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1. [2019] NZEnvC 101 Stone v Hastings District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Court: Hearing: Appearances: Date of Decision: Date of Issue: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Judge MJL Dickey Judge BP Dwyer Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 101 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act BRETT STONE MARY STONE (ENV-2018-WLG-00028) Appellants HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Commissioner JA Hodges At Napier on 9-10 April 2019 MB Lawson for Brett and Mary Stone ME...

2. Jessup v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2024] NZACC 005 [pdf, 289 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2024] NZACC 005 ACR 267/20 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN JOSEPH JESSUP Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 11 December 2023 Held at: Auckland District Court/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: P Schmidt for the Appellant S Bisley for the Accident Co...

3. Paternity & Child Support

   ...support. Prove paternity The Family Court can decide paternity (who a child’s father is). Child Support The child support scheme is managed by Inland Revenue. There are certain situations where the Family Court can help with child support, such as appealing or enforcing payments.

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4. [2023] NZEnvC 186 Lund v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   LUND v DCC – 2GP IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 186 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act in relation to the proposed Second Generation Dunedin City District Plan BETWEEN RUSSELL LUND & H C TRUSTEES LIMITED (ENV-2018-CHC-221) Appellants AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge P A Steven...

5. [2025] NZACC 070 - Lawrence v Accident Compensation Corporation (6 May 2025) [pdf, 481 KB]

   DRIN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2025] NZACC 070 ACAR 061/24 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN ISAAC LAWRENCE Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Date of Hearing: 13 March 2025 Heard at: Kaitaia District Court Appearances: The Appellant on own behalf F Becroft for the Respondent by AVL Ju...

6. National and Auckland Standards Committees v Deliu [2016] NZLCDT 41 [pdf, 441 KB]

   ...whether he meets it today. [7] Significant to our deliberations is Orlov v New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal.7 For misconduct similar to that the subject of the Judges charges, this Tribunal struck Mr Orlov off the roll. He appealed and the Full Court of the High Court decided that penalty was disproportionate. It did not impose a substitute penalty because it considered that, given Mr Orlov had been struck off for seven months by that time, no further pe...

7. Family Court review: case file sample [pdf, 373 KB]

   ...samples were selected to fit the following criteria: 1. Case type: Files with at least one disposed CoCA application in each file. Also files with at least one disposed PRA application in the file. All disposed CoCA files where decisions had been appealed. 2. Date: Files to be opened in 2006 - applications may be made from any time forward. Files opened in 2007 were included if 2006 did not produce enough files with the necessary attributes. 3. Location2: Files were located in the...

8. [2007] NZEmpC AC 10A/07 Harvey White (formerly X) v Auckland DHB [pdf, 57 KB]

   ..."X") Plaintiff AND AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 27 March and 7 May 2007 Judgment: 15 October 2007 COSTS JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN [1] All avenues of appeal having been exhausted in this case, the remaining issue is for me to decide whether the plaintiff should be awarded costs. [2] The power to award costs is set out in clause 19 of Schedule 3 to the Employment Relations Act 2000 and vests...

9. [2010] NZEmpC 6 Ora Ltd v Kirkley [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...plus GST of $4,550, office charges of $178 plus GST of $22.25 and disbursements of $37.74, making a total of $41,187.99, had been incurred by the defendant. Mr Ponniah summarised the attendances since the withdrawal of the defendant’s cross-appeal and then listed the following matters which he submitted were relevant to the Court’s consideration of costs: a) the plaintiff had refused to attend mediation in the Authority; b) the plaintiff pursued an unmeritorious chal...

10. VN v AG LCRO 224 / 2011 (17 May 2013) [pdf, 89 KB]

    ...given to the Applicant by the previous lawyer. [6] After the Applicant terminated his relationship with the Practitioner, he filed a proceeding in the High Court where he was self represented. He was unsuccessful in that action, and a subsequent appeal also failed. The Applicant feels much aggrieved by what has happened. He has filed complaints against all lawyers involved at various times. This review decision deals with the complaints against the Practitioner. Complaints...