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1. [2011] NZEmpC 175 Maynard v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...118/10 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN CHRISTINE MAYNARD Plaintiff AND BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 24 and 30 June and 15 July 2011 Appearances: Stan Austin, advocate for plaintiff Gail Bingham, counsel for defendant Judgment: 22 December 2011 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] The plaintiff, Ms Maynard, has chall...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 170 Mahamai v Belley (Labour Inspector) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...be held, or even whether she could participate by telephone since by this time she was resident in Auckland and the investigation meeting was to be held in Christchurch. [14] The second period which requires consideration is the period from the filing of the challenge through to the hearing. At that stage Ms Mahamai initially took the position that she was not the employer, asserting that no monies were payable. By the time of the hearing, however, she conceded that the monies we...

3. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 2 December 2015 [pdf, 822 KB]

   ...kōrero. What happens next? The Tribunal has directed parties to coordinate to establish what material will be covered in each hearing week, and also to liaise with Tribunal and CFRT staff on logistical matters. Parties are expected to file further information on 18 December 2015. More information All of this information and more is contained in the Tribunal’s hui protocols, which are displayed opposite this page. Speak with your lawyer and/or your whānaunga in th...

4. Shaw v Ngati Huarere Ki Whangapoua - Ngati Pu representation (2016) 124 Waikato Maniapoto MB 3 (124 WMN 3) [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...mailto:charl@ranfurlychambers.co.nz mailto:paul.majurey@ahmlaw.nz 124 Waikato Maniapoto MB 4 [1] This is an application to determine representation for Ngāti Pu. The application seeks an order pursuant to s 30, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. [2] The application was filed by Mr Edward Shaw and Dr Linda Chalmers on behalf of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pu Incorporated Society (the Rūnanga). They sought an order in favour of the Rūnanga to establish negotiations, consultations and fund...

5. BW v SC LCRO 1/2015 (8 April 2015) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...into the BW family coffers and avoiding the Official Assignee. Mr BW was adjudicated bankrupt on 20 September 2012 and the company was incorporated fourteen days after on 4 October 2012. When I asked Mr BW during my review of some of the related files – who is [EFG] – he was vague and not forthcoming. The files don’t explain why the payments were made. It was only after a company search that Mr BW’s association with the company was revealed. Further enquiry will be necessary...

6. AQ v ZI LCRO 105 / 2010 (11 February 2011) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...July 2008, the firm of AAM (AAM) was instructed by the Applicant on behalf of himself, one of his sisters, and the husband and family of a deceased sister, in connection with a family protection claim against his late father’s estate. [2] The file was assigned to the Respondent, a senior solicitor in the firm, with Mr ZH (ZH) as her supervising partner. [3] As required by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (Client Care Rules), AAM provid...

7. OL v RY LCRO 261/14 (16 March 2016) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...In the circumstances, it was satisfied that Mr OL’s conduct was sufficiently serious to warrant a finding of unsatisfactory conduct pursuant to sections 12(a) and 12(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act. Did Mr OL fail to provide the RY’s files and other relevant documentation? [8] In addressing this issue the Committee came to the view that Mr OL breached rules 3.2 and 4.4.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules4 and that in doing so his “conduct was sufficiently serious to w...

8. Tatere v Te Aute Trust Board - Mangatainoka No 1BC No 2C, Tamaki 2A2A (Balance) [2016] Māori Appellate Court MB 329 (2016 APPEAL 329) [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...1547 and Lot 1 Deposited Plan 408474. TATB’s submissions [9] At the outset counsel for TATB records that the Tatere beneficiaries were not parties to this proceeding. Mr Watson counsel for the Tatere beneficiaries has not sought to leave to file a submission on this matter or be heard by this Court. [10] Counsel for TATB submits that: (a) following the circulation of the order sealed on 15 December 2015 TATB identified issues relating to the names of TATB and The Waiapu Board o...

9. LCRO 76/2018 HS v WA (19 February 2019) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...detailed instructions to enable him to do so. [4] Unbeknown to Mr HS, Ms M returned to Mr EC’s office in September 2013 and gave him further instructions in Mr HS’s absence, a meeting Mr HS later referred to as secret. [5] Mr EC made a file note recording discussions at his first meeting with Ms M and Mr HS. Mr EC’s file note records that there were unanswered questions about the status of $50,000, namely whether that was a gift to Ms M’s son or a debt. There seems to...

10. LCRO 117/2018 VR v BJ (30 August 2019) [pdf, 183 KB]

    ...days of the date of [the] letter”. [6] Ms BJ and Ms YL reported to the claimant on 15 August 2016 that payment had not been received. Two days later Ms YL telephoned Mr VR and left a message on his voicemail for him to call her. She made a file note of that attendance. [7] On 29 August 2016, the claimant instructed Ms BJ and Ms YL “to proceed with recovery action”. They prepared a statutory demand which they sent to a process server on 3 September 2016 to arrange “service...