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1. [2015] NZEmpC 158 Sealord Group Ltd v Pickering [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...application for an urgent stay could have been avoided by Sealord had it taken steps earlier to respond to Mr Pickering's enforcement action. The second interlocutory matter was an application made on behalf of Mr Pickering for leave to file a statement of defence and cross-challenge out of time. Sealord was awarded costs on that application. The third interlocutory matter was an unsuccessful application by Mr Pickering for an order requiring Sealord to pay into Court interes...

2. Audit summary report FINAL [pdf, 608 KB]

   ...manages an audit programme for legal aid lawyers. This is part of the quality assurance framework for legal aid services under section 91 of the Legal Services Act 2011. The Ministry of Justice sets the number of audits to be completed in its annual Statement of Intent. Our target for the 2015-16 financial year was 70 or more audits; we completed 76. This was around 4% of the 1655 lead legal aid lawyers providing legal aid as at 30 June 2016. Legal aid lawyers are selected for audit u...

3. Audit summary report [pdf, 609 KB]

   ...manages an audit programme for legal aid lawyers. This is part of the quality assurance framework for legal aid services under section 91 of the Legal Services Act 2011. The Ministry of Justice sets the number of audits to be completed in its annual Statement of Intent. Our target for the 2015-16 financial year was 70 or more audits; we completed 76. This was around 4% of the 1655 lead legal aid lawyers providing legal aid as at 30 June 2016. Legal aid lawyers are selected for audit u...

4. DQ v UP [2022] NZDT 211 (9 December 2022) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...5. An applicant bringing a claim in the Tribunal has the onus of proving his or her claim on the civil standard of proof which is the balance of probabilities (that is, that it is more likely than not). In the same way, if a respondent raises a defence, this must be proved to the same standard. The parties presented a large amount of information to the Tribunal regarding the claim. I would like to reassure the parties that I have considered all the information presented by them both whe...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 043 Minister of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...sought: (a) to amend clause (10) of the rule so that it applies to a discharge entering a water body or the coastal marine area beyond the zone of reasonable mixing, instead of an “outstanding water body” or “coastal water”; (b) reinstatement of the clause in the notified version of the Proposed Plan which required that any discharge of drainage water does not contain concentrations of contaminants which have or are likely to have significant adverse effects on aquatic li...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 94 Soapi v Pick Hawke’s Bay Inc [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...approved by INZ and the amount of the deductions was transparent which prevented price gouging. [31] Drawing on Mr Evans’ analysis, Mr Bates submitted that one of the claims made by the plaintiffs, set out in schedule A to the second amended statement of claim, was about a weekly allowance which amounted to $2,900. The analysis was said to show that the amount was not actually a deduction because the sum was received by the plaintiffs into their bank accounts as demonstrated...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 188 Edwards v Laybuy Holdings Ltd [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...could have proceeded without the need for consent from Laybuy or leave of the Court. In the circumstances, this finding is of no use, and probably of little comfort to Mr Edwards. Laybuy is entitled to costs [59] Having been successful in its defence of the challenge, Laybuy is entitled to costs. The parties are encouraged to agree on costs, but if that is not possible, Laybuy may file a memorandum seeking costs within 21 days of the date of this judgment. Mr Edwards then has 1...

8. [2006] NZEmpC AC 47/06 Cliff & Groom v Air NZ Ltd [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...next 19 years. [26] In his work which involved the supply of parts to air forces, he used a secure DOS based computer system to track engine parts for use on air force aircraft which was not Internet based. He communicated with the Australian Defence Force about the supply of parts to it through a messaging system on the computer. [27] In 2003, he was provided with an Air New Zealand computer with Internet access for which he had no real use apart from the Excel spreadsheet on whic...

9. Balatbat v Sparks [2016] NZIACDT 27 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...regulating licensed immigration advisers to how Mr Sparks delivered his professional services in this case; and evaluate his honesty in relation to how he dealt with his client and Immigration New Zealand. The Complaint [7] The Registrar filed a Statement of Complaint. It set out a factual narrative and identified two potential grounds for complaint. The main elements of the factual background in the Statement of Complaint were as follows: [7.1] In February 2012, the complainant...

10. Characteristics associated with the early identification of complex Family Court custody cases [pdf, 89 KB]

    Characteristics associated with the early identification of complex Family Court custody cases Prepared for the Department for Courts Helena Barwick Alison Gray Roger Macky DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department for Courts. First published September 2003 Department for Courts PO Box 2750 Well