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1. Kingi - Succession to Te Punga Barclay [2025] Chief Judge's MB 61 (2025 CJ 61) [pdf, 527 KB]

   ...date 22 January 2025 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA C L FOX Judgment of Chief Judge C L Fox 2025 Chief Judge's MB 62 Hei tīmatanga kōrero Introduction [1] This application was filed in 2020 pursuant to s 45 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act). It seeks an order that would amend succession orders made at 29 Tauranga MB 368 dated 20 June 1969 relating to the Māori land interests of Te Punga Barclay or Gle...

2. Duty Lawyer Policy v2.15.pdf [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...category 2 bail exception applies, they shall discuss this with the duty coordinator or team leader who must agree that the opposition to bail cannot be resolved by the duty lawyer. The duty lawyer shall then: 1. assist the unrepresented defendant to file an urgent legal aid application and request an assignment and 2. note “Opposed bail” on the front of the application form Duty lawyers will assist unrepresented defendants to file an urgent legal aid application when an urg...

3. IE v X Ltd [2024] NZDT 587 (12 August 2024) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...the Disputes Tribunal hearing there is no jurisdiction for the District Court to reach a finding different to that of the Referee. A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have...

4. NH & UH v SD Ltd [2024] NZDT 666 (4 September 2024) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...of the Disputes Tribunal hearing there is no jurisdiction for the District Court to reach a finding different to that of the Referee. A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have...

5. LCRO 137/2023 & 138/2023 FK v QT and LM (28 February 2025) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...contact and protection order proceedings. [7] The applicant made a series of complaints to Legal Aid that the wife was not eligible for legal aid. The wife’s legal aid grants were eventually withdrawn. The complaint to the LCS [8] The applicant filed complaints with both the Lawyers Complaints Service (the LCS) and Legal Aid in September 2022, immediately after the wife’s legal aid grants were withdrawn. [9] The applicant’s primary complaints to the LCS were (in my words) fi...

6. LCRO 77/2024 KU v CI (9 April 2025) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...failed to respond promptly to requests to draft an agreement recording a settlement that had been reached. She says that the agreement when prepared, was incomplete. [69] This issue was not identified by Ms KU as an issue of complaint when initially filing her complaints with the Complaints Service. [70] A Review Officer cannot address fresh matters of complaint on review. [71] That leaves the question of fees. [72] I have examined the fees charged by Mr CI with reference to: (a...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 33 Williamson v Victoria Institute (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 20 KB]

   ...as earlier ordered by the Authority, VINZ having been ordered to pay interest on that sum at the rate of 5 percent per annum calculated from 15 February 2010; • pay Mr Williamson the further sum of $70 as reimbursement of the Authority’s filing fee. [3] In proceedings filed by Mr Williamson in this Court on 15 March 2010, he complained that VINZ had not complied with the Authority’s compliance orders. I note that at both hearings in the Authority, a representative of VINZ (...

8. [2010] NZEmpC 58 Student Management Software Solutions Ltd v Gordon [pdf, 20 KB]

   ...application for stay was also used as a call-over of the case so that it can be set down for hearing. The following are the directions made as a result of that call-over. [14] The plaintiff’s challenge is by hearing de novo. The defendant will file and serve an amended statement of defence in compliance with reg 20 of the Employment Court Regulations 2000 no later than 14 June 2010. [15] There is a direction to further mediation that should be undertaken as soon as possible....

9. Pene-Stevens - Puhatikotiko 2C2B2 & 2D (2013) 32 Tairawhiti MB 249 (32 TRW 249) [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...the parties and as many owners as possible. Māori Reservation [14] The Court also has before it an Application – A20120015627 seeking a recommendation to set aside two areas of land on each block for the above purposes. The application was filed following a meeting held on 16 September 2012. The Court directed that the application be advertised for hearing and that notice was to go to all parties in December 2012 and March 2013. [15] I also note that a conditional recommendat...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 103 Language Centres v Page [pdf, 64 KB]

    ...Authority IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND LANGUAGE CENTRES LIMITED (FORMERLY GEOS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED) Plaintiff AND DAVID PAGE Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 25 and 26 May 2013 Appearances: Dean Kilpatrick, counsel for plaintiff Garry Pollak, counsel for defendant Judgment: 5 June 2013 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] As I indicated in my judgment...