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1. [2012] NZEmpC 216 Q v W [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...determinations and all matters to be decided by the Employment Court. [5] The plaintiff deposed that the issue of name suppression on all the Authority’s determinations was never processed by the Authority, although she claims that it was requested on numerous occasions over the years, both verbally and in writing, but that, to date, the issue had never been addressed formally or informally by the Authority. [6] The plaintiff also applied for name suppression for all...

2. Peng v Tan [2016] NZIACDT 63 (29 September 2016) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...with Immigration New Zealand regarding Mr Peng’s parents, but they did not meet with her. She was a licensed immigration adviser. [5] On 9 August 2011, Mr Tan received his licence as an immigration adviser. On 12 August, Ms Aasa submitted visa requests to Immigration New Zealand for Mr Peng’s parents. On 6 September 2012, Immigration New Zealand refused the requests. [6] The following year, 2012, Mr Peng called Mr Tan’s office, and Mr Feng told him Immigration New Zealand refu...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 7 Alatipi v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...complaint [9] Prisoner X did not give evidence in the case but he was interviewed by Principal Corrections Officer, Ms Cheryl Chandler, on the day of the incident. Ms Chandler's record of the interview was typed up on a Corrections IR.07 Form 01 and signed off at 1350 hrs on 2 July 2011. Ms Chandler stated: … When we got to the Management unit [Prisoner X] gave me the following statement. On the 2nd July 2011 I [Prisoner X] was in HM 4 wing. At approximately 0835h...

4. NQE v Tan [2013] NZIACDT 37 (13 June 2013) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...fortnightly. [31] Ms Tan’s first contact with the complainant was at a seminar he attended, which she conducted with Mr Mehta. The complainant was assessed for eligibility to migrate to New Zealand, and given a detailed fee structure. The complainant was requested to write out the details of the fees to ensure he fully understood. The fees are explained by three different people to ensure that there is no misunderstanding (once in English, and twice in the local language). [32] The c...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 138 NZ Meat Workers Union Inc v South Pacific Meats Ltd and Talley [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...Ms Pidduck. This had two consequences. [3] The first was that when I asked Ms Pidduck whether there were indeed documents that would incriminate the defendants if disclosed, counsel could not respond without conferring with the defendants’ former solicitor. Until then, the Authority, the plaintiff’s counsel Mr Churchman, and the Court had assumed that there were such documents although this had not ever been confirmed by the defendants. On the hearing day, however, Ms Piddu...

6. RF v CN LCRO 254/2012 (3 November 2016) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...[6] On [Date] Mr QW, the lawyer for the real estate agency, emailed Ms CN asking her to obtain instructions from Mr DS as to whether he could identify the agent with whom he says he discussed the property. [7] Mr RF was never advised that this request had been made. There is no evidence that Ms CN contacted Mr DS, nor is there any evidence of her having replied to Mr QW. [8] Mr RF had difficulty in paying the legal fees charged. On [Date] he entered into a deed of acknowledgement o...

7. [2012] NZEmpC 177 Rimene v P J Doherty & Natusch Group Ltd [pdf, 61 KB]

   ...Doherty to proceed with his challenge out of time, those particulars will need to be provided before the Court can give directions under s 182(3)(b) of the Act as to the nature and extent of the hearing. [16] To advance the matter, the Registrar is requested to schedule a telephone directions conference with the parties in the near future to enable the Court to deal with these issues. Conceivably, one option the parties may wish to explore is joinder of both actions and proceedi...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 169 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 518 KB]

   ...several years employed by Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership). They both held senior positions in the company’s Northwood store where they ran the flooring department, and the floor installation staff, respectively. [2] Smiths City claimed that, while Mr Claxton and Mr Milne were employed by it, both of them were involved in establishing and operating competing businesses without permission from the company and to its detriment. [3] Mr Claxton and Mr Milne were alleg...

9. Julian v Accident Compensation Corporation [2024] NZACC 115 (16 July 2024) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...they would consider reopening his claim which was initially declined, as there is no real medical cause that we have identified for his symptoms and it was triggered by lifting and bending. [Emphasis added] [29] In July 2021, Dr Kennedy GP requested the Corporation to reconsider the claim since transverse myelitis had been discounted by a neurologist in May 2020. [30] In December 2021, Mr Singhal, Clinical Director, Burwood Spinal Unit, commented the diagnosis was a spinal...

10. P Singh v Kumar [2011] NZIACDT 24 (18 August 2011) [pdf, 162 KB]

    ...The Tribunal set aside the decision. The Adviser had established he took appropriate steps to file the submissions, and reasonably believed the Tribunal had acknowledged receipt. http://www.iaa.govt.nz/ 3 [13] The Adviser’s submissions requested an oral hearing, and set out a response to the complaint. The Tribunal determined the Adviser should have the opportunity of presenting his case at an oral hearing. [14] The parties were informed the procedure at the hearing would ref...