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1. LCRO 228/2016 SP v QH (27 June 2019) [pdf, 324 KB]

   ...2015, she had no 18 basis from that point onwards to delay releasing the files. On 18 December 2015, Ms SP was reminded of the earlier requests to provide Mr QH’s file and further steps were taken by [law firm] to expedite that request. [101] The files were not made available to uplift until 5 February 2016. [102] There is no evidence effectively justifying the delay. What could have been a swift and untroubled change-over was unnecessarily compromised by Ms SP’s apparen...

2. [2019] NZEmpC 153 Savage v Wai Shing Ltd [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...to comply with a compliance order is to be taken seriously. Such a conclusion was reinforced by the increase in the maximum sum available for a fine from $10,000 under the Employment Contracts Act 199124 to $40,000 under the current Act. [101] It was also stated that the power had to be exercised in context. That context was an enforcement response for non-compliance in a manner akin to contempt. [102] Coming on to describe considerations which would be relevant to the amount...

3. Kek, Bayley, Bayleys Real Estate Ltd v CAC409 & C & S Morris [2019] NZREADT 26 (20 June 2019) [pdf, 278 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2019] NZREADT 26 READT 005/19 IN THE MATTER OF An appeal under section 111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN AH T’NG KEK, MICHAEL BAYLEY and BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED Appellants AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 409) First Respondent AND CARLTON MORRIS and SUSAN MORRIS Second Respondents (not participating in the appeal) Hearing: 30 May

4. [2020] NZEmpC 222 Flashoff v New Zealand Technology Group Hawkes Bay Ltd [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...favour of the respondents. They estimate they are losing $75,000 per month in terms of actual and lost opportunity costs. If an interim order were to remain in place until 2022, the $200,000 fund would be insufficient to meet such losses. [101] Third, NZTG’s ability to meet any damages award needs to be considered alongside other evidence. It is to be inferred from Mr Smith’s evidence that shareholders had to contribute to the fund paid into the lawyers’ trust account....

5. LCRO 16/2020 PF v VJ (22 September 2020) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...serving the notice of breach on Mr and Mrs PF, Mr VJ, in contravention of the prohibition in r 10.2 of the Rules, “communicate[d] directly” with Mr PF whom Mr VJ knew “[wa]s represented by another lawyer in that matter".18 [84] Clause 101.1 of the franchise agreement provides that “[a]ll notices to be given pursuant to th[e] [franchise] [a]greement shall be in writing and may be delivered or sent by prepaid post to the address of the parties as set out at item 28 of Sch...

6. LCRO 181/2019 SL v GB (29 January 2021) [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...March Mr GB provided them with three payment options to consider over the Easter break. On 6 April, in response to Mr GB’s 4 April question whether they still wanted him to act, Ms SL undertook to pay his fees, and asked him to continue. [101] On 29 April Mr GB asked if they were still “on track to make the payment as promised”. Ms SL assured him again on 3, 5, and 6 May, she and Ms CS would pay his fees, and upon receipt, on 30 May, from Mr GB of Ms PR’s first invoice, th...

7. OWRUG - EiC - S H McKeague - Agriculture (4 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1022 KB]

   PP-1035600-2-216-V3 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY ENV:2020-CHC-127 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Between OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant And OTAGO WATER RESOURCE USER GROUP Section 274 Party EVIDENCE OF SUSAN HELEN MCKEAGUE FOR OTAGO WATER RESOURCE USER GROUP GALLAWAY COOK ALLAN LAWYERS DUNEDIN

8. Chief Coroner 2019-20 Annual Report [pdf, 2 MB]

   Annual Report 2019/20 Kai Tirotiro Matewhawhati Rangatira o Aotearoa Office of the Chief Coroner of New Zealand http://www.justice.govt.nz/ CONTENTS Introduction 4 Coronial Services of New Zealand 5 A few words from some of our new Coroners 6 Whakaari Disaster 10 The First 48 Hours 11 Jurisdiction of the Coroner 13 Coronial recommendations or comments 15 Performance measures 25 Year in review: 2019-2020 26 National statistics 27 S

9. [2020] NZREADT 30 Cavanagh (23 July 2020) [pdf, 545 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2020] NZREADT 30 READT 003/20 IN THE MATTER OF An Application for Review of a Registrar’s decision, under Section 112 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN PHILLIP JULIAN CAVANAGH Applicant AND THE REGISTRAR OF THE REAL ESTATE AUTHORITY Respondent Hearing: 30 June and 1 July 2020, at Auckland Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews (Chairperson) Ms C Sandelin (Me

10. LCRO 210/2018 RF v TG (27 August 2020) [pdf, 231 KB]

    ...proportional return for the costs expended. [99] Mr RF argued that Ms TG’s case was not straightforward. He described it as a case of some complexity. [100] I disagree. 16 At [27]. 16 [101] I agree with the cost assessor that the claim was not overly complex. [102] At the heart of Ms TG’s claim was argument that she had not been adequately remunerated by her employer for holiday pay owing and that she had not received the...