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1. DML v Montgomery and MT Enterprises Ltd [2014] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...repugnant she found him and that no amount of 7 money would be enough for her to have sex with him. She was upset that he had asked her for help as a trainer solely as an opportunity to ask her to have a private arrangement with him. He made this request on more than one occasion but when he finally realised that she would not provide him with sex he stopped coming for training. [40] During this time, on a night when she was working at the Kensington, Sex Worker A was walking up...

2. Adair v ACC [2012] NZACA 8 [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...information obtained from Mr Liddell and Mr Mackenzie, indicated that he should now be able to return to his normal duties as a laundryman. No award was made under ss 119 or 120.7 [13] In September 1985, Dr Sheldon wrote to the Corporation to request a late review and a second opinion, based upon Mr Liddell’s report. Dr Sheldon said that the appellant had quite marked reduction in his work capacity because of his torn biceps and that Mr Mackenzie may have underestimated the exten...

3. AZ v YX LCRO 175 / 2010 (25 March 2011) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...complete disregard on the part of the Respondents, of the rights of the people who were going to be paying the bills to know what they were letting themselves in for, and their right to be given the necessary information to enable them to make an informed decision. [20] There is no indication that the Body Corporate members were aware the result of the “team” approach espoused by ZC was potentially going to result in a charge-out rate of $850 per hour. [21] All of this lies...

4. Worker-Exploitation-in-NZ-Enforcement-and-Commentary-Paper.pdf [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...conditions can be employees for the purposes of Aotearoa New Zealand’s employment law. II Worker exploitation A Background Worker exploitation has been described as non-minor breaches of employment standards.3 One of the more extreme forms of worker exploitation is slavery. However, all forms of worker exploitation are considered in this paper. Although it is thought that the number of workers in Aotearoa New Zealand who are exploited is high, the data is not entirely c...

5. LCRO 180/2022 HB v UC and JW (26 November 2024) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...client may incur because of this, together with other remedies. [9] [Law Firm A] instructed [Law Firm C] to act for the firm and to respond to [Law Firm B]. [Law Firm C] advised that [Law Firm A] would not be providing them with the indemnity requested or any other of the remedies sought. That resulted in a complaint by [Law Firm B] to the Lawyers Complaints Service on behalf of Mr HB. Mr HB’s complaints [10] Mr MG3 lodged a complaint on behalf of Mr HB against “Mr UC and Mr...

6. Taka v Watene - Koparakore A32A2B3B (2017) 34 Tākitimu MB 163 (34 TKT 163) [pdf, 427 KB]

   ...of giving the house site for Reihana and again for the purpose of the present application. This suggests partition is the only practical one which can be made, though it will be necessary at some later stage to give better access from the old formed road along the back of Reihana’s section. [21] Immediately following, Patu Taka Wairama further divided Koparakore A32A2A into four lots of ¼ acre each (approximately 1,000 square metres), a section for himself and one for each of...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 135 Pacific Palms International Resort & Golf Club Ltd v Smith [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...pay the monies into Court. I granted the extension in a minute issued on 19 December 2008 until 23 January 2009. The plaintiff company sought a further extension on 22 January 2009 which I granted to 24 February by a minute dated 23 January. A request for a further extension made by the plaintiff company on 24 February was opposed. In my judgment of 5 March 2009,3 I granted the extension, largely on the basis of the affidavit evidence from Mr Cribb deposing that large sums of mo...

8. [2009] NZEmpC WC 18B/09 NZ Fire Service Commission v NZ Professional Firefighters Union and others [pdf, 43 KB]

   ...on 22 July 2009 and the first defendant’s directive of 5 August 2009, which action is said to have commenced at 8am on 6 August 2009; (b) an interim injunction will also issue requiring the first defendant to immediately contact its members requesting them to desist from continuing to participate in the allegedly unlawful strike action relating to the notice of strike the subject of these proceedings issued on 22 July 2009 and the first defendant’s directive of 5 August 2009,...

9. [2016] NZSSAA 097 (18 November 2016) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...benefits in certain circumstances. The essential elements of s 70(1) are that where: • the recipient of a benefit in New Zealand (or his spouse or partner or dependent) receives a benefit or pension or periodical allowance granted overseas which forms part of a programme providing benefits, pensions or periodical allowances; and • the programme provides for any of the contingencies for which benefits, pensions or periodical allowances may be made under the Social Security A...

10. OX v SN [2021] NZDT 1581 (3 August 2021) [pdf, 153 KB]

    ...amount being paid by SN, OX is to make the jet ski available for collection by SN. SN is to arrange and pay for the costs of collection of the jet ski. Reasons: 1. In October 2020, SN advertised a jet ski for sale on an online social media platform. 2. In December 2020, OX contacted SN regarding the jet ski. 3. After some discussions, a price was agreed, and OX travelled to [City] to pick up the jet ski. 4. The first time OX used the jet ski, it was difficult to start,...