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1. CLC-National-Performance-Standards-1-July-2016.pdf [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...appropriate level of knowledge and expertise required to assist with the legal matter. 3.2 All staff members and volunteers receive an appropriate level of supervision. 3.3 Support and review procedures are in place and include review of case files. Standard 4: Clients are referred to other community agencies as appropriate. Indicators: 4.1 As part of the assessment of a client’s legal needs, their other needs (such as social, income related and housing needs) are id...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 140 ITE v ALA [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...Services Commission (the SSC). [2] The review concerns possible reform to the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 (the PDA). The SSC has issued a consultation document and has invited feedback on the contents of that document. Submissions must be filed by 5.00 pm on 7 December 2018. It is this process in which ITE wishes to participate, referring to matters that are the subject of compliance and non-publication orders of this Court.1

3. What happens during a hearing

   ...disability access or communication assistance? If you have trouble understanding English, you can seek approval for an interpreter to assist you. Please fill in the:  Request for an interpreter form and send it to the case manager that handles your file. A judge of the Employment Court will decide your request. Communication assistance is available if you need it. You can ask your representative or the case manager that handles your file.  Further information about interpreters, langu...

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4. Floyd v The Proprietors of Hauhungaroa 2C Block Incorporation Committee of Management - Hauhungaroa 2C Incorporation (2014) 325 Aotea MB 42 (325 AOT 42) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...Committee members are Jason Cribb, Nicholas Hepi, Simon Hepi, James Hill, Dominic Otimi, Andrew Smallman and Mahengarangi Wynyard. 3 [7] The core business of the incorporation is sheep and cattle. According to the most recent annual accounts filed with the Registrar, the statement of financial position records that as at 30 June 2012 the incorporation had assets of $10,967,926.00 and liabilities of $1,044,512.00, leaving a net equity of $9,923,414.00. 4 The statement of financ...

5. LCRO 117/2022 VN v SC (16 May 2024) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...complaint to the Law Society about Mr DS having delayed payment of the retention fund due to the respondent’s conduct? If so, should the respondent be required to compensate the applicant? (f) Did the respondent prematurely delete/destroy his file material when acting for the vendor? The complaint [23] The complaint was made on the applicant’s behalf by her son, Mr FN, with her written authority. [24] Her first complaint was that the respondent falsely asserted that the Firm...

6. Deer - Estate of Rihi Hoone Pekama [2017] Chief Judge's MB 133 (2017 CJ 133) [pdf, 436 KB]

   ...Judgment: 02 March 2017 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE W W ISAAC 2017 Chief Judge’s MB 134 Introduction [1] This application filed by Robyn Alana Faith Deer (the applicant) pursuant to section 45 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) seeks to amend a succession order made on 26 February 1997 at 9 Registrar Taitokerau MB 70 relating to the Māori land interests...

7. EMPC EMA Employment Relations conference address [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...relies on the High Court Rules. Even if you get your search order from the Employment Court, the proceedings will still remain in parallel in two jurisdictions, the High Court and the Employment Relations Authority. The need for three separate filing fees and the necessity to engage a barrister with High Court litigation experience are relatively minor issues when put alongside all of the other complications of running parallel litigation in two jurisdictions including forum sho...

8. [2010] NZCA 320 CA239/2010 Lewis v Howick College Board of Trustees [pdf, 20 KB]

   ...unjustifiably dismissed (and was entitled to compensation for remuneration loss and non-pecuniary losses), he would not be reinstated. Leave was also sought to appeal against the disallowing of the applicant’s claim for costs, apart from a court filing fee disbursement. The test for reinstatement – practicability [2] In dealing with the reinstatement remedy, Judge Colgan considered and applied the correct statutory test.2 He also applied the test of practicability endorsed...

9. Taueki v Horowhenua District Council - Section 21 Block 1 Waiopehu (2004) 146 Aotea MB 154 (146 AOT 154) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...in that subsection. Subsection (2), ifintended to be comprehensive, leaves some difficult questions as to the status of some land not easily fitting the descriptions provided. The underlying intention seems to be that once land has been vested in fee simple (that is a Crown grant has issued), so long as the estate subsists (whoever may own it) it cannot have the status of Maori customary land. That is consistent with the conventional approach to native title claims. They are extinguished...

10. [2021] NZEmpC 23 O’Boyle v McCue [pdf, 190 KB]

    ...legal costs with regard to an interlocutory judgment, legal costs at the substantive hearing, and disbursements. [3] The sole issue is whether there should be an uplift. Invoices were produced indicating that Ms McCue had incurred actual legal fees of $54,877, including GST. [4] In the costs submissions which were originally filed by Ms McCue’s counsel, Mr Grindle, it was submitted that the first factor justifying an uplift related to a Calderbank letter he sent to the represent...