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1. Recommendations recap - issue 4 [pdf, 832 KB]

   ...November and said he was upset about being moved and that he had none of his belongings, had been unable to get towels and had not received his medication for the day. There is no record of him receiving his antidepressant medication on five separate dates in the month before his death. He also expressed concern about the effect the move would have on his medical treatment given the familiarity of the medical staff at ACRP with his condition. A request made by his lawyer for him...

2. Rata - Whataarakai No 1 Roadway and Lot 1 Deposited Plan 374627 [2020] Chief Judge's MB 74 (2020 CJ 74) [pdf, 432 KB]

   ...general in favour of general land unless that general land is owned by Māori. By utilising the provisions of section 318(1) of the Act we believe the ownership of land will not therefore be an issue. The order would in our view also constitute a separate instrument of title. The Court should consider the terms of the roadway i.e. who will form, maintain etc. Consideration should also be given to the batter easement and the terms associated with that type of easement. d. The Court t...

3. Pomare v Pomare - Hongoeka 1B Parts and Hongoeka 1B1 (2024) 492 Aotea MB 5 (492 AOT 5) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...by Toa to pay the rental to him. [16] The four Hongoeka blocks are of varying sizes. Three are contiguous to each other. Attached is an appendix with a map showing the location of the four blocks in relation to each other. I address the 1B block separately in more detail below. Hongoeka 2A1 and Hongoeka 2B1B [17] The Hongoeka 2A Section 1 block is adjacent to the 1B block. It is a smaller rectangular shaped block, 7588 m² in size. It borders the 1B land at about the half-way point...

4. [2006] NZEmpC AC 54/06 Yuan Cheng International Investment Group Ltd v Buer [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...asking if there were any other vacancies. He told her “No” but he would let her know if something did come up and would keep her curriculum vitae for information purposes. “At the very same time” he said he was told by Mr Huang that his parents would be coming to visit New Zealand soon and they would need someone to accompany them, taking care of their needs and showing them around New Zealand. While he was trying to find someone, Ms Buer called again and so he told her t...

5. ZF v XC LCRO 266/2013 (19 February 2015) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...issue living at my death who survive me and attain the age of twenty (20 years (or marry under that age) of any child of mine who shall have predeceased me whether before or after the date of this my Will or shall fail to survive me such issue to take through all degrees according to their stocks in equal shares as tenants in common if more than one the share or shares which his her or their parent would have taken if such parent had survived me and so that no issue shall take whose parent...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 105 Pilgrim & Ors v Attorney-General & Ors [pdf, 596 KB]

   ...Community membership has now reached at least third generation. [3] Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage (the plaintiffs) were all born into the Gloriavale Christian Community. Many of their parents had also been born and raised in the Community. Each of the plaintiffs left the Community at various times between 2017 and 2021. [4] Gloriavale is a patriarchal community with a strict hierarchy. The Overseeing Shepherd i...

7. Te Onetu Pihama Incorporation (2011) 266 Aotea MB 20 (266 AOT 20) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...shareholder by Perpetual Trustees. This payment was outside of the law at the time and has been shown as shareholders advances to date. (f) it should be noted that both William and Tamatea Newman purchased tractors and other plant for their own use through the Incorporation which has suffered the depreciation and right-off of such items without recompense; and (g) no interest has been charged in the accounts on the overdrawn current accounts; [14] Regarding a proposed new ownersh...

8. Justice Matters - issue 03 - June 2016 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...flak. It was as if talking about customers somehow took away from what was important about the courts. In fact, the reverse is true – the customer is our reason for being. And reframing our thinking about this has been very helpful in cutting through the complexity and focusing on our priorities. While the principles of justice aren’t negotiable, how they’re delivered is. Matariki and Rangatahi Courts, iwi panels, restorative justice, Drug and Alcohol Courts and greater use of l...

9. VL v SB LCRO 142/2014 & 160/2014 (12 October 2015) [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...provide information; (e) Mr VL was rude and uncooperative; (f) Mr VL’s conduct caused Mr SB to incur additional costs; (g) Mr VL acted in contravention of a Mediation Agreement; (h) Mr VL failed to treat the residuary beneficiaries of the estates separately; and (i) Mr VL acted incompetently and/or breached professional standards in relation to the marketing and sale of two forestry blocks belonging to the estates (in particular, the question of whether Mr VL accepted a lower...

10. [2021] NZEmpC 77 Fleming v Attorney-General [pdf, 446 KB]

    ...changes in his physical and psychological well-being. There is no dispute that, if Ms Fleming was unable or unwilling to do what she does, Justin would need to go into full time residential care. It is clear from the evidence that the Crown, through the Ministry of Health, has been aware of Justin’s disability and the care provided to him by his mother for many years, and at least from the time he became an adult. The government provides a range of support, including fina...