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1. Steele v Board of Trustees of Salisbury School [2012] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...Defendant is not credible in their evidence. The “indulgence” as has been described by having HEAL appear is an insult. I didn’t know that KENNEDY would keep making up these silly and incredible stories that would keep wasting peoples time and resources. Coony Law was well aware that interference with privacy had been found. In an effort to make money they simply took a gamble and flipped a coin and if they lose they still want their money back. Please reject any claim for costs...

2. AN v DH LCRO 119/2015 (23 December 2015) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...her partner’s significant loss of income to Ms AN’s involvement “due to stress impacting on our lives and the need to deal with this and other relevant matters”. She describes her engagement with lawyers, and the impacts on the family’s resources. Ms DH says she considered contact between MM her father placed MM under significant risk of injury. She says her lawyer charged her legal fees at a “fraction of her normal fees”, but even so as at 9 January 2015 she still owe...

3. FINAL-2021-Research-Memorandum-Witness-Familiarisation.pdf [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...civil cases. 9. This research paper examines best practice overseas and in Aotearoa New Zealand to outline what a good witness familiarisation service could provide to complainants and witnesses. 10. It will be used initially as an internal resource and be provided to the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence. Objectives 11. The objectives of the research are to: (a) Outline why witness familiarisation is needed and th...

4. Houpapa v Woods - Taharoa A Sec 6D No 2 (2012) 44 Waikato Maniapoto MB 167 (44 WMN 167) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...reasonably necessary to enable the owner or occupier of the land to use and enjoy the land for any purpose for which it may be used in accordance with any right, permission, authority, consent, approval, or dispensation enjoyed or granted under the Resource Management Act 1991. [51] Two issues arise out of the definition of “reasonable access” in relation to this particular block. Those issues are: a) What purposes may the land be used for? b) What physical access is reasonably...

5. [2007] NZEmpC 6A/07 Otago Taxis Ltd v Strong [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...and interlocutory issues which no doubt have resulted in legal expenses far in excess of the amount originally in dispute. In the course of those interlocutory applications Ms Ritchie deposed that the plaintiff was a small company with limited resources which could not “absorb” the cost of the defended hearing of the challenge. Judge Couch later directed the parties to further mediation, the defendant at this stage being represented by counsel. The mediation was unsuccessful....

6. LCRO 150/2017 UG v WN [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...for his father, purchased the property at [address] (the property) from ABC Developments Limited (the vendor).1 [3] Interests noted or registered against the certificate of title to the property included consent notices pursuant to s 221 of the Resource Management Act 1991, 1 Pursuant to an agreement for sale and purchase dated 16 October 2014. (the purchase agreement). 2 easements in gross (water reticulation, convey telecomm...

7. Nelson Standards Committee v Downing and Reith [2022] NZLCDT 7 (17 February 2022) [pdf, 241 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZLCDT 7 LCDT 017/21 and 018/21 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN NELSON STANDARDS COMMITTEE Applicant AND GRAEME MARK DOWNING AND ALEXANDER ALAN REITH Practitioner CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr F Pereira MNZM Ms G Phipps Mr T Mackenzie Dr D Tulloch HEARING 16 December 2021 HELD AT Tribunals Unit, Well

8. Rogers v Hauraki – Te Aute A1B (2015) 117 Taitokerau MB 87 (117 TTK 87) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...be no bridges constructed, and such a condition was not imposed by the Court. Further, the type of vehicular bridge Arthur was intending to construct, which did not have any piles in the streambed, was a permitted activity that did not require resource consent. Arthur has not interfered with the flow of the streambed, and any problems with the stream relate to far 117 Taitokerau MB 94 larger issues of major flood events. Arthur also denies removing and selling gravel from...

9. Spray Marks NZ Ltd v Accident Compensation Corporation (Industry Classification) [2023] NZACC 127 [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...criteria given that a single corporate entity should always have certain obligations which would set above a divisional level. The further guidance within the guidebook with respect to payroll activities in particular envisages some sharing of resources noting a de minimis rule for staff who work less than 5% across divisions. -Separate activities cannot exist if all staff are shared. As noted it appears that the Guidebook envisaged some sharing of staff between divisions. F...

10. IPT 2019-20 Annual Report [pdf, 477 KB]

    ...access to the Tribunal’s work, in the interests of promoting greater accountability, awareness and understanding. The website for the Tribunal includes a searchable database of the published decisions of the Tribunal, which provides a valuable resource for Tribunal members, higher courts, counsel, representatives, appellants and the wider public. The aim has been to provide an abstract (a synopsis) of every decision, for ease of reference. In previous court years, there develope...