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1. Kopa v Kopa – Kotuku B1 (1983) 62 Whangārei MB 182 (62 WH 182) [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Court t<> - under Section 440 1111d ve11t the life inu.rut ill ~ u_,wr • aa1d ..,._. • lllrrper did not apply. The Court has careful}\- cozu;iaered the evidence and ■ubll:is&iOTI. 1 prapoH firstly to deal with the •pplicant 0 6 request !or a Se.ction 440 order . lbt! Coon does not accept the arguaent of the re8l>ondent that the Court cannot vest the life interest in wtuk.u Bl bec■UM there i6 a bOUJte there and the land is to<> larJ?e ar. area . Section 440...

2. Appellate judgments 2016

   Supreme Court [2016] NZSC 143 Lowe v Director General of Health LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED – whether the applicant was a homeworker and thus an employee of the Ministry of Health. [2016] NZSC 108 ASG v Hayne LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED – whether disclosing information was breach of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 – whether the information could have been used anyway. [2016] NZSC 84 NZ Air Line Pilots' Association Incorporated v Air New Zealand Ltd Leave granted NZALPA to appeal from the CA decis

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3. Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court

   ...international best practice principles appropriate for Aotearoa New Zealand. For example, the programme includes the integration of Māori cultural practices into Court processes, cultural advice and peer support. This approach has been shown to be transformative and achieve better outcomes for those taking part. In June 2019, an AODT Court Outcomes Evaluation Report was published: Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Outcomes Evaluation 2018-19: Summary Evaluation Report The report found tha...

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4. [2025] NZEmpC 144 Lopez v Kāriki Pharma Limited (in liq) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...submissions on the issue of discontinuance. They reiterate that if leave is granted, it would result in adverse findings against the second and third defendants. However, they note that they will abide the Court’s decision on discontinuance, but request that the Court reserve its decision on costs due to the plaintiff’s failure to amend his pleading at the earliest opportunity. Outcome [35] Taking into account the findings above, and the purpose of the Act to reduce judicia...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 60 Snowdon v Radio New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...had conferred with Mr Carruthers who had been maintaining a “watching brief” on the proceedings, in particular, in relation to Mr Kedzlie’s evidence. Mr Hickling deposed that when Mr Carruthers indicated he would accept instructions he requested a second barrister be approached and briefed to assist him as he was involved in another trial. Mr Hickling deposes that he had difficulties in finding another counsel to assist. [22] Mr Hickling does not state when Mr Carruthers...

6. Middlemass & Ors as Trustees of the SE & SD Middlemass Family Trust v NZ Log Chalets Ltd [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...a party to these proceedings (no other party opposed the strike out) as there was no evidence to link its work or the producer statement to weathertightness issues. There was no foreseeable likelihood of any liability in respect of the work performed by the Fourth Respondent. MATERIAL FACTS [7] The owners own a rural property near Kawhia. In September 1999 two of the owners (“SE Middlemass and SA Middlemass”) met with Dorfliger and another representative of NZLC an...

7. Dawson v Auckland Council [2011] NZWHT Wellington 36 [pdf, 242 KB]

   Page | 1 IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2010-100-000043 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 36 BETWEEN ANTHONY AND ANGELA DAWSON Claimants AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL (formerly known as NORTH SHORE CITY COUNCIL) First Respondent AND OSBORNE PRICE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Second Respondent AND MARK AND JOANN-LEE FULLER Third Respondents AND GREG PAUL THOMAS (Removed) Fourth Respondent AND IAN BLACK Fifth Respondent AND BARNEY CORNAGA Sixth Respond

8. Waal v Accident Compensation Corporation [2016] NZACA 05 [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...been receiving ERC related to the misadventure. [4] In 2002, Mr de Waal applied for retrospective ERC, being compensation for lost earnings backdated to the misadventure in 1984. It was declined as the Corporation said it could not obtain information about his earnings from 1984 to 1996. A review was dismissed as the reviewer found that the Corporation had been prejudiced by the late claim, given the missing record of his remuneration. [5] The essential issue for me is whether M...

9. Findlay v Auckland City Council [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...engaged Mr Slater on a labour-only contract and that he had directly engaged the other contractors did not make him the head-contractor. Mr Findlay claims that Mr Slater owed the claimants a duty of care to ensure that the building work was performed in accordance with the specifications. Mr Slater’s Construction Experience [58] Mr Findlay contracted with his friend Mr Armstrong for the electrical work. He sought advice from Mr Armstrong concerning house building and...

10. Landpro - EiC - C E Bright - Hydrology (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 275 KB]

    ...proportion of the water taken is likely to be lost through race leakage, evapotranspiration, and by-wash, these are accounted for in the “use” activities. (h) In para. 51(d) of Mr de Pelsemaeker’s evidence, irrigation areas could have been requested by ORC and would have been provided had ORC requested these from water users/irrigation companies some time ago. In my opinion this is not a sufficient reason to justify a plan change. 31 With regards to matters raised (para. 91...