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1. LCRO 8/2020 PA v ZN (21 December 2022) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...December 2019) at [6]. 3 [10] Mr ZN’s position throughout the various litigation between himself and [Company A] has been that Mr PA was his lawyer in various matters over a long period of time. [11] In one instance, during June 2014, Mr PA filed an appeal on Mr ZN’s behalf in connection with proceedings in which Mr ZN had been involved in the Family Court. Mr PA had not acted for Mr ZN in the Family Court. [12] Mr PA terminated the appeal retainer within a matter of d...

2. [2024] NZEmpC 213 Cronin-Lampe v Minister of Education Interlocutory (No 5) [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...application for stay of execution BETWEEN KATHLEEN CRONIN-LAMPE First Plaintiff AND RONALD CRONIN-LAMPE Second Plaintiff AND MINISTER OF EDUCATION Defendant Hearing: 13 September 2024 and by memoranda filed by 27 September 2024 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: T Braun and E Anderson, counsel for plaintiffs B Heenan and L Goodwin, counsel for defendant Judgment: 6 November 2024 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 5) OF...

3. Egden v CAC20005 & Ors [2015] NZREADT 80 [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...Sharon met with an investigator from the REAA and provided a statement around this issue. My understanding that due to an oversight her licence was delayed something she was unaware of at the time and was resolved (sic).” [11] There are also two file notes recording conversations with Mr Egden in April 2013. The first notified Mr Egden of the complaint. Mr Egden told the REAA he did not know which staff member had been complained about and told the REAA investigator that Sharon had...

4. Hura v Hura - Estate of Maata Raumati (2007) 192 Aotea MB 235 (192 AOT 235) [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...Judgment: 20 September 2007 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY [l) These proceedings began as an application for a determination regarding ownership of land or proceeds of alienation in respect of the estate of Maata Raumati. The application was filed by Tahu Hura, as son of the deceased, and was received on 6 April 2006. [2) Since that time there have been some seven hearings and conferences which have focused on the desire of the applicant to obtain information fi·om the res...

5. [2020] NZIACDT 16 - NL v Joseph - Sanctions (12 March 2020) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...employment agreement. Both documents purportedly bore the signatures of the owner and director of the employer company. The signatures of the owner and the complainant were dated 23 July and 24 July 2017 respectively. [7] On 28 July 2017, Mr Joseph filed online with Immigration New Zealand a visa application on behalf of the complainant. [8] On 9 August 2017, Immigration New Zealand contacted the owner by telephone to verify the offer of employment. He advised that he was not awa...

6. [2010] NZEmpC 165 EBIIWU v Shakes and Norske Skog Tasman Ltd [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...would have counted against the plaintiffs having the relief they sought. The first is that there is simply no information for the Court about the plaintiffs‟ financial circumstances as would support their undertaking as to damages which has been filed. I acknowledge that the defendant has not resisted the claim on this ground, but a viable undertaking as to damages is nevertheless an important element of such a claim, especially where the costs of current working arrangements ar...

7. [2011] NZEmpC 13 Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v EBIIWU [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...express reference to the Binnie decision, the Authority rejected the daily tariff approach and proceeded to fix an award in the sum of 5 [2002] 1 ERNZ 438. $21,000 based upon 66 per cent of the fee actually charged to the defendants of $39,500 less a discount of $5,000 on account of the plaintiff’s successful opposition to the interim reinstatement application. [15] The actual wording of the award itself is somewhat confusing...

8. Environment Court annual report 2002 [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...Court Unit, the Waitangi Tribunal Unit and the Tribunals Unit. This re-alignment will allow the new Unit to focus on the specialised nature of the Court’s activities. In particular, the Unit will have new case manager and hearing manager roles, files will be able to be managed locally and there will be an increased investment in staff training. E. 4969E. 49 2.3 Significant Cases The Court heard and delivered judgments on a number of significant cases during the year including: De...

9. CAC406 v Scheirlinck & Anor [2015] NZREADT 92 [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...In reaching the conclusion the Tribunal have taken into account the following material: 1. The bank statements. 6 2. The contemporaneous written material, namely the statements given to the investigator in March 2014. 3. The file note written by Mr Carey Smith in February 2014. 4. The letters written by the parties to the Investigator. 5. Our assessment of the evidence that was given by Mr Scheirlinck and Mr El-Ghalayini at the hearing. We find that: 1....

10. T v G LCRO 29 / 2009 (21 April 2009) [pdf, 29 KB]

    ...of the Wellington District Law Society to issue him with a certificate of character which was required in a standard application for admission to the bar. He contacted Lawyer G in April 2008 with a view to instructing him on the basis that his fee would be met by a grant of legal aid. Lawyer G indicated that he would be unable to commence work on the matter for six weeks due to other commitments. Consequent on this exchange Client T wrote to Lawyer G on 9 April 2008 outlining the b...