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1. Information Sheet Keeping our courts safe during Delta Alert Level 2 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...convey an application via the registrar to the presiding judge. All applications need to identify why permission is sought and will be determined on a case by case basis. Members of the public wishing to attend a hearing at the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court should contact the relevant registry. Physical distancing Within Courts, Tribunals and secured staff spaces, 1 metre spacing must be maintained. In public spaces within the court buildings and tribunals (where con...

2. [2022] NZEnvC 211 Auckland Council v Teddy and Friends Limited [pdf, 190 KB]

   AUCKLAND COUNCIL v TEDDY AND FRIENDS LIMITED IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 211 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 316 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN AUCKLAND COUNCIL (ENV-2021-AKL-159) Appellant AND TEDDY AND FRIENDS LIMITED ANGELA MAREE BEER Respondents Court: Judge J A Smith Hearing: 17 October 2022 via Microsoft Teams Appearances: K Fraser and J Magrath for A...

3. Notice-of-Motion-for-Proceeding.pdf [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...Levin's town centre, and act as an important economic stimulus for the Horowhenua and Kāpiti Coast Districts, and the Wellington and Manawatū- Whanganui Regions. (b) Given the significant public interest in the Project, it is highly likely that appeals to the Environment Court from a first-instance council-level decision would be brought in any event. Direct referral of the Application will achieve time and cost efficiencies while at the same time ensuring all parties are...

4. dcj-eoi-form-2024 [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...capacity: Please indicate, by ticking the boxes, the extent of your experience, both civil and criminal, in the following: Court Civil Criminal Details, including number of appearances Supreme Court ______________________________________ Court of Appeal ______________________________________ Court Civil Criminal Details, including total years’ experience High Court Appellant work ______________________________________ High Court ______________________________________ Distr...

5. Opening-statement.pdf [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...proposals offered in mediation. They agreed to take our proposals back to their head office for consideration and to get back to us as soon as possible. Of course, we had hoped that our proposals would be accepted and we could therefore withdraw our appeal. However, it was only on Wednesday 13 September that one of our submitters received a negative response to our proposal. This therefore required a immediate response to provide our evidence.

6. Twigley v New Zealand Law Society [2023] NZLCDT 41 (21 September 2023) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...was unsuccessful in his recent application to be restored to the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors. The New Zealand Law Society, which opposed the application, now seeks an order for costs against the applicant. The matter is currently under appeal. [2] The proceeding is a civil one and in such proceedings an order for costs frequently aligns with the outcome. The Tribunal is given a wide discretion under s 249(1) to “…make such order as to the payment of costs and expenses...

7. dcj-eoi-form-2024-Word-version [docx, 25 KB]

   ...overseas jurisdictions) and in what capacity: Please indicate, by ticking the boxes, the extent of your experience, both civil and criminal, in the following: Court Supreme Court Civil Criminal Details, including number of appearances Court of Appeal Court Civil Criminal Details, including total years’ experience High Court Appellant work High Court District Court Total Family Court Youth Court Environment Court Employment Court...

8. [2011] NZEmpC 54 Madden v Worldxchange Communications Ltd [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...submissions on the issue filed by Mr Maddern, which I am bound to say show impressive research, but I do not consider that it would be appropriate for this Court to depart from the general practice referred to in the previous paragraph. The Court of Appeal has very recently reaffirmed that lay litigants are not entitled to costs. 4 [12] The end result of this judgment is that the plaintiff is entitled to his compensatory award of $3,000 together with proven disbursements totallin...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 194 Strachan v Moodie & Ors [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...an uplift, from the starting point of a two-thirds contribution to actual and reasonable costs, to 80 per cent of these amounting to $128,091.28 plus the above disbursements. [2] The defendants’ application for judicial review and for leave to appeal having both been dismissed, 1 it is appropriate to now determine costs. [3] As to the merits of a costs award, Mr Moodie points out that the plaintiff was only partially successful in her proceeding. She did not succeed in her claim...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 45 Alim v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 71 KB]

    ...for the defendant, filed a memorandum advising that the parties were unable to agree on costs and seeking a contribution towards its costs on the application in the sum of $500. [5] Ms Douglas’s memorandum refers to the three leading Court of Appeal cases Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee, 2 Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd, 3 and Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly. 4 She submitted that costs may be awarded in cases where a notice of discontinuance is filed prior to a subst...