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1. [2011] NZEmpC 125 Angus v Ports of Auckland Limited [pdf, 160 KB]

   ANDREW ANGUS V PORTS OF AUCKLAND LIMITED NZEmpC AK [2011] NZEmpC 125 [5 October 2011] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2011] NZEmpC 125 ARC 69/11 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for interim reinstatement BETWEEN ANDREW ANGUS Plaintiff AND PORTS OF AUCKLAND LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 4 October 2011 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: Simon Mitchell, counsel

2. Koria & Anor v Johnson & Ors [2013] NZWHT Auckland 14 [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...must satisfy themselves on reasonable grounds that a building complied with the Building Code. This included a duty of care in the conduct of inspections and the issue of certificates, including final CCC’s. The Act stated that where a producer statement was obtained from a product supplier or installer, the producer statement provided a reasonable basis for the council or certifier to be satisfied as to compliance. [21] The fact that the BIA told Mr Woodger that he could be...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 A128 Scoping report [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   1 PORIRUA KI MANAWATŪ INQUIRY: HISTORICAL ISSUES SCOPING REPORT FOR HAPŪ AND IWI BROADLY ASSOCIATED WITH NGĀTI RAUKAWA Dr Robyn Anderson 9 December 2014 Wai 2200, #A128 MEMATUI Official MEMATUI Received MEMATUI Text Box 29 Jan 2015 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Researcher introduction ..........................................................................................

4. Williams v Tuhoe Putaiao Trust - Te Tawa Kaiti Lands Trust (2012) 50 Waiariki MB 247 (50 WAR 247) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...decision Judge Coxhead made comments concerning how the midpoint of a riverbed is measured and directed the filing of further evidence and submissions regarding the position of the riverbanks. [16] Further evidence was filed by both parties. A statement of defence to the trespass, theft and conversion allegations was filed by Tuhoe Putaiao on or about 25 June 2010. [17] A liability hearing was held at the Whakatane District Court on 15 and 16 November 2010 and included a site vis...

5. AVS Operating Guidelines for District Courts [pdf, 817 KB]

   ...communicate with a remote participant or witness. Authorised parties include Police officers, community probations services, restorative justice coordinators or other court representatives for the purpose of completing reports and assessments or taking statements. Bookings are to be made with the local court with priority being given to cases with hearings due within 24 hours of a booking. Due to time restraints, it is expected that parties keep to the timeslot allocated as the...

6. UC v YW LCRO 165/2013 (30 November 2016) [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...can be described as scurrilous communications, aggravates those individual instances. We find misconduct established, as defined in s 7(1)(a)(i). [84] I do not agree with the Committee that the privacy of the complaints process provides adequate defence to complaint that Mr YW breached his professional obligations in responding to the complaint in the manner he did. [85] In my view Mr YW’s comments, referred to by me at [74] – [75] above, squarely raise the spectre of misconduc...

7. Ref: LCRO 99/2019 SQ v LP (27 October 2020) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...assessed a reduction in the value of his property of $110,000 as a consequence of the Council’s proposed SNA on the property. On 13 May 2013 he lodged a notice of claim with the LVT. [58] He says in an affidavit filed in support of the Council’s defence, the Council’s rating manager stated that (a) the Council’s 1 September 2012 valuation did not take effect for rating purposes until 1 July 2013, and therefore Mr SQ’s objection did not affect the validity of the rates as...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 82 Barry v C I Builders Ltd [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...and Mr Cameron for the defendant he made it clear to you that he was engaging you as a contractor, you didn’t challenge that either, did you? A. No, I was happy for the opportunity. [16] Mr Burley, counsel for CIB, referred me to Chief of Defence Force v Ross- Taylor. There it was observed that:9 9 Chief of Defence Force v Ross-Taylor [2010] NZEmpC 22, [2010] ERNZ 61 at [30]. It is a very serious matter for the Authority or the court to find, notwithstanding the cle...

9. Improving-Access-to-Legal-Assistance-for-Low-Income-New-Zealanders-Final.pdf [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...by 12% on 1 July 2022 41 There is funding allocated in Budget 2022 to increase the hourly rate of private legal aid lawyers by 12% on 1 July 2022. No legislative changes are required to enable this increase. This increase does not apply to Public Defence Service lawyers who are paid a salary to provide criminal legal aid services. 3st0ekhxn1 2022-07-05 07:23:22 42 Legal aid is only effective if there are a sufficient number of lawyers avai lable to provide legal aid services and mee...

10. CAC 20006 v Richardson [2013] NZREADT 92 [pdf, 153 KB]

    ...he was entitled to act as he did. [60] It is concerning that the defendant did not foresee that his seeming threats were in breach of professional standards; nor did he think that to be possible. He was naive enough to think that his pressuring statements to Custom Residential Ltd were about initiating a dispute resolution process rather than a complaint to be investigated. It is unsatisfactory that he was not better informed. [61] Also, it is concerning, and very unsatisfactory, th...