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1. JG v RS LCRO 245 / 2010 (15 March 2012) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...the date of the next hearing, a Notice of Opposition and affidavit were served by fax at Mr JG’s office. This resulted in a further adjournment of the matter to 21 April for a defended hearing. [15] With a Notice of Opposition having been filed, it was necessary for the Body Corporate to prepare and file a reply affidavit. Mr JG sought instructions from Mr L who responded on 16 March. He canvassed the facts as he saw them with regard to the non receipt by Ms RS of the levy no...

2. KR v WH LCRO 141 / 2010 (14 May 2012) [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...from ADR advising that they had been instructed by KR’s former partner, that the terms of the letter of 24 September 2008 were largely agreed, and requested a draft agreement. 2 [5] The detail of the attendances which took place on the file is recorded in the section of this decision headed “The delay”. However, the facts giving rise to one aspect of this complaint are that ADR sent three further faxes seeking a response from WH and the draft agreement to which she did...

3. Lohr v Accident Compensation Corporation [2016] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...point there were at least two virtually contemporaneous investigations by the Privacy Commissioner. The first was identified as C/25998 and the second as C/26619. Two certificates of investigation were issued in relation to the second and both were filed by Dr Lohr with his statement of claim. The existence of two certificates for C/26619 led to some confusion. This was compounded by the fact they are identical except that the second, apparently issued at the request of Dr Lohr, has g...

4. Nicholas v Gibbons - Poike 8E [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 68 (2019 APPEAL 68) [pdf, 408 KB]

   ...pay $50,000 per annum for that informal lease, payments were made into a bank account in the name of the Pakere Trust, a private trust set up by the Nicholas Whānau to hold the funds for land projects [3] In March 2014, the Māori Trustee filed a number of applications with the Māori Land Court seeking inter alia, a determination as to the right and title of the proceeds of the lease, the appointment of themselves, as agent for the purposes of receiving the proceeds of the lea...

5. EQE v ICQ [2019] NZIACDT 37 (6 June 2019) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...to log the calls. They were 5 now able to record the phone calls made to clients or received from them. All incoming and outgoing emails were recorded. [23] When the complainant presented with “his advertisement”, he requested they file as soon as possible, as the employer had to know he had immediately applied. According to [the adviser], some applications had been approved with limited periods of advertising. There had been inconsistent decisions by Immigration New Z...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 33 Saipe v Bethell [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...Authority’s findings on costs but that challenge was stayed pending the outcome of the substantive matters.3 Mr Saipe is unsuccessful [5] As set out in this judgment, Mr Saipe is unable to bring his personal grievance claim as it was not filed with the Authority within the required time. If he had been able to pursue his claim for unjustifiable dismissal, he would have been successful and obtained orders for compensation for lost earnings and for humiliation, loss of dignity...

7. Pillay v New Zealand Transport Agency [2021] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...Lancia Montecarlo car (the car). The car required entry certification in accordance with New Zealand Transport Authority (NZTA) requirements as well as some repair work. Mr Pillay was dissatisfied with the repair and certification of the car, so he filed a claim in the Disputes Tribunal against the NZTA, Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ), Mr Barlass who was the repair certifier and Bute Collision Repairs, who repaired the vehicle. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Pillay v New Z...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 2 A Labour Inspector v Jeet Holdings [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...schedule fully particularising their financial position and identifying all assets and their values by 19 December 2019. [5] The position was reviewed by the Court on that date. There was no appearance for any defendant, and no schedule had been filed. The Court made a permanent order, based on the earlier order but with minor variations. Included in the order was a direction that each defendant was still required to serve on the plaintiff a schedule fully particularising th...

9. Phillips v Scott - Ōuri 1A3 [2024] Māori Appellate Court MB 84 (2024 APPEAL 84) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...Nelson, suegreylawyer@gmail.com S Hughes KC, PO Box 8213, susan@bankchambers.co.nz mailto:suegreylawyer@gmail.com mailto:susan@bankchambers.co.nz 2024 Māori Appellate Court MB 85 Hei tīmatanga kōrero Introduction [1] This appeal was filed by Donna Pokere-Phillips pursuant to s 58 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act). It is an appeal against an order of the Māori Land Court (the Court) awarding costs against the appellant made on 6 June 2023 and recorded at 468 Aot...

10. Smith v Accident Compensation Corporation (Interest on weekly compensation) [2024] NZACC 139 [pdf, 185 KB]

    ...Patterson as to Mr Smith’s unfitness to work in the period 27 March 1990 to 4 October 1991. On 9 February 2005, the Corporation declined Mr Smith the weekly compensation claimed, and this decision was upheld on review on 15 June 2005. Mr Smith filed an appeal against the Reviewer’s decision. [7] On 13 June 2006, following an appeal hearing, Judge Cadenhead determined that Mr Smith was entitled to weekly compensation for the period 12 April 1990 to 4 October 1991.1 Arrears...