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1. De Marco v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Appeal) [2025] NZACC 27 (17 February 2025) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...Hearing: On the papers Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented H Botha for the Respondent Judgment: 17 February 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT OF JUDGE D L HENARE [Costs and disbursements on appeal] ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction [1] On 25 November 2024, this Court issued a judgment in favour of the appellant.1 The Court directed that Ms d...

2. [2009] NZEmpC WC 11/09 Snowdon v Radio New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 39 KB]

   ...IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON WC 11/09 WRC 17/04 WRC 19/05 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for recusal AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN LYNNE FRANCES SNOWDON Plaintiff AND RADIO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Defendant Hearing: (Heard on the papers) Submissions received 10 December 2008, 27 March and 7 April 2009 Judgment: 6 May 2009 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JU...

3. Far North District Council v Austen - Okau 3B2B2D and Okahu 4D (2022) 248 Taitokerau MB 92 (248 TTK 92) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...administered by the trustees of the Ngakahu- Ngakohu Whānau Ahu Whenua Trust (the trustees). In response, the trustees filed an application to strike out the proceeding. [2] On 3 July 2019, the FNDC withdrew its application. The trustees seek costs. This judgment determines whether costs should be awarded and, if so, in what amount. Ngā whakaritenga Procedural history [3] In 1983, by declaration in the New Zealand Gazette (the first declaration), a pipeline easement was gran...

4. RV v Auckland Standards Committee LCRO 299 / 2011 (18 October 2012) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...proceedings were issued as summary judgment proceedings. 3) The third set of proceedings (known as the “CBI proceedings”) was a claim by the Trust against MBT and HU for the lost opportunity to recover leaky home compensation and associated costs and losses. [3] A Judicial Settlement Conference was scheduled for the CBG proceedings on 22 November 2005. In the face of opposition from the defendants for any settlement based on the fact that the proceedings had not been brought...

5. Smith v ACC [2014] NZACA 3 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...Authority: Robyn Bedford Counsel: W Forster, advocate for appellant C Hlavac, counsel for respondent DECISION [1] The appeal under ACA 8/13 concerns an appeal against the costs awarded by the Review Officer in respect of three applications for review of decisions made by ACC in 1988, in the course of considering Mr Smith’s request for a reassessment of his lump sum compensation award for permanent disability,...

6. Nikau v Rongomau - Whangape Parish Lot 23B Horahora Marae [2012] Māori Appellate Court MB 300 (2012 APPEAL 300) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...Auckland 1141 Rachel Hall, McCaw Lewis Lawyers, PO Box 9348, Hamilton 3240 2012 Māori Appellate Court MB 301 Introduction [1] At the conclusion of the appeal hearing on 14 February 2012 we advised the parties that the appeal against costs would be dismissed and that we would issue our reasons in writing. These are our reasons. Background [2] The proceedings in the lower Court concerned the fraught redevelopment of the Horahora Marae. The appellant, Anne Nikau, was a...

7. National Standards Committee v Shand [2019] NZLCDT 10 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...response. [3] Counsel have agreed that penalty may be determined on the papers. Submissions for the applicant [4] The Standards Committee asks the Tribunal to impose penalties as follows: (a) censure; (b) fine in the vicinity of $3,000; (c) that costs be ordered against Mr Shand under s 249 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act); and (d) that Mr Shand be ordered to reimburse the Tribunal’s costs ordered under s 257 of the Act. 3 [5] The details of the...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 205 Belsham v Ports of Auckland Ltd [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...205 [18 November 2013] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 205 ARC 25/13 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for costs BETWEEN DANNY BELSHAM Plaintiff AND PORTS OF AUCKLAND LIMITED Defendant Hearing: By submissions filed by the defendant on 25 October and by the plaintiff filed on 8 November 2013 Appearances: Si...

9. [2019] NZEmpC 58 New Zealand Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees’ Union v Cityline (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2019] NZEmpC 58 EMPC 148/2018 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND TRAMWAYS AND PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES’ UNION (WELLINGTON BRANCH) Plaintiff AND CITYLINE (NZ) LIMITED Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: T Ken...

10. OIA-102754.pdf [pdf, 973 KB]

    ...Court Thank you for your email of 19 February 2023, in which you requested, under the Official Information Act 1982 {the Act) , information about the Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Court (AODT Court) pilot. Specifically, you requested: 1) Are the costs included in the cost benefit analysis also costs which occurred within the same time periods described above? 2) If someone offended towards the end of the four years, and the court process took another year (or up to the 66-month mar...