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1. Allington v REAA & Anor [2014] NZREADT 6 [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...although he did not make the licensee aware of his interest, he was prepared to make a pre-auction offer of $750,000. However, the appellant was not in a position to make an unconditional offer. [8] The licensee disputes that she made the alleged statement to the complainant/appellant about pre-auction offers less than $850,000 being inadequate. She states that she merely told those who enquired of her that the price would be higher than $650,000 and that the rateable value of the...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 105 Scarborough v Micron Security Products Limited costs [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...Authority’s investigation. However, I accept counsel for the defendant’s submission that detailed briefs of evidence were required in this case given the nature of the plaintiff’s allegations and that the briefs filed in Court were expanded from the statements prepared for the Authority investigation meeting. [13] The allegations advanced by Miss Scarborough engaged reputational interests which the defendant was entitled to treat seriously. It is not surprising that the...

3. Huang v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 26 [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...March 2012 the Tribunal, by consent, entered judgement against the Auckland Council, the first respondent, in the sum of $340,000. The Auckland Council conceded liability for substantial defects in construction as set out in the claimant’s statement of claim of 28 June 2011. This included defects with window flashings, balustrades and the deck. [2] Auckland Council now seeks a contribution from Mr Lamb, the third respondent, pursuant to section 72(2) of the Weathertight H...

4. [2016] NZEmpC 145 S v I Ltd [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...information from [S] following lawful requests to do so. 5 S v I Ltd (formerly L Ltd) [2016] NZEmpC 30 at [11]. v) Non-observance of [S’s] right to silence, non incrimination, privacy as to defence strategy, and the right to be considered … innocent. [11] Elaborating on some of these assertions in a recent affidavit, S says that the employer conducted a clandestine investigation in relation to the prosecution of the ch...

5. Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism - Cabinet Paper 2 - Sept 2016 [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...considering improved information-sharing arrangements between: 40.1. Police and AML/CFT supervisors (Reserve Bank, Department of Internal Affairs and the Financial Markets Authority); 40.2. Police and other relevant AML/CFT agencies, law enforcement, defence and intelligence agencies; 40.3. AML/CFT supervisors; 40.4. AML/CFT supervisors and other relevant agencies; and 40.5. reporting entities. 41. Ministry of Justice officials are working closely with Police and other releva...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 87 H v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...and that may be where H’s attention is directed. If the evidence being contemplated is about what took place during the mediation, H faces a formidable barrier to compel it to be given. Sections 148(1) and (3) of the Act render inadmissible statements, admissions, documents or information created for the purposes of mediation. [55] Furthermore, the application for judicial review relies on H’s affidavit in which the history of the litigation was described together with his a...

7. Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and D (2022) 247 Taitokerau MB 4 (247 TTK 4) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...addressing those absences and a further hearing was fixtured. [7] On 21 January 2020 the applicants filed submissions in response, addressing attendances at a series of meetings between 2 December 2016 and 29 August 2018, however no specific statements of evidence were filed. Due to delays following the Covid- 19 restrictions and scheduling issues, the matter was not set down for hearing until 16 October 2020. [8] On 15 October 2020 a request was received from Diana Elli...

8. AMLCFT Statutory Review Summary Document [pdf, 301 KB]

   ...partners in partnerships, or equivalent positions for other legal persons; • all businesses which provide “virtual asset” (e.g. cryptocurrency) services; • businesses that prepare or process invoices and/or prepare annual accounts and tax statements; • criminal defence lawyers and non-life insurance companies (with very limited obligations); and • non-profit organisations which are not registered charities who send or receive money to or from overseas. Including addi...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 64 Joyce v Ultimate Siteworks Ltd [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...he wanted to do - stay at Ultimate Siteworks, or leave. It may be that the relationship was beyond repair at that point, but that was not explored by Mr Joyce. Mr Joyce challenges the costs determination [46] There is no separate basis in the statement of claim for the challenge to the costs determination. This suggests the challenge to the costs determination, therefore, stood or fell with the substantive challenge. [47] In submissions, however, Mr Joyce argued in the alterna...

10. Rendell v Attorney-General [2024] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 238 KB]

    ...none would have been available to be provided to Mr Rendell. [36] Senior Sergeant Wilson also recalled one telephone conversation with Constable Baker in respect of this matter. The call was around July 2018 and was regarding his victim impact statement (which was never actually completed). The phone call was not recorded, as is standard practice, so could not be provided to Mr Rendell. Senior Sergeant Boyd-Clark gave undisputed evidence that only calls through the 111, 105 or 555 ph...