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1. EMPC Practical guide to litigating in the Employment Court [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...the Court; the Court already has before it proceedings which are between the same parties and which involve the same, similar or related issues; in all the circumstances the case should be removed. 6 Section 178(3). The application must be in form 3. 7 See Practice Direction: Freezing and Search Orders, Chief Judge Colgan, April 2012. 8 H v A Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 92. 3 Consider alternatives – such as whether action in the District Court to enforce orders made in the Au...

2. PC v OR [2021] NZDT 1341 (8 April 2021) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...thought it would only be possible to install extensions on the back part of her hair. 12. OR said that once PC had arrived for the appointment they discussed whether or not keratin bonds would work on the shorter sides of PC’s hair. OR said she informed PC that her hair was a bit short, but that they could try them, although some might drop. She also said she told PC that if they did install extensions over the whole of PC’s head, it would take up to 4 hours. She said PC respond...

3. Budget 2024 Full-List-of-Fee-Changes.pdf [pdf, 369 KB]

   ...to the court under any enactment $540 $702 3 Filing any other initiating document (as defined in regulation 4), unless a different filing fee is prescribed for that document elsewhere in the fees table $1,350 $1,755 4 Filing a statement of claim between defendants $110 $143 5 Filing an amended statement of claim $110 $143 6 Interlocutory application (a) without notice (b) on notice relating to a proceeding to which item 2, 3, 46 or 48 applies (c) with notice (a) $200...

4. LL & TH v KT & OC [2025] NZDT 118 (18 February 2025) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...Court/Tribunal. 10. In this case LL and TH served a fencing notice on KT and OC on 1 July 2024. The notice set out that LL and TH wanted to build a fence as soon as possible and attached quotes for two different heights of fence. It included information required under section 10 of the Act. 11. KT and OC then served a letter which is dated 12 July and was received by LL and TH on 17 July. It says: Cross notice …. Take notice that we object to your ‘notice to fence’ dat...

5. LCRO 51/2021 KS and BG v WJ (30 September 2024) [pdf, 410 KB]

   ...charged for, on our account. 19 These questions need to be resolved and also bring into question the Invoicing practices and accountability of the expert witnesses used in our case. [83] I see nothing unreasonable about the applicants’ requests for clarification from the respondent. The invoices themselves were accompanied by no explanation whatsoever of the basis of fee calculation. The invoice information sheets subsequently provided were arithmetical gobbledegook, uni...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 13 NZ Post Primary Teachers Assn & Gray v Cambridge High School & Secretary for Education [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...2011, the NZPPTA wrote to the Ministry requesting a meeting of the Issues Committee about several issues concerning the calculation of salaries of overseas-trained teachers. 24.2. The result of the meeting was that the Secretary for Education requested that Ms Borrell and an advocate from the NZPPTA meet to attempt to resolve the issues of disagreement that led to the meeting. 24.3. Ms Borrell’s 15 July 2011 email set out a proposal for a way forward regarding these issues....

7. Employment Court Practice Directions [pdf, 492 KB]

   ...of documents). Back to front 3 | P a g e 2. Applications to and communications with the Court 1) If a party or a party’s representative applies to the Court for an interlocutory order or other direction, an application in proper form, accompanied by a memorandum and/or supporting affidavit, should be made unless there are extraordinary circumstances (such as extreme urgency) which preclude compliance with this direction. In such cases the Court will accept a less fo...

8. Zhang v Victoria University of Wellington [2023] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...something which combined with others makes up the whole (whether actually separate from the rest or not)”,2 and there is no reason for “part” not to be given its ordinary meaning. It is consistent with that definition for rooms occupied by RAs to form one part of the catered hall and rooms occupied by students under the age of 20 to form another. Even if, as Mr Zhang submitted, physical segregation is required, it could be argued that requirement is met in this case by the walls of...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 25 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...over two weeks beginning on Monday, 15 March 2021. [2] This judgment deals with two urgent applications by the defendants made at a very late stage. As will be apparent shortly, the timing of them may be because of the recent disclosure of information by the plaintiff. [3] The first application to be dealt with is for a stay of proceedings for an alleged abuse of process. The second one is for security for costs. Chronologically, the application for security for costs was fir...

10. [2007] NZEmpC AC 45/07 Wyatt v Simpson Grierson Parternship [pdf, 97 KB]

    ...standard ratios). [49] Similar calculations based on the same ratio were used by Mr Wyatt in advancing his complaints about his salary in a lengthy and detailed memorandum to Simpson Grierson dated 15 May 2002. [50] Mr Wyatt subsequently made requests to Simpson Grierson under the Privacy Act 1993 for disclosure of all personal information the firm held about him. He said that one of the documents he received in or about February 2003 showed the salary of one of his former collea...