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1. [2019] NZEmpC 130 Packwood v ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 494 KB]

   ...and final settlement of any complaint or claim that either party may have against the other, including these proceedings. [4] Now, Ms Packwood has instituted proceedings in the Employment Court, challenging the consent determination. [5] Her statement of claim includes the following assertions: ... 10. The Authority gave a preliminary decision too early, which prejudiced the consent agreement. 11. The defence lawyer wrote the terms of the consent agreement. 12. The plainti...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 218 New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...The pleadings [3] For the purposes of both matters, it is necessary to summarise the pleaded assertions and denials in the claims brought by the plaintiffs on the one hand and a counter-claim brought by the defendant on the other. [4] In their statement of claim, the plaintiffs describe the background to pay equity claims which were raised by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Inc (NZNO) and the New Zealand Public Service Association (PSA) in 2017 and 2018, on behalf of nursing...

3. [2007] NZEmpC CC 23/07 Coy v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH CC 23/07 CRC 12/07 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the defendant to strike out parts of the plaintiff's statement of claim AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the plaintiff for leave to extend time to raise personal grievances BETWEEN CHRISTINE LORRAINE COY Plaintiff AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Defendant Hearing: 14 November...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 167 MTP Limited v Westland District Council [pdf, 324 KB]

   ...natural environment, the land resource, landscape, the coastal environment, natural hazards, heritage and amenity. Consideration has also been given to the relative sections of the Resource Management Act 1991, the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement and the West Coast Regional Council Policy Statement. This proposal has not been found to be inconsistent with any matters in these documents. [emphasis added] [60] We note any reports that may have been prepared by the District C...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 109 Evolution E Business Limited v Smith [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...immediately but others would need more time. [13] The next development in the narrative occurred on 18 December 2008 when TTL, through its lawyers Bell Gully, issued proceedings in the High Court at Auckland against Evolution and MarketSmart. The statement of claim recorded that following the termination of the joint-venture, TTL and Evolution had reached an interim agreement, designed to assist former joint-venture clients, under which temporary access by Evolution to the Thor sy...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 190 (Judgment of Judge M S King 6 November 2023) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...employment institutions. [29] At this stage, SFL has estimated its damages to be is $2,856,538.42, which is the approximate cost price of the misappropriated stock, not including lost profits which are to be quantified. SFL had identified possible defences [30] Rule 32.2(3)(a) requires SFL to identify any possible defences available to the respondent. SFL has done so. Mr Liu denies any wrongdoing and has raised an issue about whether the irregular transactions that resulted...

7. AGB and AGC v ZVU [2013] NZDT 398 (1 May 2013) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...result, there is only the cause of the escaping plywood to consider. Were the wind conditions so severe that all reasonable and prudent precautions would not have prevented the plywood from being blown from the trailer? [8] A defence exists to a claim of negligence if it can be proven that the cause of the damage was in fact entirely due to an extraordinary act of nature. [9] ZVU has submitted that the wind was over 100 km/hr that day and that but for this...

8. DEF v Accident Compensation Corporation & KLM (Jurisdiction Objection) [2014] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...and security of health information. The Privacy Commissioner concluded there had been no such breach. [2] In a statement of reply filed on 22 November 2013 ACC admits that the file was stolen but denies any breach of legal duty. The affirmative defences pleaded are: [2.1] ACC took adequate steps to ensure the health information about the plaintiff was protected against loss. [2.2] ACC is not liable for the actions of the second defendant and denies the existence of an agency relatio...

9. [2010] NZEmpC 22 The Chief of Defence Force v Ross-Taylor [pdf, 55 KB]

   THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE V ROSS-TAYLOR AK 10 March 2010 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2010] NZEMPC 22 ARC 5/09 IN THE MATTER OF point of law challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE Plaintiff AND FIONA ROSS-TAYLOR Defendant Hearing: 15 and 16 October 2009 Submissions of the plaintiff filed on 17 November 2009 Submissions of the defendant filed on 4 November 2009 Further submissions of the...

10. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    Statement of Intent 2013–2016 E.64 SOI (2013) http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Table of contents Introduction from the Minister of Justice 1 Introduction from the Chief Executive 2 Who we are 4 Our responsibilities 4 Sector leadership 5 What we want to achieve 7 Sector-wide goals 7 Ministry goals 9 Our performance framework 10 What we will do 11 Making communities safer 11 Maintaining the integrity and improving the responsiveness of the justice system 13 Maintaining the civ...