Search Results

1. MLC - 2014 September - Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities national conference [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...shocked to see two men wearing long purple robes get out of the other car. I think it was Dad who suggested that I might like to give law a go. By that stage it was evident I would not follow him into “the family business”. My first year at Auckland University coincided with the Springbok tour. In my second year I was into law school and my classmates included Annette Sykes, John Tamihere, Mark Milroy, Paul Majurey and Frances Eivers. Ahead of us were Denise Clark, Prue Kapua, Louis...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 113 Unite Union Inc v Restaurant Brands Ltd [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...follow the event.6 [12] Regulation 68(1) of the Employment Court Regulations 2000 also deals with costs. In exercising the discretion conferred by cl 19 in sch 3, the Court may make 6 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [48]. an order having regard to any conduct of the parties tending to increase or contain costs. Issues [13] There are two issues to decide: (a) Should costs be ordered...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 092 Beadle v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...Proposed Road. Rather, their briefs were confined to offering opinions on the relative merits of alternative access 37 38 Mr Marsh is a Chartered Professional Engineer and an International Professional and has a Bachelor of Engineering (Canterbury University) and a Master of Engineering (Texas A & M University) and has some 35 years of experience in civil engineering including road and structural design and management. Mr Sergejew has a Batchelor of Engineering (University of Au...

4. [2019] NZSSAA 20 (11 March 2019) [pdf, 149 KB]

   [2019] NZSSAA 20 Reference No. SSA 158/18 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 2018 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Auckland against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY S Pezaro - Deputy Chair K Williams - Member C Joe - Member Hearing at Auckland on 11 March 2019 Appearances The appellant in person P Leaupepe, counsel for the Ministry of Social Development DECISION Ba...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 125 Flight Attendants & Related Services (NZ) Assoc v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...included National Distribution Union Inc v General Distributors Ltd 7 dealing with the question of proof of an “intention to undermine”. The Authority also referred to the cases decided early in the current legislative regime, Association of University Staff Inc v Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland 8 and Christchurch City Council v Southern Local Government Officers Union Inc. 9 As to questions of law concerning a union’s entitlement to represent its members, t...

6. E60 Bob Hawkins - Nautical - EIC - Sealink [pdf, 711 KB]

   ...Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of a direct referral application under section 87G of the RMA for resource consents for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-000078) Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF ADRIAN LAMONT ON BEHALF OF THE AUCKLAND COUNCIL (AR...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 72 Tan v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...is apparently awaiting the completion of the substantive proceedings. In the meantime I consider that appropriate guidance is to be taken from the trilogy of Court of Appeal cases which this Court has been applying for several years, Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee, 3 Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd, 4 and Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly. 5 Those cases indicate that it is not inappropriate for the Employment Court to follow its existing practice of using two thirds of actu...

8. [2016] NZEmpC 10 Fredericks v VIP Frames and Trusses Ltd [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...dismissed, and in his other disadvantage grievances and the penalties claim, then VIP would have been liable for a 3 In reliance on Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly [2004] 1 ERNZ 172 (CA); and White v Auckland District Health Board [2008] NZCA 451, [2008] ERNZ 635. 4 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA), Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA); and Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly, above n 1....

9. [2012] NZEmpC 162 Ong & Ong trading as Pharmacy 72 v Massie [pdf, 103 KB]

   ALLAN ONG & NEENEE ONG T/A PHARMACY 72 V AEDENE JUNE MASSIE NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 162 [21 September 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 162 ARC 29/12 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN ALLAN ONG & NEENEE ONG T/A PHARMACY 72 Plaintiff AND AEDENE JUNE MASSIE Defendant Hearing: By submissions filed by the defendant on 15 August 2012; by the plaintiff on 28 Augus...

10. Wellington Standards Committee v Pine [2015] NZLCDT 24 [pdf, 73 KB]

    ...components to it and was designed to achieve a benefit for one client. [11] Counsel have referred the Tribunal to the following cases: (a) Wellington Standards Committee No 1 & No 2 v Sawyer1 (b) Taranaki Standards Committee v Flitcroft 2 (c) Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Khan 3 1 [2013] NZLCDT 42. 2 [2012] NZLCDT 36. 3 [2014] NZLCDT 45. 6 (d) Waikato/Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 1 v Monckton4 (e) Ota...