX returned to their home after work on 4 December 2020 to find TZ had cut down a substa

8. [2008] NZEmpC WC 16/08 Wesley Community Action Trust v Dickson and anor [pdf, 25 KB]

   ...s178 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”) to remove Mr Dickson’s proceedings to this Court for hearing at first instance. [2] At about 5.30 pm yesterday the plaintiff, Wesley Community Action Trust (“the Trust”), requested the Court to consider urgently this issue on the basis of copies of proceedings filed with the Authority, exchanges of correspondence between the parties, and a covering letter to the Court. Mr Cullen, counsel for the plaintiff,...

9. Procter [2012] NZWHT Auckland 22 [pdf, 76 KB]

   1 [2012] NZWHT AUCKLAND 22 UNDER the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 IN THE MATTER of a reconsideration of the Chief Executive’s decision under section 49 CLAIM NO. 6853: ROGER GEORGE PROCTER, PAULINE JANICE PROCTER AND GEOFFREY LEONARD PROCTER – 31 The Crowsnest, Whitby, Porirua ELIGIBILITY DECISION OF THE CHAIR OF THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL [1] Roger, Pauline and Geoffrey Procter are the owners of a property a...

10. 2024 archive

    ...please see the main  What's new for legal aid lawyers  section. Urgent CPIP assignments over Christmas & New Year period Message from the Legal Services Commissioner Reminder – The PDLA holiday roster starts tomorrow nationwide. Legal Aid Applications for Repeat Criminal Parole proceedings Legal Aid Applications for Mental Health proceedings Legal aid payments to firms published Web2Txt Daily Reminder Pilot for PDLA - Auckland Region Cut-off date for invoices reminder Update on...

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