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1. Director of Proceedings v Emms [2013] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...brought by the Director pursuant to s 50 of the HDC Act. The remedies sought in the amended statement of claim are a declaration that the actions of Mr Emms breached the Code, damages of $50,000 for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to the feelings of the aggrieved person and damages of $30,000 for acting in flagrant disregard of the rights of the aggrieved person. It is to be noted that while any damages recovered by the Director must be paid to the aggrieved person, it is the Di...

2. [2011] NZEmpC 1 Gyenge v Clifford Lamar Limited [pdf, 221 KB]

   EMMA GYENGE V CLIFFORD LAMAR LIMITED NZEmpC AK [2011] NZEMPC 1 [10 January 2011] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2011] NZEMPC 1 ARC 65/10 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN EMMA GYENGE Plaintiff AND CLIFFORD LAMAR LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 10 November 2010 11 November 2010 22 November 2010 Appearances: Jan Gyenge, Agent for Plaintiff Clifford Harris, Agent for Defendant Ju

3. LCRO 47/2021 BQ v ZG (16 December 2024) [pdf, 665 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 154 Ref: LCRO 47/2021 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee BETWEEN BQ Applicant AND ZG Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The applicant, Mr BQ

4. [2018] NZEnvC 207 Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 825 KB]

   ...so that those persons could take advice. In relation to that point, counsel for Creswell very fairly conceded that it was difficult to see how his client might be prejudiced by such substitution. Succession in proceedings under the RMA [20] In civil proceedings generally, an original party to a proceeding can be succeeded by a new party on the death, bankruptcy or devolution by operation of law of the relevant estate of the original party.1 [21] Under the RMA, section 2A provides:...

5. 20240924-Marine-and-Coastal-Area-Takutai-Moana-Customary-Marine-Title-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...Where recognised, CMT confers a proprietary interest18 in the relevant area of the CMCA, and a bundle of rights in relation to regulation of use of the area. CMT does not confer ownership or the full array of rights and interests that would run with fee simple title in land. The statutory bundle of rights includes:19 14.1. A resource management permission right by which CMT holders can grant or withhold permission on any grounds for activities in the CMT area to which the resource manage...

6. LCRO 106/2018, 107/2018, 170/2018 and 181/2018 SY, [SAL] and DT v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (22 August 2019) [pdf, 462 KB]

   ...had on the auction process, Mr DT accepts that his actions fell short of his professional and ethical obligations both to the court and to his clients. In this regard he is sincerely apologetic”.6 (o) In relation to the advice given that legal fees could be met from the farm company’s bank accounts at a time when there was no director, Mr DT said that he did not recall giving that advice; however, if he did then the reason would have been that there was a current account due to...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 180 Snowdon v Radio New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...were a long way apart on the costs issue. RNZ seeks a costs award totalling $1,104,611.50. Ms Snowdon's counsel submitted that the appropriate award should be $106,500. Legal principles [4] In an article entitled "Affordable costs in civil litigation" Dr Andrew J Cannon states: 2 A great challenge for courts in the common law world is to make civil processes affordable, but not so cheap and easy as to encourage excessive use of litigation. At the moment, in m...

8. LCRO 50/2020 M and N PQ v WR (23 April 2021) [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...in my view, argument as to the duration of Mr SF’s involvement cannot properly be resolved through the vehicle of a professional disciplinary complaint. [118] It is not the role of a Review Officer to determine contested matters of fact in a civil dispute. 22 [119] In arguing that Mr WR failed to conduct their case in a competent fashion, and that this failure on Mr WR’s part16 had resulted in substantial financial loss, Mr and Mrs PQ are raising the spectre of a negligenc...

9. OIA-120014.pdf [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...experience, usability and efficiency of Pātaka Whenua. A series of further improvements are being developed and will include improving the search functionality of Pātaka Whenua. • An external user reference group has been established to ensure that feedback from Pātaka Whenua users is used to inform and prioritise system enhancements. Te Anga Whakamua will continue to implement the remaining recommendations in the PIR report. It is expected that most of the recommendations will...

10. [2020] NZIACDT 46 - ZG v Parker (19 October 2020) [pdf, 357 KB]

    ...complainant signed Swiftvisa’s terms of engagement. Swiftvisa would assist her to file an application to vary the conditions of her visa, followed by an expression of interest (EOI) and a residence application under the skilled migrant policy. The fee was $8,500 and a deposit of $2,500 was payable. [13] An offer of employment was made to the complainant by the employer on about 16 March 2017. Conflict of interest disclosure [14] On 17 March 2017, the complainant and Mr Par...