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1. Liufau v Lelatu [2014] NZIACDT 43 (31 March 2014) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...without a current visa since 2007 and the Adviser acknowledges that he knew this from the first meeting. [5.2] The Complainant engaged the Adviser to apply for a visa based on her child being a New Zealand citizen. [5.3] On 10 May 2010, the Adviser requested information from Immigration New Zealand. He received the information on 8 June 2010. [5.4] The Complainant paid the adviser a total of $1,687.50 by 14 June 2010 for immigration services. [5.5] The Adviser did not submit a reque...

2. [2006] NZEmpC AC 63/06 Whelan v Attorney-General for CE of the Children and Young Persons Service [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...were kind enough to indicate that once the Court had made findings they would be happy to carry out their calculations based on them. I accept that offer with alacrity and therefore will reserve the final figure for future lost earnings. I would request the figures be calculated by the actuaries, and hopefully agreed, with leave to apply to the Court if agreement proves impossible. The final figure will be higher than Mr Errington’s recalculations which he produced on 21 July 2...

3. [2007] NZEmpC AC 50A/07 Service and Food Workers Union Inc & Anor v Spotless Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...means an act that— (a) is the act of a number of employees who are or have been in the employment of the same employer or of different employers— (i) in discontinuing that employment, whether wholly or partially, or in reducing the normal performance of it; or (ii) in refusing or failing after any such discontinuance to resume or return to their employment; or (iii) in breaking their employment agreements; or (iv) in refusing or failing to accept engagement for work in which...

4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 3rd report [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...or prosecuting the accused on account of his or her race, ethnic origins, religion, nationality or political opinions, or if it appears that the person’s trial in the requesting country may be prejudiced by these factors. In respect of extradition requests generally, there is provision for the request to be refused if the Minister of Justice is of the opinion that there are substantial grounds for believing that the offender would be in danger of being subjected to an act of torture in the re...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 198 Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited v Merennage [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...Ritchies has challenged the Authority’s substantive and costs determinations. 2 [3] This judgment cannot and does not decide whether Mr Merennage sexually assaulted Ms T. It is focussed on the actions of Mr Merennage’s employer, based on the information reasonably available to it at the time; whether it followed an appropriate process and whether it was justified in dismissing him according to applicable employment laws. [4] Various issues were raised by Ritchies in suppo...

6. The Māori Trustee - Pt Sec 1 Blk 1 Punakitere SD (2016) 124 Taitokerau MB 231 (124 TTK 231) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...Native Reserve was sought was because the land contained wāhi tapu. 7 There were however cross-claimants to the land, including Mehaka Patutai and Hori Karaka Tawiti. Ultimately, after the claimants presented their evidence, Hori Karaka Tawiti requested an opportunity to “arrange the matter amongst themselves” outside Court. When discussions concluded, Hone Mohi Tawhai advised the Court that the matter had been “arranged” and that Hori Karaka Tawiti should be considered t...

7. LCRO 283/2014 AD v FR and OR (31 August 2018) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...Complaints Service on 27 March 2014. The substance of their complaint was that: (a) Mr AD’s correspondence contained elements of threat and blackmail, and had brought the legal profession into disrepute; (b) Mr AD had disclosed confidential information; (c) Mr AD had made accusation that they had behaved improperly, when there had been no inquiry into their conduct — he had essentially acted as “judge, jury and executioner”; (d) Mr AD had breached a number of the Lawyer...

8. [2021] NZACC 11 - Murrell v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...pre- employment health questionnaire dated 1 December 2014 to the question “have you had any back injury or pain” the “yes” box is ticked. He also said that he suffered from: Lower back sprain three months ago. [4] Mr Murrell’s ACC claim history records upper/lower back injuries following accidents on 6 January 2003, 22 June 2003, 8 January 2005, 14 June 2006, and 27 August 2010. [5] On 5 April 2016, Mr Murrell, then aged 30, went to his doctor complaining of a bac...

9. Mohi v Janson - Rotopounamu 2B3A (2009) 204 Napier MB 257 (204 NA 257) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...204 Napier MS 258 applicants in this matter) two weeks to respond. It was at this hearing that serious doubts were raised by the Court as to the merits ofthe Jansons' application. [5] The Jansons then, by letter dated 14 October 2008, requested the application be dismissed upon the grounds that they were unable to establish whether the land was alienated from the Crown, which is required in order to show that the land may be general land. A further ground for dismissal was...

10. LCRO 164/2014 WN and JM v SG [pdf, 352 KB]

    ...Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, sch 3, cl 6. 11 Discussion: [law firm]’s files [52] It became apparent during the hearing before Mr Hesketh that there was material missing from the original [law firm]’s files. Those files had been requested by the Committee and were considered by it. When Messrs WN and JM filed their application for review, the original files were forwarded to this Office by the Complaints Service. [53] Examples of missing material included tel...