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1. [2014] NZEmpC 137 Pollard Contracting Ltd v Donald [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...employment relationship problems may be resolved, consistent with section 65 (2) (vi) of the Employment Relations Act 2000. This clause was taken from the Department of Labour website, and is the clause referred to on that website as ‘Short Form’. 4. The Plaintiff sent the Defendant a new individual employment agreement in November 2011. This agreement also contained a plain language explanation of how employment relationship problems may be resolved. 5 The Plainti...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 65 Wendco (NZ) Ltd v Unite Inc [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...1 Leonard and Dingley Ltd v New Zealand Waterfront Workers Union Inc [1989] 1 NZILR 919 (LC) at 921. [10] Secondly, the tort of trespass is made out in respect of Wendco’s property. A legitimate request was made in the letter of 25 May 2018 to the Union and in the notices that were sent out to staff and arguably those directions have not been complied with in two instances. [11] Thirdly, Wendco’s property, on the evidence, includes

3. [2021] NZEmpC 99 Juyi International Ltd v Pan [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...arisen on 29 June 2021, through the resignation of Juyi’s previous counsel, Mr Moss. [3] She said there was a lot of evidence and documents to read and consider, in anticipation of the hearing set to commence on 6 July 2021. [4] She accordingly requested that the matter be adjourned for two weeks. [5] Mr Pan opposes the application to adjourn the hearing on the basis of the short notice, and that a Mandarin-speaking interpreter had been arranged by the Court. He claims disadvan...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Part II Te Urewera [pdf, 6.9 MB]

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5. Proactive release - Seventh Periodic Report under the Convention Against Torture [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   Hon Andrew Little Minister of Justice Proactive release - Seventh Periodic Report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: request to release the draft report for public consultation Date of issue: 19 June 2019 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Officia...

6. DE v WV Ltd [2015] NZDT 840 (4 September 2015) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...that could not have been predicted and allowed for in allocating the hours originally. These include the need to move the footings and rebate boards again following Council inspections, and the substantial change to the stairs at the client’s request. None of these additions was a result of poor workmanship on the part of DE. [14] BB disputes that the first two items were substantial changes and adds that there was no handrail built so that should have saved some t...

7. LCRO 131/2017 GR v [Area] Standards Committee [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...acknowledges that was a mistake. [15] Mr GR also confirmed that he would pay Ms DS her share in accordance with the undertaking. [16] Mr GR attached copies of various documents, including correspondence: (a) from Mr DH’s lawyer, dated 6 October 2015, requesting the release of $72,500 from the trust account in accordance with an agreement between the owners; and (b) to Mr DH’s lawyer, in which Mr GR requested repayment of the money paid to Mr DH. [17] Mr GR confirmed that...

8. [2017] NZEmpC 144 CE of Social Development v Tuilaepa [pdf, 482 KB]

   ...[4] On 1 September 2015 Mr Tuilaepa became involved in a violent scuffle with a young person. That scuffle occurred in the time-out room at the facility where the young person had been sent following his failure, or refusal, to respond to requests made of him by another residential social worker. [5] Mr Tuilaepa prevented the young person from leaving the time-out room. The young person was pushed with sufficient force to move him into the middle of the time-out room. A seco...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 165 Bowen v Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...proceedings. It says it is using the process as intended – to recoup its own costs which are in excess of those claimed. [15] BNZ says it succeeded entirely on the application dated 18 September 2020. It withdrew from the application its request that the communications be removed from the affidavit once the applicant had filed a new affidavit. It also noted that the Court was satisfied that there was still a justiciable issue to be decided. The Court’s discretion [16] U...

10. [2021] NZREADT 22 - Jenkins v The Real Estate Agents Authority, Roberts & Tai Rakena (14 May 2021) [pdf, 316 KB]

    ...“anticipated loss”, or for “underselling” the property.12 It also recorded that while it accepted that there was a direct causal connection between the licensees’ disclosure failures and the legal costs resulting from the purchaser’s request for a reduction in the purchase price and threat of litigation, it was not prepared to make an order for reimbursement of the appellants’ legal costs as it was not clear from an invoice submitted by their solicitors what proportion...