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1. Legal-Aid-lawyer-Provider-Manual-Feb-2025.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   .................................................................................................. 12 Checks and audits .................................................................................................................... 12 Complaints and performance reviews ....................................................................................... 12 Expectations and professional obligations of legal aid providers .............................................. 13 Cancellation of...

2. [2011] NZEmpC 166 Hepburn v Huhtamaki Henderson Limited [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...direction of the Authority or the court in the course of the hearing of any proceedings. [7] The allegation of contempt against the Dominion Post and the author of the article is couched in these terms: 6. The articles contain identifying information which enabled the exchange students to be readily identified including (without limitation): (i) References to an exchange student and two “former” overseas exchange students; (ii) Travel to Europe “to visit the students...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 78 Alkazaz v Enterprise IT Ltd [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...application a brief review of the litigation between Mr AlKazaz and Enterprise IT is required. [2] In December 2017 Mr AlKazaz was successful in the Employment Relations Authority in establishing that he was unjustifiably dismissed by his former employer, Enterprise IT.1 The Authority awarded him remedies of lost wages and compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to his feelings. However, the Authority reduced the remedies that would have been awarded becau...

4. [2019] NZEmpC 122 Bay of Plenty District Health Board v CultureSafe NZ Ltd [pdf, 407 KB]

   ...Before departing, Mr Halse had instructed a CultureSafe employee who had worked on Ms Shaw’s case to ensure that appropriate documentation was filed with the Court whilst he was absent. [11] On 2 May 2019, Mr Halse, then still overseas, was informed that the deadline for the filing of the statement of defence had been missed. He returned to New Zealand on 4 May 2019. The application for leave was filed four days later. In a memorandum filed in support of an application, Mr Hal...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 58 Martin v Solar Bright Ltd (in liq) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...that there is an overlap of the issues to be decided in the application for a rehearing and in the High Court proceeding. [8] While Mr Martin made brief comments about the High Court proceeding he did not explain that litigation. He was requested, by minute from the Court, to explain the relationship between the two proceedings to enable a better understanding of the 2 Martin v Solar Bright Ltd (in liq) [2019] NZERA 463 (Member Hickey). 3 At [17]. 4 Martin, above n 1,...

6. [2019] NZEmpC 116 Watts & Hughes Construction Ltd v de Buyzer [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...invalid [4] It is common ground that Mr de Buyzer signed his individual employment agreement with Watts & Hughes on 13 December 2016 and commenced employment with Watts & Hughes on 9 January 2017. [5] He acknowledged that he had been informed he was entitled to seek independent advice about the agreement before he signed it, and that he had a reasonable opportunity to do so. [6] Mr de Buyzer was advised by letter dated 25 March 2017 that his employment was being term...

7. [2007] NZEmpC AC 43C/07 Service and Food Workers Union Inc & Anor v Spotless Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 12 KB]

   ...treat as lockouts to support its demands that some employees who would otherwise be on strike make themselves available to work, were not lockouts as permitted by the Employment Relations Act 2000. [4] Although the amended statement of claim simply asks for an injunction to prevent lockouts, some refinement is required and although I will reserve leave for the parties to be heard on the final form of injunctive relief, I propose that it be as follows: There will be an in...

8. Holmes v Housing NZ Corporation (Costs) [2015] NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 35 KB]

   ...August 2015 (Holmes v Housing New Zealand Corporation [2015] NZHRRT 36) a declaration was made that Housing New Zealand Corporation interfered with the privacy of Mr Holmes by refusing to make personal information available to him in response to a request of 27 March 2012 for access to that information. In addition, damages of $400 were awarded for injury to feelings. Costs were reserved. 1 [This decision is to be cited as: Ho...

9. Recorded Music NZ Limited v VOD052014-D-R-9242889 [2014] NZCOP 3 [pdf, 45 KB]

   ...be awarded as a deterrent against further infringing. [22] The Tribunal considers each of those below. Regulation 12(2)(a) – The cost of dealing with the works legally [23] If the work is legally available to purchase in electronic form at the time of infringement, the Tribunal must determine the reasonable cost of purchasing the work in electronic form at that time. The copyright work in question is the recording Berzerk by Eminem. The applicant submits the work was leg...

10. Q v I LCRO 41 / 2009 (2 June 2009) [pdf, 22 KB]

    ...telephone conference which was conducted on 26 May 2009. At that conference Lawyer I consented to Mr Q (for Complainant company Q) submitting further documentation. That documentation was received on 29 May 2009 and was forwarded to Lawyer I for his information. The matter is being determined on the material made available to this office by the parties and the Standards Committee and on the basis of the arguments made at the telephone hearing. 2 [4] The complaint (to which...