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1. [2020] NZREADT 20 - AJS Rental Ltd - penalty (1 May 2020) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...and breaches of the audit regulations, are Burnett v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 404),13 and The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC403) v Optimize Realty Limited (t/a Harcourts Whangarei).14 [26] In Burnett, the Tribunal considered an appeal against a fine of $2,000 ordered by a Complaints Assessment Committee against Mr Burnett’s company, Investor Business Brokers Ltd (“IBB”), following the Committee’s finding of unsatisfactory

2. [2022] NZACC 16 – Forde v ACC (26 January 2022) [pdf, 263 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2022] NZACC 016 ACR 105/18 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN PETER FORDE Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 23 November 2021 Heard at: Wellington/Te Whanganui-A-Tara Appearances: The appellant in person Ms K Feltham and Mr de Silva fo...

3. [2022] NZACC 158 – Sua v ACC (16 August 2022) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ACR 125/21 IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2022] NZACC 158 ACR 125/21 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN FITI SU’A Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 29 July 2022 Heard at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: S Macann on behalf of the appellant Mr L Hawes-Gandar and...

4. [2021] NZACC 196 - Ambridge v ACC (8 December 2021 [pdf, 195 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2021] NZACC 196 ACR 248/20 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN NYREE AMBRIDGE Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 25 November 2021 Held at: Rotorua\Rotorua-Nui-A-Kahumatamomoe Appearances: R Ambridge for the appellant F Becroft for the respondent...

5. [2023] NZEmpC 118 Halse v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...“vexatious”. The third overlaps with the first two and I deal with it accordingly. [12] Judge Holden has dealt with a number of matters involving Mr Halse over time, including of an interlocutory nature. A number have gone against him. The Court of Appeal dealt with an allegation of apparent bias in a similar context in Muir v Commissioner of Inland Revenue:12 [98] It has to be accepted that there are occasions when a judge's prior rulings might lead a reasonable person t...

6. Scott v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed Cover, Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 149 [pdf, 228 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 149 ACR 89/23 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN MICHAEL SCOTT Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 23 August 2023 Heard at: Wellington Appearances: Mr B Hinchcliff for the Appellant (via AVL) Ms F Becroft for the Respondent (via AVL) Judgment: 19 September...

7. Wood v Accident Compensation Corporation (Vocational Independence) [2023] NZACC 161 [pdf, 183 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 161 ACR 119/22 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN DANIEL WOOD Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 5 October 2023 Held at: Wellington by AVL Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented T Lynskey and Mr B Marten for the Accident Co...

8. Iosefa v New Zealand Law Society [2024] NZLCDT 26 (28 August 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...representations to a court, lawyers need to be reliable, trustworthy, honest. [2] In 2008, Mr Iosefa pleaded guilty to one charge of theft by a person in a special relationship.2 Mr Iosefa was ordered to pay reparation (which he has paid). He appealed other aspects of his sentence and the Court of Appeal imposed four month’s home detention (reduced from six months because of bail conditions he had served).3 His offending had occurred much earlier than the 2008 hearing. Between...

9. 202412 LTIB Topic Consultation Document [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...justice services, and protecting human rights and our democratic system. The Ministry looks after more than 150 laws across 52 systems. The Ministry’s main job is to support judges and the courts and tribunals. We support the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Court, Coroners Court, Environment Court, Employment Court, and Māori Land Court. We also support 27 tribunals and authorities that help people in Aotearoa New Zealand solve disputes. The Ministry of Justice p...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 109 Wiles v The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland [pdf, 214 KB]

    ...University of Auckland filed a memorandum in opposition, submitting that costs should lie where they fall. [2] At about the same time as she applied for costs in the Employment Court, Associate Professor Wiles lodged an application for leave to appeal the Court’s 1 Wiles v The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland [2024] NZEmpC 123 at [190]. judgment in respect of a number of issues on which she was unsuccessful. In the circumstances, the Court stayed the appli...