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1. River Oaks Farm Ltd & Ors as Trustees of Ingodwe Trust v Olsson [2010] NZWHT Wellington 17 [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...The total costs awarded are $36,312.38. Accordingly I order that the claimants pay the costs of $36,312.38. APPLICATION BY FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS FOR COSTS [27] The first and second respondents say whilst they conducted their defence to the claim in a reasonable manner the claimants embarked on the strategy of inflating their claim so it considerably exceeded the economic loss. The tribunal made a finding to this effect. [28] In Invercargill City Council v Ha...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 38 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...hearing stage is that it is not until the hearing that the parties have fully identified the issues with which the Court is required to deal. The preliminary stages of litigation involve the parties in a great deal of paperwork, such as the filing of statements of claim and defence, and discovery by way of the exchange of lists of relevant documents. Changes of pleading often follow discovery and inspection, and the parties may be requested to provide further particulars of their pl...

3. LCRO 169/2017 NR v WP (30 October 2018) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...application or knowingly conniving at incomplete disclosure of documents. [20] In determining whether something is an abuse of legal process lawyers should not necessarily fixate on the merits of an action. That position is consistent with the following statement of Lord Bingham MR in Ridehalgh v Horsefield:7 A legal representative is not to be held to have acted improperly, unreasonably or negligently simply because he acts for a party who pursues a claim or defence which is plainl...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 088 Tran v City Rail Link Limited [pdf, 759 KB]

   ...unnecessarily lengthen the hearing; (d) Where it becomes apparent that a party has failed to explore the possibility of settlement where compromise could have been reasonably expected; and (e) Where a party takes a technical or unmeritorious point of defence. [10] In this case the Biel1!y factors were front and centre in both applicants' costs submissions. 12 Taima Mmine Ltd v Waikato Regional Co1111cil [2006] NZRMA 485 (HC). 13 Foodstuffi (Otago Southland) Prope,ties Ltd v...

5. [2025] NZEmpC 50  Scott's Brewing Limited v Scott [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...Ms Scott’s employment with Scott’s Brewing was terminated for reasons of redundancy at the end of July 2024. She subsequently raised a personal grievance for unjustifiable dismissal against Scott’s Brewing. She is seeking permanent reinstatement to her previous role at Scott’s Brewing and sought interim reinstatement pending the outcome of that matter. As noted, the Authority ordered that Ms Scott be reinstated to the payroll of Scott’s Brewing on an interim basis. It di...

6. Johnston v Abide Homes Limited [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...claim the cost of these repairs, interest and general damages. THE PARTIES [2] The first respondent, Abide Homes Limited (Abide), was engaged by the Townes to build 55 Kulim Avenue. Abide did not appear at the hearing or file any defence to the claim. Albert Sands, the second respondent and the sole director of Abide Homes Limited was removed on 24 December 2008. Stuart Sizemore, the fourth respondent, was the designer. He was also removed on 24 December 2008 b...

7. AMLCFT Statutory Review Consultation Document [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Republic of Korea. 1.4. Should a purpose of the Act be that it also seeks to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction? Why or why not? 1 https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/financingofproliferation/documents/statement-proliferation-financing- 2020.html https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/financingofproliferation/documents/statement-proliferation-financing-2020.html https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/financingofproliferation/documents/statemen...

8. Family violence reform paper 2: Family violence civil law [pdf, 586 KB]

   1 Budget sensitive In confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair Cabinet Social Policy Committee REFORM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE LAW Paper Two: Family violence civil law Proposal 1. This paper is the second of three papers seeking Cabinet agreement to reforms to the law applying to family violence, following the review of family violence legislation. It seeks agreement to changes to the civil law relating to family violence, in particular the Domestic Violence Act

9. FV Reform Paper 2 Civil Law [pdf, 558 KB]

   1 Budget sensitive In confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair Cabinet Social Policy Committee REFORM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE LAW Paper Two: Family violence civil law Proposal 1. This paper is the second of three papers seeking Cabinet agreement to reforms to the law applying to family violence, following the review of family violence legislation. It seeks agreement to changes to the civil law relating to family violence, in particular the Domestic Violence Act

10. LCRO 175/2022 OP v VN (10 October 2023) [pdf, 315 KB]

    ...reconsideration, which was whether Mr VN carried out work investigating the possibility of settlement of Mr OP’s historical bankruptcy matters. [86] The Committee found that he did not and that his representations that he had “were not an accurate statement” and constituted misleading and deceptive conduct. It concluded that Mr VN had breached r 11.1 of the Rules. [87] Rule 11.1 at that time provided that “a lawyer must not engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or...