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1. LCRO 42/2021 JKL Limited v HC and GD (30 August 2021) [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...third party, can reasonably expect a firm disciplinary response. If that breach occurs in the context of a lawyer pursuing other interests at the expense of their client’s interests, then the disciplinary consequences are likely to be severe. [101] Serious allegations such as Mr FB has made about Mr HC, require reliable evidence:20 Despite these exceptions, the rule that a flexible approach is taken to applying the civil standard of proof where there are grave allegations in civil...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 78 Vulcan Steel Ltd v Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union [pdf, 409 KB]

   ...had been asserted. [100] Vulcan Steel arguably had an obligation to properly manage health and safety risks in the workplace, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSW Act), particularly in a safety-sensitive workplace. [101] If employees could select the method of testing, inconsistencies could arise, because some may select one method of testing, and others may choose another method of testing. [102] It would be absurd if an employee could determine the me...

3. Gilbert v Mulligan - Part 3 Lot DP 3020 and others (Shelly Bay) (2023) 466 Aotea MB 164 (466 AOT 164) [pdf, 487 KB]

   466 Aotea MB 164 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O AOTEA In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District A20190007225 WĀHANGA Under Sections 18(1)(i), 237 and 238, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Part 3 Lot Deposited Plan 3020 and Section 2 Survey Office Plan 339948 and Others (Shelly Bay) I WAENGA I A Between MIKE TE WHAREHURU GILBERT, MARTHA HINEONE GLIBERT, KAREN MARAMA PARATA, MABEL URU TANIRAU

4. LCRO 40/2021 PT v UT and RL t/a Law Firm A (28 April 2022) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...D] (11 July 2019) at [4]. 19 [100] But I am not persuaded that Mr PT’s statement of claim, considered as it must necessarily be in context, does not fall within the description of a legal process as contemplated and envisaged by r 2.3. [101] I do not consider that attempts to characterise the statement of claim as being no more than a first attempt to articulate the issues, a “conversation opener”, provide full account of what Mr PT was endeavouring to achieve by electing...

5. People charged and convicted of homicide offences June 2022 [xlsx, 115 KB]

   ...death Convicted 30 66 78 77 70 96 106 70 70 74 65% 77% 81% 72% 80% 77% 82% 70% 69% 70% Other proved 1 2 7 10 4 12 7 6 16 14 2% 2% 7% 9% 5% 10% 5% 6% 16% 13% Not proved 15 17 11 20 12 16 17 23 15 18 33% 20% 11% 19% 14% 13% 13% 23% 15% 17% Other 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% Total 46 86 96 107 87 124 130 100 101 106 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0100: Homicide and related offences not further defined Convicted 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% 0%...

6. People with finalised charges and convicted of homicide offences December 2023 [xlsx, 116 KB]

   ...death Convicted 83 64 81 87 89 110 59 57 78 75 82% 75% 77% 79% 76% 82% 60% 69% 74% 71% Other proved 3 9 9 6 11 3 14 14 13 8 3% 11% 9% 5% 9% 2% 14% 17% 12% 8% Not proved 15 12 15 16 17 21 25 12 14 21 15% 14% 14% 15% 15% 16% 25% 14% 13% 20% Other 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% Total 101 85 105 110 117 134 99 83 105 106 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0100: Homicide and related offences not further defined Convicted 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 20% 0% 0% 0% 0%...

7. Chief-Coroners-Annual-Report-2021-22-and-2022-23.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   1 yuiyuiyuiyu 2 Aotearoa New Zealand is culturally and ethnically diverse. Different cultures and religions view death in different ways and require different practices to be followed after death. The passage below from the New Zealand Law Commission’s 1999 report outlines some of the practices across different cultures and religions when it comes to death. Cook Islanders believe the deceased should not be interfered with. Traditionally, Fijia

8. AU v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2023] NZACC 182 [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...post-dates the WPI assessment carried out by Dr Armstrong of October/November 2020. Had it been available at the time of the WPI assessment, it is unlikely to have made any difference and it does not now establish any flaw in the WPI assessment. [101] Mr Durrant’s July 2022 diagnosis of “of the common extensor origin RIGHT elbow” post-dates the WPI assessment and the Review Decision. It does not establish any fundamental flaw in the WPI assessment. [102] Dr Newburn’s rep...

9. Julian v Inia - Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri (2024) 309 Waiariki MB 197 (309 WAR 197) [pdf, 459 KB]

   309 Waiariki MB 197 Julian v Inia – Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri (2024) 309 Waiariki MB 197 (309 WAR 197) I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TE WAIARIKI In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Waiariki District AP20230000024870 A20210015426 WĀHANGA Under Sections 3A and 4, Family Protection Act 1955 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri I WAENGA I A Between TUI KUIAKAHA JULIAN Te Kaitono Tuatah

10. [2024] NZEmpC 125 Cronin-Lampe v Minister of Education [pdf, 607 KB]

    ...the balance of the employment relationship problems, has been allowed. As noted earlier, the presumption is that costs should follow the event.59 That is a long-standing principle and should not be departed from except for very good reason. [101] It is correct to submit that in this instance, the manner in which the case was put to the Authority for the purposes of the second determination was very different from the basis on which the Court considered Mr and Mrs Cronin-Lampe’s...