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1. Van Den Bosch - Te Whiti South Lands Trust (2002) 55 Wairoa MB 280 (55 WAI 280) [pdf, 615 KB]

   55 WAI 280 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Takitimu District DECISION: File: A20000053658 IN THE MATTER of an application by Te Whiti South Lands Trust under Section 18(1 )(d) of Te Tura Whenua Maori Act 1993 for damages against Sander and Willemina Van Den Bosch arising out of a lease of lands held by the Trust Appearances: Joe Gartner as agent for the Te Whiti South Lands Trust - Plaintiff Mr J K W Blathwayt as Counsel for Sander and Willemina Van Den Bosch - De...

2. LCRO 75/2018 HD v SH (19 February 2019) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...setting aside the 2013 and 2016 agreements, and redistributing the parties’ assets which Mrs SH did. [5] The Family Court set down a Judicial Settlement Conference (JSC) in July 2017. Mrs SH took Mr HD’s instructions shortly before, and filed a memorandum. Mr HD and Ms M attended the JSC with their respective lawyers. With what appears to have been some forthright comments from the presiding judge, and with advice from Mrs SH that it was his decision but he should listen cl...

3. 2021-03-01 ORC - MOC - PC7 - expert conferencing [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...CHRISTCHURCH 8140 DX WX11179 Tel +64 3 379 7622 Fax +64 379 2467 Solicitor: P A C Maw / M A Mehlhopt (philip.maw@wynnwilliams.co.nz / michelle.mehlhopt@wynnwilliams.co.nz) 1 MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT 1 This Memorandum of Counsel is filed on behalf of the Otago Regional Council (Council or ORC) in respect of the directions in: (a) Paragraph [9] of the Environment Court’s Minute dated 23 February 2021 regarding the conferencing of expert witnesses in relation...

4. [2021] NZEmpC 6 Bowen v Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...1273 at [11]; Ventec Corporation v Auckland and Tomoana Freezing Works IOUW [1989] 3 NZILR 274 (CA) at 275; Maddever v Umawera School Board of Trustees [1993] 2 NZLR 478 at 502. signalled her intention to do so. Further, despite Ms Bowen filing an amended affidavit, the original affidavit remains on file and has not been disposed of. [14] I am satisfied that there is a live and justiciable issue to be decided. There is no authority for the claim that all of the evidence mu...

5. Cock - Succession to Paora Kingi [2020] Chief Judge's MB 50 (2020 CJ 50) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...therefore we didn’t receive our entitlement”. Concise history of Order sought to be amended 4. At 8 Taranaki (Alienation) MB 372 dated 15 September 1976 the administrators of the estate of Paora Kingi, namely Graham Brian King and Marama Cock filed an application to vest interests held in a representative capacity in the persons entitled. 5. The lands and shares affected are: Aotea District Blocks Persons interests vested in Shares Ngatihaua 16 Graham Brian King...

6. [2020] NZIACDT 18 - UO v Nukulasi [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...Nukulasi asked him why he had not told her about the offer. The complainant asked for a refund which she declined, referring him to the agreement and noting the work she had done. 1 Ms Nukulasi’s file note at 37 of the Registrar’s supporting documents. 4 [15] In subsequent texts between the complainant and Ms Nukulasi, both claimed to have recorded the meeting. Ms Nukulasi said that he had not disclosed to her that he was worki...

7. [2020] NZIACDT 9 - DKD v Smith - Sanctions (13 February 2020) [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...Registrar: T Gray, counsel Complainant: Self-represented Adviser: No appearance 2 INTRODUCTION [1] Mr Smith, the adviser, was instructed by the complainant to obtain a residence visa. While an Expression of Interest (EOI) was filed by Mr Smith, he failed to file a residence application within the time set by Immigration New Zealand. The complaint was upheld in a decision issued on 12 December 2019 in DKD v Smith.1 [2] It is now for the Tribunal to determine the ap...

8. [2022] NZEmpC 42 TPT Forests Ltd v Penfold [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...technical expertise to identify what is confidential. (c) The respondents are the best people to assert a claim for privilege as they are the privilege holders, which is in line with conventional discovery processes. [10] An affidavit was filed for a former client of TPT expressing concern that documents protected by legal privilege might be disclosed to TPT under the process it suggests. Another affidavit was filed for a company associated with Mr Stronge’s current...

9. Gray v Paikea - Otara 5D2 (2022) 252 Taitokerau MB 210 (252 TTK 210) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...Ko te hātepe ture o te tono nei Procedural History [10] On 17 September 2019, Mr Paikea applied for a partial termination of the Whānau Trust. This matter was set down for hearing on 20 March 2020 where directions were issued concerning the filing of evidence. Just prior to this hearing, Ms Gray filed an application for the replacement and removal of trustees on 9 March 2020. [11] On 22 September 2020, the application for replacement and removal of trustees was heard and the fo...

10. [2022] NZIACDT 2 - TC v Registrar (11 February 2022) [pdf, 198 KB]

    ...and his family being unlawful in New Zealand, which meant they had to pay a large public hospital bill for his wife’s surgery. [21] On 5 February 2021, the Authority wrote to the adviser notifying him of the complaint and seeking his client file. The adviser provided the file on an unknown date. Registrar dismisses complaint [22] On 17 September 2021, the Registrar advised the appellant that the complaint disclosed only a trivial or inconsequential matter and would not be pur...