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1. [2021] NZACC 116 – Muir v ACC (3 August 2021) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...and signs consistent with an associated complex regional pain syndrome. The Respondent’s Submissions [28] Ms Becroft submits that the appeal should be dismissed. Ms Becroft submits that this appeal is ill conceived and a poor use of judicial resources. She refers to Woolf v Accident Compensation Corporation where the Court said:3 Recourse to litigation should occur only when all other remedies are exhausted. It should not be an automatic default mechanism. Under the accident...

2. BO & CO v MI [2022] NZDT 1 (14 February 2022) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...boundary and retaining animals, such as chickens, goats and other stock. A rural fence does not seek to achieve security, privacy and the ability to contain young children and larger dogs, in the way that suburban closed boarded fences might. The resource consent for the subdivision was granted on the condition that fencing be in keeping with rural fencing types and should not be closed boarded or of solid construction. Whilst there is no requirement binding the current owners to this c...

3. OIA-102998.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...formed to develop more efficient ways for the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court system to operate. 3. The objective of CPIP is to reduce pressure on the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court through better utilisation of court time and resources so that cases can be resolved earlier and with fewer court hearings. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy 4. CPIP is made up of nine workstreams with each workstream focusing on a different stage of the criminal process. The Duty L...

4. 2. NZCVR application form v0.2 [docx, 209 KB]

   ...gain approval from MoJ before projects can proceed and deliverables will be published on MoJ’s website. During the research period, applicants must notify the MoJ of any significant issues (eg relating to data access or quality, unavoidable impacts on resourcing and staff) that could endanger the viability of the research or affect the contract conditions. [bookmark: _Toc141443765]Dissemination and publication Successful funding applicants are expected to provide the MoJ with a final research...

5. [2023] NZEmpC 205 Supercity Towing Ltd v Huch [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...also Vulcan Steel Ltd v Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union [2022] NZEmpC 78, [2022] ERNZ 304 at [27]–[31]. 7 Firm PI 1 Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2014] NZSC 147, [2015] 1 NZLR 432 at [60]– [63]; and affirmed in Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85, [2021] 1 NZLR 696 at [43]–[46], [232]–[233] and [250]. of the objective intention of the parties, discerned from a reading of the whole agreement.8 [20] The Supreme...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 235 Pact Group v Sheridan [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...period of 14 consecutive days. 11 New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Assoc Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZSC 111, [2017] 1 NZLR 948. 12 Firm PI 1 Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2014] NZSC 147, [2015] 1 NZLR 432; affirmed in Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85, [2021] 1 NZLR 696. [44] Pact’s case was that essentially Ms Sheridan’s approach required more than 14 days’ notice which was wrong because that could only be achieved by...

7. Update-on-the-political-lobbying-project [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...what about. This can lead to a lack of trust in democratic process and could ultimately affect social cohesion. 18. We are exploring the nature and degree of the issues around lobbying in New Zealand, including: • Voices of those with limited resources or connections can be marginalised. • Decision makers can become over-reliant on lobbyist research or perspectives. • Uncertainty about the motivations, origins and influence of lobbyist groups can erode trust in democratic proce...

8. CW v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to Appeal) [2023] NZACC 65 [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...[1963] NZLR 339, 353-354 (CA); Edwards v Bairstow [1995] 3 All ER 48, 57. [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law: eg. Jackson and Kenyon above. Applicant’s Submissions [4] At paragraph 38 of his written...

9. Wainui v Wainui - Part 1 Deposited Plan 3413 (2024) 127 Tairawhiti MB 150 (127 TRW 150) [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...justice of the case, in light of the kaupapa and principles of the Act. [38] Coincidentally, Hiha v Reti also related to the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, decisions on future use and development of Maori land, as well as use of recovery funds and resources. Kōrerorero Discussion He pātai Motuhake hei whakawā?- Is there a serious question to be tried? [39] The s 238 application makes a number of allegations that the trustees of the Tipene and Sarah Wainui Whānau Trust, and...

10. [2025] NZREADT 20 – CS v REA (12 June 2025) [pdf, 248 KB]

    ...contained within the Act and to ensure that the regulatory complaints system is not burdened by complaints that are frivolous or vexatious or not made in good faith. He submits further that s 74(3)(b) of the Act ensures that the Authority’s limited resources are appropriately focused on complaints raising legitimate and material conduct issues. [26] Mr Morrison submits that the sixth complaint is vexatious as the applicant seeks to relitigate substantively the same issues as were r...