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1. [2013] NZEmpC 76 George v Auckland City Council and vice versa [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...by its solicitor, at a mediation conference held on 26 April 2010, at which time the plaintiff threatened to make the accusation against the defendant in a legal action unless the defendant agreed to withdraw and abandon her personal grievance claims against the plaintiff. [3] Paragraph 57 (set out above) is part of Ms George’s defence to the Council’s counterclaim for damages for breach of her employment contract. That defence seeks to dismiss the Council’s claim against her...

2. Ward v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of deemed cover) [2024] NZACC 173 (31 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...impacting lower back and hips in crunched position. [3] On 25 July 2018, Mr Ward had x-rays taken of the lumbar spine. The report concluded that he had lumbar disc degeneration and L5/S1 spondylolisthesis. [4] On 10 December 2019, Mr Ward requested that a right hip and thigh sprain be added to his claim. [5] Mr Ward subsequently came under the care of Mr Rodney Gordon, an orthopaedic surgeon. On 20 January 2020, Mr Gordon provided his initial assessment: … He [Mr Ward...

3. B Ltd v NK & KX [2025] NZDT 28 (27 January 2025) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...costs on a solicitor/client basis.” 44. KX rightly submits that the Tribunal generally may not award costs (section 43 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988). However, as she points out, the claim by B Ltd is based on the contract and therefore is a form of damages for breach of contract. 45. KX relied on a decision of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Australia which considered whether a party could be awarded costs claimable under section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management...

4. Fulton v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2022] NZACC 233 (5 December 2022) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 29 November 2022 Held at: Hamilton/Kirikiriroa Appearances: K Koloni for the Appellant T Gee for the Respondent Judgment: 5 December 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for personal injury - s 26, Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 18 October 2021. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s decision...

5. Haig v Proprietors of Waipiro A13 Incorporation (2006) 169 Gisborne MB 260 (169 GIS 260) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...18(1)(d). Important background material was also dealt with at the conference, which is considered later in this judgment. [7] The proceedings were then set down for hearing some 12 months later on 13 December 2005, where the applicants' request for an adjournment was declined but that hearing could not proceed due to the last minute unavailability of the judge due to her flight being fog bound at Wellington. In response to ~A:::;f / 169 Gisborne MB 262 the Court's...

6. LCRO 23/2023 VT v NH (18 March 2025) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...locate Ms NH’s 2009 will. [29] Mrs QE says that Mr VT assured Ms NH that she would be well looked after and Ms NH “was not advised of the nature of a potential conflict to the extent that she could seek alternative advice and/or provide informed consent as to [Law Firm 1] continuing to act for her”. [30] Mrs QE complains that Mr VT reacted angrily when advised by Mr QE that Ms NH had decided to pursue a relationship property claim, and declined to provide Ms NH with a copy...

7. O'Hagan v Police [2020] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 827 KB]

   ...can start working through this information. The Police response [11] In terms of PA, s 40(1) the Police had until Friday 29 May 2015 to decide whether the request was to be granted and to notify Mr O’Hagan of that decision: 40 Decisions on requests (1) Subject to this Act, the agency to which an information privacy request is made or transferred in accordance with this Act shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on...

8. LA OAJ Ltd v BK SJ Ltd UJ Ltd [2022] NZDT 83 (7 April 2022) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...substantially reduced below the income he received for the equivalent period the year before. I note that at the hearing I asked LA whether he had received any government subsidies for loss of earnings during the period and he was unable to recall this information but said he did receive them during lockdowns in the 2020. LA suggested that the weekly subsidy payable may have been around $600.00 per week. 36. I consider that given the uncertainty about the amount of likely earnings in th...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 236 Devine v Heart Kids NZ Ltd [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...to pursue those grievances.1 The remainder of Ms Devine’s claims also failed. The challenge [4] Ms Devine challenged the Authority’s determination. She elected to have a full hearing of the matters that were investigated. Despite the request for a full hearing the pleading in the amended statement of claim appears confined to pursuing allegations that Ms Devine was subjected to unjustified disadvantages in the course of her employment. The nature of those disadvantages i...

10. Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia: Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 3300)

    ...attendance at one event. Funding to attend additional events will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Ministry. A named claimant can apply for funding for themselves, or on behalf of a claimant witness or support person, by requesting the Ministry book travel and accommodation on behalf of claimants, where possible, or by completing a claimant funding reimbursement form. Either way we encourage claimants to contact us to discuss options before making travel arrangemen...

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