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1. [2022] NZEnvC 240 Cornelius v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 799 KB]

   ...128(1)(a)(i) of the Resource Management Act 1991 if the need and requirements for on-going car parking monitoring cannot be agreed. Engineering Design Documents 48.52. THAT the consent holder shall submit, with the appropriate engineering inspection fee; construction drawings, specifications, and calculations; the following works: a. The signage required on the road and within the car parking and access ways on site. b. The construction of the vehicle entrances. c. The const...

2. Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 (2017) 169 Waiariki MB 3 (169 WAR 3) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...made, Justice McGechan’s comprehensive decision on party and party costs in Holden v Architectural Finishes Limited (1997) 10 PRNA 673 is of assistance in delineating the limits of that discretion. A reasonable contribution to reasonable, actual fees will seldom be as little as 10%, and a contribution as large as 80% or 90% likewise will seldom be “reasonable” on an objective analysis (page 680). By definition, a contribution must be less than the total. In awarding costs a...

3. RIS-Strengthening-electoral-offences-relating-to-improper-influence_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 399 KB]

   ...https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/Independent-Electoral-Review-Final-Report-November-2023.pdf 3 potential cost associated with the resources required to handle suspected breaches of the offence, but the likely number of complaints and breaches is not known. There may also be some non-monetised costs to civil society groups and voters, since the proposal may limit the ability to run events to encourage voters to come to voting places. Proposal 2 – enrolmen...

4. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v PL [2016] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...and did not make a broader enquiry. He left O to respond to Simpson Grierson’s queries saying that O was dealing with it because of his intense involvement with preparation for the hearing and that he, the respondent, was trying to tidy up the fees owing to the firm. There was nothing that alerted him to query the situation regarding the Joint Venture. Outstanding fees [39] The respondent was approached by the credit controller of the law firm early in 2009. The controller ha...

5. Court-User-Survey-2025-results.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...intended to be a fully representative sample of court participants. It provides insights to help understand the impact of the Ministry’s work and where improvements might be needed over time. This year, the intended sample size of both victims and civil participants was not achieved. This was due to victims generally not being in the courthouse as frequently as other parties, and because civil litigation is increasingly happening via remote hearing. Increasing the sample size of these...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 205 Belsham v Ports of Auckland Ltd [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...would in the main have been necessary and justify substantial reimbursement. Making allowance for those factors, which are required to be taken into account in exercising the discretion, I consider an appropriate level of actual and reasonable fees would be $40,000. Two thirds of that amount would be approximately $26,000. That is not too far apart from the analysis Mr Mitchell carried out by analogy with the High Court scales. [16] Accordingly, Mr Belsham is ordered to make a...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 139 Brown v Richard & Jennifer Adams t/a Untouchable Hair & Skin [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...consideration. Conclusion [14] I consider that in all the circumstances leave should be granted. [15] Time for filing a statement of claim by the applicant is extended to a date which is seven days after the date of this judgment, providing the filing fee for doing so is also paid by that date. [16] If this condition is not satisfied the extension of time will not be effective. If it is, the respondent must file and serve a statement of defence no later than 28 days after the...

8. OIA-102415.pdf [pdf, 539 KB]

   ...complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be contacted by email to info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phone on 0800 802 602. Na.ku noa, nt ,_µ Karthy Brightwell General Manager, Civil and Constitutional Policy

9. [2015] NZEmpC 4 Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Ltd costs [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...Mr Booth’s favour ought to be GST inclusive, for the reasons I have already traversed. [56] The defendant is ordered to pay the plaintiff the following sums (plus GST, if not otherwise included) by way of disbursements: $1,502.64 (hearing fees) $204.44 (filing fee in ARC 84/13) $204.44 (filing fee in ARC 1/14) $125.00 (office expenses/photocopying) Total = $2,036.52 Conclusion [57] The defendant is ordered to pay the plaintiff the following sums (plus GST, if not...

10. U v I [2018] NZIACDT 21 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

    ...The Complainant sent the Adviser an email in response in which he stated: We applied under this position as advised by you as you were confident that you can relate this to my position and still it had been declined. I had already paid you your fees in good faith and only took your 6 assistance for my application because my current position did not fall under the SMC category. I really don’t know how an appeal would make a difference to their decision looking at the fa...