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1. IS & JS v KC [2021] NZDT 1308 (9 April 2021) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...$200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determination...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 169 Te Runanga o Ngati Awa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...generally; and d) If the interests are broad concerns about Maori rights and interests in water, then 3 those matters are beyond the scope of the appeals and the Court's jurisdiction. [6] In response, TRONIT filed a memorandum of counsel and an affidavit sworn on 15 August by Reon Roger Tuanau, and NPES filed an affidavit sworn on 15 August 2018 by Raewyn Marcelle Bennett. [7] Mr Tuanau on behalf of TRONIT says that Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Awa are kin, as Te Rangihouhiri...

3. LI v UC & IC [2021] NZDT 1609 (24 June 2021) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...$200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determination...

4. [2021] NZEmpC 196 KAQ v The Attorney-General [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...November 2021 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 4) OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS (Application to access Court documents) Introduction [1] An application has been made by an investigative producer for TV3 to access “all pleadings, affidavits, memorandums, briefings and documents relating to [the plaintiff]” held on the Court file. [2] The file in question comprised a number of claims, now discontinued, brought by a former resident of the Gloriavale Christian...

5. DQ v Z Ltd [2021] NZDT 1634 (2 July 2021) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...$200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determination...

6. TG v NNI [2022] NZDT 139 (15 September 2022) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determinat...

7. Advocacy-in-the-Employment-Court-Some-Observations-2014.pdf [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...challenged prior to substantive investigation have recently been traversed by the full Court in H v A Ltd.1 Check the applicable timeframes for filing and comply with them. If you are out of time an application will need to be filed with a supporting affidavit. Consider whether all of your client’s grievances, some of which may date back several years, can now be pursued, and familiarise yourself with the relevant jurisprudence before filing. Think outside the square. Is it...

8. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v McDonnell [2022] NZLCDT 18 (13 June 2022) [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...to the developer for an engineer’s report and Council charges. Mr McDonnell did so without authority from the financier who had no knowledge of this disbursement. [5] For this hearing, Mr McDonnell belatedly took legal advice. He swore an affidavit, attended the hearing and was cross-examined. His position was:1 “I did not doubt my authority to pay the $25,000 requested by [the developer] as it was related to the property expenses. It could have been made clearer in terms of...

9. CF v EX [2021] NZDT 1623 (13 July 2021) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determinat...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 199 Urban Décor Ltd v Yu [pdf, 202 KB]

    ...Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA) at [14]. 14 New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association v Board of Trustees for Rodney College [2022] NZEmpC 195. 15 $9200 + $16,897.30 + $204.44 = $26,301.74 [28] Ms Moncur has not provided any affidavit evidence of the defendants’ financial capacity; however, her description of their circumstances and the facts of this case strongly indicate that they will struggle to pay any large sum of costs. If the defendants are paying a l...