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1. BORA Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Bill [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...historical claims of each iwi and hapū comprising Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau is progressing, and in some cases has been completed through negotiations with the Crown. It is intended the redress provided by the collective deed will ultimately form part of each of these individual iwi or hapū settlements. 4. The Bill provides the Tūpuna Taonga o Tāmaki Makaurau Trust (the Taonga Trust), is the beneficiary of the cultural redress provided under the Bill. This includes the ve...

2. FG v TT [2018] NZDT 1060 (9 March 2018) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...this email but contend that FG took too long to notify them of any rejections. However, they did not respond to the email of April 2016 with any timeframe requirement for rejection so there was no timeframe determined by the contract formed between the parties. I find that given all the above, and particularly the nature of the product, being live plant material, and the quantity supplied (54,000 rootstocks), it was reasonable for FG to examine individual cuttings...

3. TU v Hakaoro [2013] NZIACDT 67 (8 October 2013) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...2011, in pursuance of instructions from the complainant. Mr Hakaoro said these instructions were received as a “social worker”. [86] However, the instructions related to the custody of her children. The complainant gave evidence that one of the forms of pressure used by Mr Hakaoro when sexually propositioning her was that he could secure the right for her children to come to New Zealand. Regardless, it is not consistent with the professional relationship having been terminated prior...

4. LCRO 158/2024 USP v FTC (30 June 2025) [pdf, 524 KB]

   ...a legal strategy which had manoeuvred Mr USP into the position where no progress was made in advancing his claim for over four years had been abandoned, presented as an egregious breach of Mr FTC’s professional obligations to Mr USP. [136] Request made of Mr FTC for explanation of his decision to withdraw was ignored for months. [137] It has been emphasised that a consideration of context is critical when examining conduct complaints. [138] In this case, the failure to provi...

5. LCRO 98/2019 EL v SV, DV & JV (31 March 2021) [pdf, 510 KB]

   ...files. (b) Mr EL’s time records were handwritten. Not all timesheets were on files. 6 (c) Mr EL’s lack of engagement in the assessment process left the assessor “in a difficult position in working through … information.” Several requests were made for a conference with Mr EL, but no responses were received. (d) In relation to each of the client-matter files: (i) Probate and administration: the review revealed “relatively poor file management” and “the lack of...

6. Hunia v Skerrett-White - Kawerau A8D (2016) 146 Waiariki MB 281 (146 WAR 281) [pdf, 620 KB]

   ...of these circumstances and did not protest. The evidence is the opposite, and confirms that the applicant had no idea how much Ms Skerrett-White was paying herself. According to counsel, Mr Hunia did not know the true picture as, despite his requests, he did not have the financial records or the invoices in front of him. [52] Counsel added that it may be inferred that the issuing of invoices from Taumanu was an exercise done well after the fact, once the Court became involved and...

7. [2012] NZEmpC 186 Walker v Procure Health Ltd [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...C J in Alton-Lee, of multiplying by three the time spent in Court to reflect time reasonably spent in preparation, would result in a figure of $99,000. [10] In an interlocutory judgment 8 dated 1 August 2011, I recorded that Ms Walker had informed the Court that the barrister who had represented her at the Authority investigation had ceased to act for her for “financial reasons.” 9 It appears from documentation produced in connection with the present costs application that

8. [2011] NZEmpC 136 Croft v Transfield Services NZ Ltd [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...time to clarify all of these aspects. Counsel for the defendant sought to have a callover prior to receiving notification of the identities and location of the plaintiffs in order that the matter might be progressed. I was sympathetic to that request as this matter had already taken a considerable time and was still not ready for setting down. Mr Yukich responded advising that the list of plaintiffs had not been finalised and they had not been served and he was experiencing diffi...

9. AT v Accident Compensation Corporation (Mental Injury) [2023] NZACC 131 [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...appellant’s identifying particulars [3] The appeal involves a sensitive claim based in part on sexual abuse of the appellant as a child and its effect on the appellant’s mental health. This clearly involves traumatic and deeply personal information relating to the appellant. I am of the opinion that it is necessary and appropriate to make orders prohibiting publication of the appellant’s identifying particulars under s 160(1), (2) and (3) of the Accident Compensation Act 200...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 215 Owen v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 69 KB]

    ...Owen representing herself and finding that she was unable to proceed further without assistance. The resumed investigation meeting was set to re-commence on 10 June 2014. [3] Ms Owen then employed counsel to represent her. Her claim was reformulated and an amended statement of problem was filed with the Authority. Ms Owen sought an order for a removal to the Employment Court pursuant to s 178(2)(b) of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act). The grounds for this applicati...