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1. [2025] NZEmpC 151 Lee v Yamaya and Ors [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...disbursements of $1,878.31, which included the court filing fee, the costs of a process server and counsel’s travel and accommodation costs for travel between Napier and Tauranga. Defendants’ submissions [14] Mrs Kang and Mr Kim did not file a statement of defence or otherwise engage with the Court prior to the formal proof hearing. They were, however, summonsed to appear at the hearing at the request of Ms Lee, and attended Court. It transpired that Mrs Kang did not speak...

2. [2021] NZEmpC 169 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 518 KB]

   ...know why Mr Claxton was buying flooring products in her name. She did not discuss the subject with him and exercised no oversight of the account. She never went to the store to buy any flooring products from Smiths City. She did not get any statements from Smiths City about her account, although she acknowledged the company had her address when the account was opened. There was a PO box address on the account, but Mrs Douglas knew nothing about it. It transpired the PO box was...

3. Baker v Samuels-Thomas - Matauri X (2018) 174 Taitokerau MB 51 (174 TTK 51) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...(a) They have undertaken the work on the land; (b) They intend to occupy it; and (c) They have not sought or received permission from the committee of management to do so. [14] Mr Samuels, the lay representative for the respondents, has filed a statement of defence setting out the respondents’ position. The submission in the statement of defence is prolix and largely unintelligible. It refers to He Whakaputanga (the Declaration of Independence in 1835), Te Tiriti o Waitangi a...

4. DE v TQ [2021] NZDT 1572 (20 July 2021) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...fraudulent, made to A by or on behalf of another party to the contract (B), A is entitled to damages from B in the same manner and to the same extent as if the representation were a term of the contract that has been breached. A representation is a statement of fact, made by one contracting party to another, before or at the time the contract is formed. If that representation induced the party relying on it to enter into the contract, and that representation turns out to be incorrect, it i...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 106 Guardians of the Bays Inc v Wellington International Airport Ltd [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...from the community and the Council. Upon finalisation of the Principles and Vision, the Requiring Authority shall ensure that any future development within the Terminal Precinct is guided by the Principles and Vision. Landscape and Urban Design Statement – All Precincts Where an outline plan is required under Section 176A of the RMA the outline plan shall include, in addition to the matters required under section 176A(3) of the RMA, a Landscape and Urban Design Statement (LUDS)...

6. Process evaluation for the Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Court [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...NHI National Health Identification number NDCI National Drug Court Institute PAC report Provision of advice to courts report Participant Offender who is part of the AODT Court Pou Oranga Māori advisor to the AODT Court PDS Public Defence Service RoC*RoI Risk of re-conviction and Risk of re-imprisonment score (a computer-based statistical model used by the Department of Corrections) Roopu Group SCRAM Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor Te Ao Mā...

7. [2017] NZEmpC 159 Stormont v Peddle Thorp Aitken Ltd [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...litigation as a significant amount was written off, supporting an increase in costs. • The defendant’s approach to various interlocutory matters (disclosure; a request for further particulars; and the requirement to file a reply to the positive defences contained within the amended statement of defence) unnecessarily increased costs. • The defendant indicated that a key witness (Mr Goldie) would be called to give evidence but did not ultimately do so. This unne...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 044 Director-General of Conservation v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...waier-closet, pantry, walk-in wardrobe. corridor, haflway. lobby, clothes-<frying room, or other space of a specialised nature occupied neither frequently nor for extended periods. " HapO HapQ has the same meaning as In the Waikato Regional Policy Statement. QCollections ofwhanau groups living together in close loca/ion to one another and who extend from a common ancestor. ~ Hard Defence 'Hard' Defence refer to 'Natural Hazard Terms'. Hazardous Facility...

9. Hunia v Skerrit-White - Kawerau A8D (2010) 22 Waiariki MB 92 (22 WAR 92) [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...and consequently was unable to attend the hearing. In light of the allegations that had been made, and after hearing from Mr Kahukiwa, I decided to proceed with the hearing. [7] The Respondents were formally advised that they need not make any statement in response to the submissions of Mr Kahukiwa. However, they were also told that I would have questions for them, arising out of the documents they had filed. [8] In any event, the parties were advised that Ms Ertel would be give...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 226 Sheath v The Selwyn Foundation [pdf, 86 KB]

    ...1 Sheath v The Selwyn Foundation [2015] NZERA Auckland 134. [3] Following the filing of the challenge, Ms Sheath was dismissed from employment by the first and/or second respondents on the grounds of redundancy. She filed a statement of problem with the Authority raising a personal grievance arising out of that dismissal. In view of the fact that the challenge in respect of the earlier proceedings is already before the Court, Ms Sheath applied to the Authority f...