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1. Independent review of intelligence and security - call for submissions [pdf, 951 KB]

   ... Intelligence gathering and analysis – Gathering and analysing intelligence about foreign persons and organisations, and information infrastructures.  Co-operation with other entities – Providing advice and assistance to NZ Police, NZ Defence Force and NZSIS to facilitate the performance of their functions. When GCSB is acting under its information assurance and cyber security function or its intelligence gathering and analysis function, it can apply for:  interception...

2. [2024] NZEmpC 49 Chantama v McKerchar Lamb Limited [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...for hearing effectively turns this non-de novo challenge into a challenge by hearing de novo;17 and the Court has the power to make directions to this effect.18 If Mr Chantama wishes to proceed with those claims, he is granted leave to amend his statement of claim accordingly and the Court will permit the challenge to proceed on a de novo basis. [21] Mr Chantama will have until 4 pm on 5 April 2024 to file and serve any amended statement of claim. Any statement of defence to an...

3. BN & KN as trustees for the N Trust v I Ltd [2024] NZDT 188 (8 February 2024) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...evidence provided by the applicants. FG’s statement that nuts had been left “in shell in the storage area” is vague, and he could not remember the tallies. BN’s handwritten notes are also vague, and undated. Against this, there are more precise statements of two longstanding employees and a director of the company which say that their recollections, and the company’s records, indicate that no N Trust unprocessed [nuts] were in I Ltd’s possession at the time it took over the bu...

4. 2019 Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...Ministry, including granting legal aid; determining legal aid repayments; assigning legal aid providers or services; and allocating legal aid cases to salaried lawyers, overseeing their conduct and managing their performance. • Operating the Public Defence Service, which provides independent legal advice and representation to defendants who have legal aid in criminal cases. • Providing administrative support to Te Arawhiti – the Office of Māori Crown Relations, a departmen...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 140 Young v Board of Trustees of Aorere College [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...disallow these costs, which are generally absorbed into office overheads. 4 [6] The legal issues raised by the challenge were not overly complex. However, a number of steps were required to respond to it, including the preparation and filing of a statement of defence, attendance at a telephone conference, the preparation and filing of affidavit evidence in support of the defendant’s position on the challenge, and preparation of submissions, including legal research. I accept,...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 129 NZ Post Primary Teachers’ Assoc v Secretary for Education [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...Collective Agreement does not inhibit the employer representatives or the Study Leave Award Selection Panel from taking into account the fact an application lacks Board of Trustees support when considering applicants for a Study Leave Award. 1 Statements of defence were filed for the first and second defendants. 1 New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Assoc v The Secretary for Education [2013] NZERA Auckland 164. [2] O...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 28 Harvery Norman v Boult [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...costs made prior to the Authority’s investigation meeting; and (b) “the unnecessary costs incurred by the plaintiff as a result of the defendant’s frivolous claims”. [4] The proceedings in the Court were commenced in September 2012. No statement of defence was filed but it was not until March 2013 that proof of service was provided. Subsequently, the advocate who had represented the defendant before the Authority informed the Registrar of the Court that the defendant wou...

8. Grigorovich v Stapleton (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 44 [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...order that the proceedings be struck out. The basis of the strike-out application is that in November 2015, Mr Grigorovich lodged an application with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) in respect of a personal grievance against Babbage. The statement of problem describing the grievance alleged that Babbage had discriminated against him as a Ukrainian in deciding to dismiss him. [3] Section 79A of the HRA provides that in circumstances where an employee is entitled to make a com...

9. Hamilton-Hutt-Valley-District-Courts-CPIP-Pilot.pdf [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...at First Appearance ...................................................................... 4 Earlier Transfer of Defendants to Court Cells ................................................................. 5 Reparation schedules and victim impact statements at first appearance ........................ 5 Duty lawyer access to legal aid assignments .................................................................. 6 1 Duty Lawyer Operational Policy Changes to the duty law...

10. CL & NN v BT & B Ltd [2023] NZDT 200 (22 June 2023) [pdf, 209 KB]

    ...there was no sign of any rot in any of the sub-floor timbers at that time and says he would of course have told the applicants if there had been. BT explained that he is a builder of some 30 years experience. 9. CL and NN presented a short written statement from HI, the director of D Ltd, who they say is a specialist in retaining and piling work, though no supporting information was presented on his qualifications, experience and/or expertise. HI’s company was contracted to carry out...