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1. SU v KU [2024] NZDT 596 (10 September 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...consider. 6. KU says that there has never been any discussion of the table being returned to SU, that he has been allowed to use it since he went flatting in September 2017 and that he was given the table by his parents in April 2022. SU’s former wife and KU’s mother, CU stated in a text message sent on 6 June 2023 that the table was gifted to KU in April 2022 upon her separation with SU. 7. As the applicant, SU is required to prove his case on the balance of probabilities....

2. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.9 September 2023 [pdf, 927 KB]

   ...Operational Policy for providing early legal advice for disputes under the Care of Children Act 2004 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 ex...

3. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v2.0 October 2023 [pdf, 586 KB]

   ...Policy for providing early legal advice for disputes under the Care of Children Act 2004 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 excludes...

4. LCRO 119/2016 XY, ZW, QM, and ABC Lawyers v TQ (16 November 2018) [pdf, 466 KB]

   ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Enforcement of loans ........................................................................................................................... 7 Witnessing signed unprepared (blank) Authority and Instruction (A&I) forms ..................................... 7 Standards Committee decision ....................................................................

5. Wentzel v Collie [2012] NZWHT Auckland 15 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...had detailed in his assessor’s report. Mr Dibley appeared as a witness for the claimants. He had been the inspector for DBH when the two determinations were made and had prepared two substantive reports and a cladding report for DBH which formed the basis of the determinations. Mr Dibley gave evidence contemporaneously with Mr Templeman. [34] In his report Mr Templeman identified four key deficiencies causing current damage. These were: Cracking in the cladding w...

6. Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 962 KB]

   ...consistent 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.4 Whether s 27(3) at issue 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 compliance with s 27(3) of the Bill of Rights Act, namely the right to bring ci...

7. BD Ltd v YW [2013] NZDT 654 (28 November 2013) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...LIMITED APPLICANT AND YW RESPONDENT Date of Order: 28 November 2013 Referee: Referee Reuvecamp ORDER OF THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL The Tribunal hereby orders that the claim is dismissed Facts [1] The applicant claims $5,202.37 in respect of goods to the value of $3,917.17 supplied to ABC Limited (“ABC”, company number #####) during 2011 and interest and enforcement costs. The company is now in liquidation. The applicant claims that the respon...

8. BORA Rongowhakaata Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 279 KB]

   Rongowhakaata Claims Settlement Bill 15 February 2012 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Rongowhakaata Claims Settlement Bill (PCO 14005 version 3.9): Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/166 1. I have considered the current draft of this Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (“the Bill of Rights Act”). I conclude that the Bill appears to be consistent with the Bill of Rights Act. This advice addresses issues which arise in...

9. Costs & disbursements

   ...but there has not yet been a judgment on the final application. You should carefully record the costs and disbursements you incur in bringing or defending a proceeding, as you may have to show evidence of them if your proceeding is successful and they form part of an application for costs. Costs In most cases, when a judge orders the unsuccessful party to pay costs, the Judge will allocate a scale for the costs to be calculated. The cost scales are listed in: Schedule 4 of the District Court...

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10. [2021] NZEmpC 199 Lawton v Steel Pencil Holdings Ltd [pdf, 415 KB]

    ...strengthening enforcement of employment standards is also reflected in the first reading of the Bill as to the intended purpose of what became Part 9A.10 The Regulatory Impact Statement prepared by MBIE11 and the Cabinet paper12 that recommended the reforms also referred to the intention being to increase directors’ and others’ liability in circumstances where a company is unable to rectify a breach. [33] That the regime created by the 2016 Amendment was more wide-ranging than