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1. Van Wey Lovatt v Accident Compensation Corporation (Code of Claimant's Rights) [2024] NZACC 020 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...treatment injuries. Dr Van Wey Lovatt applied for reviews of these decisions. [5] Also on 10 October 2022, Dr Van Wey Lovatt emailed a complaint to the Corporation’s “Customer feedback” email address stating: Dear ACC Privacy Officer, RE: Formal complaint of breach of privacy I am writing to make a formal complaint of a breach of privacy. I understand that ACC review team will be assessing the merits of the decision-making by Ms Steele; however, I believe that ACC is also...

2. [2010] NZEMPC 144 Gilbert v Transfield Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 37 KB]

   ...on 14 May 2010.1 [3] Mr Yukich, in his affidavit, deposed that during a telephone conference call with the Authority Member, at which a preliminary investigation on the issue of interim reinstatement was set down for Monday 11 January 2010, he requested that all documents be served on both Mr Gilbert and himself by email. He explained that this was important as Mr Gilbert was the applicant in the proceedings and Mr Yukich was away from his office for periods of up to a month at a...

3. Starting a proceeding in the High Court

   ...debtor fails to comply with a bankruptcy notice or commits another act of bankruptcy, an application to have them declared bankrupt must be filed within 3 months. Documents To apply to make someone bankrupt, you need to file the following documents: Request to issue a bankruptcy notice Bankruptcy notice for the Deputy Registrar to sign, accompanied by a certified copy of the judgment or order on which the bankruptcy notice is based (with copies to be served on the judgment debtor). To apply f...

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4. [2012] NZEmpC 159 Q v W [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Judgment: 18 September 2012 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] The defendant has applied for orders requiring the plaintiff to provide further and better particulars in relation to the further amended statement of claim dated 22 October 2010. [2] As early as 14 December 2010, counsel for the defendant claimed that various pleadings within the further amended statement of claim were deficient and failed to provide sufficient particulars to fu...

5. Claim to Seized Property Fines [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...was successful. If the seized property is sold before your claim is considered, the money from the sale will be held until a judge decides who is to receive the money. this advice does not apply to claimants who are creditors or lessors. Further information is available for creditors and lessor from the District Court and the www.fines.govt.nz website.

6. Claim to Seized Property (Fines) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...was successful. If the seized property is sold before your claim is considered, the money from the sale will be held until a judge decides who is to receive the money. this advice does not apply to claimants who are creditors or lessors. Further information is available for creditors and lessor from the District Court and the www.fines.govt.nz website.

7. Chalecki v Accident Compensation Corporation [2015] NZACA 12 [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...farm running pigs. As he was unable to work effectively as a builder after the accident, he received earnings- related compensation (“ERC”) from the respondent Corporation. Unable to continue building, he built up the farm as the appropriate form of rehabilitation as he strived to become independent of the Corporation. [3] A self-employment grant from the Corporation was sought. While this was eventually declined, Mr Chalecki put considerable money into the farm, even buyi...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 127 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...federal environmental legislation. Those charges were ultimately quashed. Mr Blank subsequently brought a civil action against the Federal Government alleging fraud, conspiracy, perjury, and abuse of prosecutorial powers. He made a number of requests for access to records pertaining to the prosecutions. Although some documents were disclosed by the defendant, Mr Blank applied to the Federal Court for judicial review of the defendant’s continued reliance on disclosure exemption...

9. Re Tai Rakena No. 2 (Rejection of Statement of Claim) [2018] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...REPRESENTATION: Mr M Tai Rakena in person Ms V McCall for intended defendant (Chief Executive, Department of Corrections) DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 23 February 2018 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL THAT INTENDED STATEMENT OF CLAIM NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR FILING1 Introduction [1] The issue for determination is whether these intended proceedings are to be accepted for filing. Our decision is that as the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to hear the intended cla...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 43 Stenhouse v Towman Towing Group Ltd [pdf, 222 KB]

    ...$19,310.53 for payments made to a former lawyer, and $2,283.90 payable to another former lawyer. [8] Mr Cahill’s submissions proposed two alternatives if the Court was not prepared to award all of the costs it sought. The first alternative was a request for a reasonable contribution to those costs. The second alternative was a request that costs lie where they fall, in a sense replicating the Authority’s decision not to award them. The issues [9] The following issues ari...