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1. Appellate judgments 2017

   Supreme Court [2017] NZSC 191 Lowe v Director-General of Health & CE of Capital and Coast DHBAPPLICATION FOR RECALL – judgment was not contrary to concession made by the parties – application dismissed. [2017] NZSC 139 Brown and Sycamore v NZ Basing Ltd DISCRIMINATION – CONFLICT OF LAWS – employer was a company based in Hong Kong and contract specified Hong Kong law applies – whether anti-age discrimination laws apply to New Zealand employees – MINORITY JUDGMENT - the right not

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2. [2015] NZEmpC 97 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...AND IN THE MATTER of an application for 'unless' orders BETWEEN SHABEENA SHAREEN NISHA (NISHA ALIM) Plaintiff AND LSG SKY CHEFS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 20 and 30 March and 10 April 2015 Appearances: AF Drake and B Nicholson, counsel for plaintiff J Douglas, counsel for defendant Judgment: 24 June 2015 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 7) OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN

3. Body Corporate 201036 and Unit Owners of Parnell Terraces [2010] NZWHT Auckland 30 [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...safety elements of Block F and the date the Code Compliance Certificate was issued. 2 The Issues [3] The key issues to be determined in this review are: Can a claim, for the purposes of section 16 of the Act, also include the filing of a proceeding in a Court? What is meant by ―built‖? Was the complex known as Parnell Terraces built within the ten years before the date on which the claim was filed? Background [4] Section 49 of the Act provides...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 51 Halse v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...the Employment Relations Authority and its determination removing the matter to the Court.2 Costs were reserved. [2] The second respondent, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, applied for costs on the strike-out application, and Mr Halse has filed submissions in response. [3] At the outset of these proceedings, counsel for the Authority filed an appearance abiding the decision of the Court in respect of Mr Halse’s application for review, reserving its position on the question...

5. LCRO 13/2021 ZW v HN (25 November 2021) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...the Crown to advance a Limitation Act defence. [11] On Tuesday, 6 August 2019, Mr HN provided the Complaints Service with further information. This comprised a memorandum prepared on behalf of the Crown dated 29 July 2019. The memorandum was filed in support of an application for partial strike out of Mr HN’s statement of claim. [12] Mr ZW provided a brief response to Mr HN’s complaint on 16 September 2019. 1 The Agency responsible for administering legal aid grants is descr...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 225 Al-Bustanji v Corrections Assoc of New Zealand Inc [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...proceeding in this case involves an application for judicial review brought against the respondent, the Corrections Association of New Zealand Inc (CANZ), by the applicants, Aladdin Al-Bustanji and Glen Jenner. A related counterclaim was filed by CANZ in its statement of defence, but that was struck out on the basis that the Court did not have jurisdiction to consider it.1 [3] CANZ sought documents from the applicants on 1 August 2024. On 2 August 2024, Mr Little, on behal...

7. [2025] NZEmpC 252 Wilson v Chief Executive of Inland Revenue Department [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...papers Appearances: G Paine, counsel for plaintiff S Hornsby-Geluk, counsel for defendant Judgment: 28 November 2025 CONSENT INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE HELEN DOYLE (Applications for stay) [1] Mr Wilson has filed three sets of proceedings in this Court. EMPC 309/2025 [2] The first de novo challenge is in relation to EMPC 309/2025 to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority) dated 19 June 2025.1 It rela...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Enabling Service Transformation in Courts and Tribunals [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...model. The legislation governing practice and procedure in courts and tribunals is largely designed for the use of paper as the principal medium by which information is communicated to and by the courts. This model requires court users and staff to file and hold original paper documents, and to file documents by delivering them personally or posting them. Objective 2. The Ministry of Justice aims to substantially improve the efficiency of administering courts and tribunals and provide...

9. LA Terms of Reference - quality and value audits [pdf, 531 KB]

   ............................................ 5 SECTION 2 | Conducting the audit ..................................................... 6 2.1 |Initiating the audit ........................................................................ 6 2.2 |Selecting files for audit ........................................................... 7 2.3 |Fieldwork ................................................................................ 7 Entry interview ...................................................

10. Quality and Value Audit Terms of Reference 2018 [pdf, 560 KB]

    ............................................ 5 SECTION 2 | Conducting the audit ..................................................... 6 2.1 |Initiating the audit ................................................................. 6 2.2 |Selecting files for audit ........................................................... 7 2.3 |Fieldwork ................................................................................ 7 Entry interview ..................................................