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1. In the court room

   ...a witness you can find out more on the Victims Information website The judge When the judge comes into or leaves the courtroom, you must stand up. In most courts you should call the judge ‘Your Honour’ or ‘Judge’. In the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court you should call the judge ‘Your Honour’. In the court room In the court room, you must not: eat or drink wear a hat or sunglasses talk while a witness is giving evidence disturb the court swear take notes on an electron...

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2. Disputes with someone in Australia

   ...Australian court proceedings make a person in Australia give evidence in certain New Zealand proceedings have a broad range of New Zealand court judgments recognised and enforced in Australia ask a New Zealand court to suspend (stay) enforcement while you appeal to the Australian court to change or cancel the judgment If you’re in Australia Australian residents have the same rights and responsibilities that are outlined in this section for New Zealand residents. Australian residents need to...

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3. Legal Complaints Review Officer

   The Legal Complaints Review Officer independently reviews decisions made by the New Zealand Law Society and New Zealand Society of Conveyancers Standards Committees on complaints against lawyers and conveyancers.  The reviews are as informal and straightforward as possible while giving proper consideration to the process of the review itself and the law. In this section: About the Review Officer Apply for a review What happens next Decisions Contact us What to do if you want to complain a

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4. New compensation guidelines for wrongful conviction and imprisonment

   ...Cabinet’s discretion were adopted in 1998 and last amended in 2001. The new guidelines streamline the eligibility criteria so that all claims based on wrongful conviction are treated in the same way, removing an unfair distinction based on whether or not the appeal court ordered a retrial. As with the previous guidelines, applicants must establish their innocence on the balance of probabilities. Cabinet must also be satisfied that payment of compensation is in the interests of justice. The ne...

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5. What do you think of our Anti-Money Laundering laws?

   ...(AML/CFT) Act 2009 keeps Aotearoa New Zealand safe from money laundering and terrorism financing. By making it harder for criminals to launder money or finance terrorism, we also make profit-motivated crime, like selling drugs or defrauding people, less appealing. Money laundering affects all of us. It's happening every day across the country. It’s estimated that over $1 billion a year comes from drug dealing and fraud, and can be laundered through New Zealand businesses. Does the Act cause y...

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6. [2006] NZEmpC AC 50/06 Tu'itupou v Guardian Healthcare Operations Ltd [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...lodging of the statement of problem was met by an application to strike out on the basis of limitation. That application proceeded to a hearing before the Authority. I will deal with the decision shortly. [22] Before dealing with the decision appealed against and legal issues, I refer to one further factual matter having significance in respect of a submission made by Ms Schaaf. This was whether, even if the time limitation had expired for commencing proceedings in respect of the...

7. Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Part Reservation Trust v Taueki - The Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Block (2015) 343 Aotea MB 254 (343 AOT 254) [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...matter be set down for hearing at the next available court at Levin on 19 March 2015. Ms 4 Rudd Senior v Proctor – Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Trust [2012] Māori Appellate Court MB 107 (2012 APPEAL 107). 5 306 Aotea MB 175 (306 AOT 175) at [71]. 343 Aotea MB 258 Johnson subsequently sought a teleconference because the Trust was concerned to have the matter addressed as soon as practicable for the following reasons: a) T...

8. Te Rununga o Ngati Hine - Determination of dispute between Te Rununga o Ngati Hine and Te Rununga a Iwi o Ngapuhi (2011) 28 Taitokerau MB 217 (28 TTK 217) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...trustee or agent, of rent, purchase money, royalties, or other proceeds of the alienation of land, or of any compensation payable in respect of other revenue derived from the land, affected by any order to which an application under section 45 or an appeal under Part 2 relates. (2) Notwithstanding anything in the Crown Proceedings Act 1950, any injunction made by the Court under this section may be expressed to be binding on the Maori Trustee. (3) Any injunction made by the Court...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 197 Electrical Union 2001 Inc and Anor v Mighty River Power [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...guidance about important features of their employment relationships. Interpretation of collective agreements [25] The correct approach to interpreting collective agreements has been addressed most authoritatively and recently by the Court of Appeal in Silver Fern Farms Ltd v New Zealand Meatworkers and Related Trade Unions Inc. 12 The Court followed the judgments of the Supreme Court in Vector Gas Ltd v Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd 13 and what it described as a series of importan...

10. Memorandum of Counsel for Wellington International Airport Limited (dated 07 May 2018) [pdf, 825 KB]

    ...July 2016. her HOIiOUr Justice Clark dismissed NZALPA's concerns, and held lIlal the Director's d&GJsion and tl18 process IGading to Ihal decision was lawful. On 2B July 2018, NZALPA appeoled Ihe High Court Deoision to the Court of Appeal. I~ lheir judgment delivered on 28 February 2017, Ihe Court of Appeal sel aside Ule Directors decision, and ordered that it be reconSidered, In particular, the Court of Appeal suggested Ihal the Director o\l9ht to have oonsidered more tha...