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1. NT v Standards Committee LCRO 131/2014 (21 November 2014) [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...Committee that a complaint made about her by Mr and Mrs OL (the complainants) be considered by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal). [2] There are three themes to the substance of Mr NT’s conduct that form the backbone of this review: (a) the quality of her advice to the complainants; (b) her competence in conducting litigation; and (c) her fees. Background [3] Mr NT acted for the complainants in respect of a claim by them against a...

2. [2013] NZEmpC 172 Aviation & Marine Engineers Assn Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 601 KB]

   ...Employment Relations Act 2000, and for compliance orders to prevent such future breaches, are adjourned sine die on the same basis as D above. G The defendant is estopped in law from asserting that the Green Book collective agreement covers the performance by members of the New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union of line maintenance work (as defined in [1]-[4] of the interim judgment). H Pursuant to s 188(2)(c) of the Employment Relations Act 20...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 143 Borsboom (Labour Inspector) v Preet PVT Ltd [pdf, 667 KB]

   ...seven days per week with no days off. He was unpaid for the first week and for the last four days of his employment, and at other times was paid at the rate of $8.50 per hour. Mr Bola was refused leave to consult a doctor for an infection and his request to be paid the minimum wage was declined. Although he worked principally at a dairy in Ashburton, Mr Bola was sent briefly to work as the acting manager of a liquor store, despite his opposition to doing so and the fact that he d...

4. [2024] NZEmpC 104 Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand v New Zealand Nurses Organisation Inc [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...on 22 May 2023, seeking to join as defendants each of its employees on whose behalf the strike notice was given. The application was made under s 221 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act), in response to the union’s defence that the claim was deficient where the relief sought was against it when the strike was to be by the plaintiff’s employees. [5] The second application was by the defendant in response to the plaintiff’s stated ambition to continue to a substantive...

5. CAC 20006 v Richardson [2013] NZREADT 92 [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...documents. On 8 August 2011, he was delegated by the Authority to investigate complaints by Mr Grant Tucker against the defendant and against the licensed salesperson Glenis Claydon in relation to the sale of the property. Inter alia, he referred to the formal responses received by the Authority from the defendant and Ms Claydon on 13 October 2011 and generally covered necessary background including the relevant email correspondence. The Evidence of the Defendant [17] The defendant...

6. 2017 NZSSAA 025 (8 June 2017) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...incurred substantial debts through the fraudulent use of credit cards. What the appellant knew about a benefit [23] The Ministry claims that the appellant knew that the partner was illicitly receiving a benefit, as he assisted her to provide false information to the Ministry, and this link with the Ministry ought to have put him on notice of the benefit payments. [24] The Ministry produced two documents addressed “to whom it may concern”. One is dated 16 September 2013 and the...

7. LCRO 160/2017 EH v FP (23 April 2018) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...a meeting on [DATE], the property owners “endorsed appointment of three trustees”, Mr FP, Mr [TF], and Mr [FL], the owner of [ADDRESS]. [7] In [DATE] a landslip on the accessway occurred resulting in erosion. A geotechnical engineer was requested by one of the landowners “to assess the potential and remediation work required”. [8] In [DATE], Ms [ZJ], the owner of [House 3] proposed to carry out work on that property. Concerned about the risk of a further landslip, Mr EH...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 89 Ngawharau v The Porirua Whanau Centre Trust [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...and was going to resign and leave the Trust. He was asked in cross-examination how it came about that he went to the Academy to work and the following exchange took place: A. Liz had asked me into the office, into her office. I'd been requested to go into her office. Our first meeting. In that meeting when I sat down, Liz said to me, the first thing Liz said to me was, ‘A little birdie told me you weren't happy here.’ And I didn't know what she was on ab...

9. [2021] NZACC 38 - ACC v White and Ovation NZ Ltd (19 February 2021) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...counsel confirmed that the application was ready to be set down for hearing. [29] On 4 December 2020, the matter was set down for a hearing on 18 February 2021 at 10.00 am. Notice was sent by the Registry to the Corporation and to Ovation, with a request to advise Mr White of the hearing date. In view of the COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland, this hearing was adjourned. [30] On 18 February 2021, at 9.00 am, a telephone conference was convened. Attempts by the Registry to contact Mr...

10. Ministry of Justice annual report 2019-20 [pdf, 9.3 MB]

    E.64 AR (2020) Annual Report Te Tāhū o te Ture 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 In accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989, this Annual Report presents: Te Tāhū o te Ture - Ministry of Justice This document includes information about the Ministry’s operations and performance for the 2019/20 financial year. Joint Venture Business Unit – Family Violence and Sexual Violence (JVBU) The JVBU is hosted by the Ministry of Justice and provides a governance secretariat for the Joint V