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1. Lewis v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for treatment injury) [2024] NZACC 159 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...AVL Appearances: H Menneer for the Appellant; Ms Lewis also attended L Hawes-Gandar and F Becroft for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 4 October 2024 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for treatment injury – ss 26, 32(1), Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 2 April 2024. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the C...

2. McFetridge v Tapsell - Succession to Taa Tapsell [2025] Chief Judge's MB 425 (2025 CJ 425) [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...At the hearing, Mr Bidois and Ms Katipo did not significantly add to their written submissions. [25] In his written submissions, Mr Bidois, for the first respondent, opposed the application. He submitted that this application is effectively a request for a rehearing. As such it is well out of time in terms of s 43(2) of the Act. He also submitted that the principle of res judicata applies. This effectively prevents the applicant relitigating issues previously determined by the C...

3. [2025] NZEmpC 69  Bread of Life Christian Church in Auckland v Chen [pdf, 431 KB]

   ...April 2017 states: Bread of Life Christian Church in Auckland is registered with the New Zealand Government as a trust organization. The Core Officer Committee select Preachers, as well as representatives of Leader of Congregation, to form a Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees will authorise the Core Officer Committee to manage the church, and also accept the resolutions made by the Core Officer Committee. The Board of Trustees members will come from Preachers...

4. Collier v Stevens - Tataweka Island (2015) 107 Waikato Maniapoto MB 161 (107 WMN 161) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...desired. He added that if counsel were prepared to accept not only his finding but that of the previous investigation by the Court he was prepared to make a final order accordingly. [12] There was no response from counsel. In 1984 Judge Cull requested that the Māori Land Court staff provide him with an updated list of owners of Te Mata Block. This was completed and referred to the Judge on 6 June 1984 and a copy sent to Mr Phillips. Mr Phillips then raised with the Court the q...

5. Cooper v Corrections [2019] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...a pre-sentence report. Mr Cooper was seeking a community-based sentence in respect of his driving and other offences, based on his employment with STS. His application under s 94 of the Land Transport Act stated that he was employed by STS and requested a sentence that enabled him to continue this employment. Verification of this employment, and therefore contact with STS, was required in the circumstances. It was therefore “necessary”. The objective component is made out. [45...

6. Proactive release – Amendments to the District Court Rules 2014, High Court Rules 2016, Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005, Court of Appeal (Criminal) Rules 2001, Supreme Court Rules 2004, and Criminal Procedure Rules 2012 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Rules 2021 make a number of minor and technical changes to various provisions in the District Court Rules, including: 6.1. requiring that documents filed in proceedings include the registry name in both English and te reo Māori; 6.2. amending forms to include the names of the District Court registries in both English and te reo Māori; 6.3. allowing summary judgments to be granted on part of a claim, aligning with the High Court Rules 2016; 6.4. adding references to ‘undertaki...

7. [2012] NZEmpC 184 Vine-Tech Contracting Ltd v Wattam & Inger [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...contribution. Disbursements [18] As decisions of this Court have frequently emphasised, reimbursement will only be ordered for true disbursements, that is payments made to third parties for goods or services necessary to conduct the case. The claims here include “forms & postage”, “file opening fee”, “printing” and “tolls”. These are normal operating expenses of a legal practice and will not be reimbursed. [19] Photocopying can be a different matter. If such...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 s274 evidence chief John Hall [pdf, 70 KB]

   IN THE Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) And IN THE MATTER of Notice of Motion under Section 87G requesting the granting of resource consent to WAIHEKE MARINAS LIMITED to establish a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf (ENV-2013-AKL-000174) STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE BY JOHN H HALL 1 My name is John Halliday Hall. My wife and I live at 56 Beach Parade, Oneroa, Waiheke Island. We support the application by Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a mari...

9. Te Wani v Peters - Te Puru No 5 (2016) 119 Waikato Maniapoto MB 275 (119 WMN 275) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...provided four separate items of evidence on this issue, they are: 1 Te Wani v Peters – Te Puru No 5 Block (2015) 112 Waikato Maniapoto MB 49 (112 WMN 49). 2 Ibid at [60]. In reality the $350 is a form of occupation fee. 3 Ibid at [65] and [66]. 4 Ibid at [68]. 5 Further supplementary affidavit of Tuhaiti Dennis Te Wani dated 11 April 2016. 119 Waikato Maniapoto MB 277 a) Amended brief of evidence – 22 October 2015;...

10. OP v RS LCRO 159/2015 [pdf, 89 KB]

    ...being paid at a level that is “modest … [but] not grudging”.4 [19] The Committee ordered Ms RS not to charge a fee to the Estate, and to meet: Fees and costs from Mrs OP up to $2,000, plus GST, plus disbursements. [20] In response to a request for particulars of the costs she seeks, Mrs OP provided copies of power bills, telephone accounts and a range of expenses including the cost of Mr OP’s funeral, a lunch, extra postal charges caused by delay in obtaining probate, and...