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1. [2022] NZEmpC 167 Halse v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...Mr Halse and CultureSafe were held jointly and severally responsible for the breaches. [40] This determination recorded Mr Halse’s statement that he intended to ignore the non-publication order made on 20 July 2018.30 He did not respond to a request for submissions on possible penalties beyond informing the Authority that he would “never pay a cent in penalties”.31 Nevertheless he was given what the Authority referred to as a fifth and final opportunity to provide any eviden...

2. [2011] NZEmpC 102 Broughton v Microsoft NZ Ltd second interlocutory [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...is similarly a broad outline of strategy which does not refer to the plaintiff but nevertheless probably covers what was intended to happen to him. [6] The foregoing documents, both individually and collectively, do not appear to amount to a request for legal and human resources advice about a proposed strategy. Rather, they set out the strategy, or at least parts of it, itself. It is necessary in these circumstances to then consider what Ms Doherty, whose affidavit supports the c...

3. [2020] NZEmpC 67 Maddigan v Director-General of Conservation [pdf, 312 KB]

   ...the defendant in full within a period of 14 days of the date of this judgment. [6] Mr Maddigan asks for an order that he be paid out his accrued long service leave (equivalent to 15 days). The Director-General of Conservation opposes this request on two grounds. I deal with them in reverse order. [7] The second argument is that cl 3.4 of the collective agreement effectively prevents any payment. That provision states that an employee is entitled to long service leave on compl...

4. FG Ltd v SB & ID Ltd [2023] NZDT 173 (7 June 2023) [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...previous days driving on that road he had not hit it. He rang and reported the incident. 10. ST said both respondents had a duty to maintain the roads or to warn motorists of potholes like this. 11. ST said he asked SB for months to give him information about its inspection of this stretch of road and it ignored him. Inspection reports were produced at the second hearing and indicate that stretch of road was the subject of an inspection 4 days earlier by ID Ltd. The report does not...

5. TN v K Ltd [2023] NZDT 649 (1 December 2023) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...that it is not proven that K Ltd failed to exercise reasonable care and skill when it carried out the re-build, and TN’s claim must be dismissed. Referee: Nicholas Blake Date: 1 December 2023 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

6. QA v FI & II [2024] NZDT 231 (6 March 2024) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...need to consider the question regarding whether $30,000.00 is a reasonable amount of compensation. 14. For the above reasons, the claim is dismissed. Referee: L Thompson Date: 6 March 2024 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a...

7. TT v JN [2024] NZDT 344 (15 May 2024) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...have failed to prove that it is more likely than not that JN was driving without reasonable care and skill. 10. The claim by TT and J Ltd is therefore dismissed. Referee: K L Hoult Date: 15 May 2024 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a r...

8. TI v UB [2025] NZDT 47 (31 March 2025) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...Tribunal unless exceptional circumstances apply which do not apply on the facts of this case. No award is therefore made to reimburse TI for that cost. K Cowie Disputes Tribunal Referee 31 March 2025 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 37 Anto v Planet Spice Ltd [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...for challenging a determination is understood. The answer may be for a very basic pro forma challenge to be lodged within the 28-day period so as to preserve the litigant’s rights and at the same time counsel could file and serve a memorandum requesting the Court to give directions that no statement of defence need be filed until the outcome of the legal aid application is known one way or the other. In that way, should the legal aid application be declined, the potential plaintif...

10. CoCA Fixed Fees Schedule Jul 2020 [pdf, 173 KB]

    ...Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and the file is closed prior to the completion of stage one of any proceedings. It cannot be claimed in conjunction with any other schedule. Application(s)/Order(s) Activity...