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1. Smith v ACC [2010] NZACA 6 [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...November 1989 the appellant was a self-employed painter and decorator trading under the business name of ‘BB Services’. This business had commenced in or about October 1988. 3 [8] As the appellant’s tax returns had not then been filed for the year ending 31 March 1989, the Corporation undertook an interim assessment of the appellant’s ERC, making payments of $180 gross per week for the period from 22 September 1989. [9] On 14 December 1989 the appellant...

2. National Standards Committee 1 v Deliu [2016] NZLCDT 26 [pdf, 408 KB]

   ...allegations about Justice Harrison, including that he discriminated against the practitioner and was carrying out a personal vendetta against the practitioner; (subject of charges 1 and 2) [c] An Originating Application dated 5 September 2008 filed in the High Court at Auckland (in CIV 2008-404-5878) applying for an order that Justice Harrison be permanently recused from all cases filed by the practitioner and his colleague Evgeny Orlov (subject of charges 5 and 6); sent to t...

3. LCRO 28/2021 RW v BD and Law Firm A (3 May 2022) [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...Agreement was not required. Due to the trust that they had for each other, a Property Agreement referred to previously in paragraph 3 above would be sufficient. Accordingly Mr BD proceeded on that basis.” [20] Ms EC then refers to Mr BD’s file notes, discussed at paras [62]–[80] in this decision. [21] Ms EC advises that “at the meeting of 27th July 2018 where the Deed of Variation of the Property Sharing Agreement was signed by both parties, the issue of the differen...

4. Dixon - Succession to Hare Manukau [2021] Chief Judges MB 887 (2021 CJ 887) [pdf, 942 KB]

   ...Report and Recommendation (the Report) dated 26 January 2021 sets out the background to this application. The Report is reproduced in full as follows: PRELIMINARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Introduction 1. This application has been filed by Lynnette Rosemary (Kemp) Dixon (the applicant) and seeks to cancel succession orders made at 19 Kaipara MB 133-135 on 27 August 1934 and at 2 Consolidation Kaipara MB 22 on 27 August 1935, relating to Hare Manukau. 2. The appli...

5. Thomas Baker Whanau Trust v Baker - Tarawera 5A (2013) 25 Takitimu MB 197 (25 TKT 197) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...that all of the applicant’s submissions lacked merit, with one exception, that being the s 315 application. He also submits that the applicant has 25 Tākitimu MB 199 contributed unnecessarily to the time and expense of the proceedings by filing applications that did not comply with the fee regulations or the Māori Land Court Rules; by filing applications against a beneficiary of the Trust and for a purpose not set out in their trust deed as an ‘acceptable act’; by fil...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 146 Rimene v Doherty and Natusch Group Limited [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN ROBERT RIMENE Plaintiff AND PETER JOHN DOHERTY AND NATUSCH GROUP LIMITED Defendant Hearing: (by way of submissions from counsel for the plaintiff filed on 22 April 2014) Judgment: 12 August 2014 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD Introduction [1] The defendant in this part-heard case has been adjudicated bankrupt in Australia. The issue that now ar...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 118 Pyne Gould Corp Ltd v West [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...requiring disclosure was issued by Mr West against PGC. It listed ten categories of documents for which he sought disclosure. On 22 January 2014, a notice of objection to disclosure was issued for PGC. [5] On 20 February 2014, the defendant filed a challenge to objection to disclosure; this was supported by an affidavit sworn by Mr West. An amended challenge to objection to disclosure was filed by the defendant on 18 March 2014. Submissions were filed on 9 April 2014. [6] O...

8. [2014] NZEmpC 160 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...Authority. [25] The Registrar should arrange a telephone directions conference, about one month hence, with counsel for the parties to timetable the plaintiff’s substantive challenge to a hearing. Any further interlocutory applications on these files (ARC 98/13 and ARC 22/14) must be filed and served no later than one week before the directions conference to enable these to be the subject of timetabling orders. GL Colgan Chief Judge Judgment signed...

9. Bedford v Luton LCRO 72 / 2009 (29 June 2009) [pdf, 24 KB]

   ...instructed to register the transfers on-line on 22 December 2008 (some weeks after settlement). This was not attended to until 21 January 2009, after prompting by Mr Bedford. [19] The terms of the undertaking were that the transfers were to be “filed” forthwith. Against the background of the correspondence and dealings with the parties it is clear that “filing” meant registration with the Registrar of Companies. The undertaking was a personal one and if Ms Luton chose to de...

10. Ujdur - Te Kao 86,87,91, and 108 [2016] Māori Appellate Court MB 229 (2016 APPEAL 229) [pdf, 161 KB]

    ...consider that the settlement reached, and the order granted by Judge Ambler, is a generous one to the appellant. [28] We reject any argument that the substance of such a settlement is in any way unfair to Mrs Ujdur. Application to waive the filing fee [29] Mrs Ujdur has applied for a refund of the filing fee paid with respect to the appeal pursuant to the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013. [30] We decline to grant a refund of the filing fee in this case. The terms of th...