[2024] NZEmpC 234 Bowen v National Australia Bank [pdf, 295 KB]
...deal with this new disagreement the Authority again separated it from the substantive claim. The parties were informed that Member Doyle would deal with the admissibility issue. In response, Ms Rendle, counsel for NAB and the first defendant, requested that the issue be reassigned to Member Larmer because she had dealt with it before. This request brought a swift reaction from Mr O’Brien, who considered the requested reallocation was interfering. He asked the Authority to ensu...