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2. LCRO 64/2023 VA v JL (18 August 2025) [pdf, 455 KB]

   ...lawyers] mainly to defend [the chef’s] employment claims, [the applicant] asked me to consider a ‘stronger’ approach by taking into account her business dealings with [the chef] (prior to him being an employee of [the company]). [16] The firm emailed the applicant attaching the firm’s terms of engagement and advising that another partner in the firm, an employment law specialist, would have overall responsibility for the firm’s work “in relation to the employment matter”....

3. Boyce v Westpac New Zealand Ltd (Non-Party Discovery) [2015] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 58 KB]

   ...1 [This decision is to be cited as: Boyce v Westpac New Zealand Ltd (Non-Party Discovery) [2015] NZHRRT 31] 2 [5] On the question of discovery, the memorandum advised Westpac no longer holds copies of emails exchanged between it and Strettons in and around the relevant period (September 2013) as the staff member involved has left Westpac and his electronic records have not been retained. However, subsequent to the discovery process being comp

4. XH v BB LCRO 237 / 2012 (26 June 2013) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...and a civil manner. [12] He wrote that Ms S, her father and her uncle had all been present at the initial meeting and that he (the Practitioner) was instructed to copy the uncle into all correspondence (Ms S and her father did not have access to emails at the time), and Ms S could then respond in an objective manner. [13] The Practitioner wrote that the Applicant himself had suggested to Ms S’s uncle that this matter could be resolved by family elders and had asked that Ms S’s...

5. [2020] NZIACDT 35 - NZQA (Seavor-Cross) v Jin (7 August 2020) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...he wanted to file the assessment as soon as possible by providing sufficient information at a time when the transcript was not available. [12] Mr Jin telephoned the complainant, also on 28 November 2018, which led to her immediately sending an email to him summarising the conversation. The email recorded that Mr Jin had received the results document but had lost it. Since NZQA’s process did not allow applications without complete documentation, he went on to the school’s web...

6. Hill v Pavlovich Coachlines Ltd [2021] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...Manager, Adrienne Stormont suggested to Mr Hill the possibility of him working at the Ranui depot instead of the Carr Road depot. On 20 June 2017, Mr Hill went to follow up again, but neither Ms Henare nor Ms Stormont were there, so Mr Hill phoned and emailed Ms Henare instead. Ms Henare responded by email the same day advising that she had not been able to obtain a reference for him, so required an additional referee from NZ Bus. [8] Prior to this, Ms Henare had discussed with Bernar...

7. NN Ltd v FS [2021] NZDT 1403 (28 April 2021) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...mistake on Invoice 1655 dated 31 May 2020 sent to FS by failing to include reference to previously issued Invoice 1635. In response to the Invoice, FS paid a total of $6,358.00 (by way of two separate payments of $20 and $6378). EH (NN) thanked FS by email for her payment, not realising there had been a mistake or that no GST had been paid. On 15 July 2020, NN sent an email to FS explaining there had been errors and requesting payment of the unpaid balance of $2,051.28. FS responded that...

8. RQ & TQ v SR & N Trust Ltd [2022] NZDT 127 (11 August 2022) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...property that was settling on 16 February, they wanted possession of [address 1] from that date, however could not settle the [address 1] purchase price in full until they received funds from the sale of their second home on 18 February. Various emails were therefore exchanged between solicitors acting for RQ and TQ and N Trust to arrange terms for early settlement. 3. On 15 February, the N Trust solicitor advised they would agree to possession from 16 February, with a Licence to Oc...

9. 2023-12-18-Memorandum-of-Counsel-for-the-Applicant.pdf [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...acts as a windbreak for surrounding properties; (c) Effects on pasture and soil; (d) Effects on water quality and access; (e) Potential vulnerability of the proposal to extreme climate events and earthquakes; 1 As updated in the Court’s email of 11 December 2023. 3 (f) Construction and land use effects; (g) Noise effects including from construction and operation; (h) Increased fire risk; (i) Effects on wireless connectivity (AM radio); (j) Effects on air quality;...

10. Dooley v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Review) [2025] NZACC 72 (6 May 2025) [pdf, 223 KB]

    ...dated 6 April 2023 had been issued granting Mr Dooley’s claim for cover and funding for surgery. [6] The second appeal under ACAR 040/24 is from a review decision dated 7 February 2024 dismissing two reviews: (a) Regarding the Corporation’s email of 14 April 2023, on the basis that this was not a reviewable decision and therefore there was no jurisdiction; and (b) Against the Corporation’s decision dated 31 May 2023 declining to cover Mr Dooley’s bilateral pars fracture as...