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   On this page: Request information Media liaison Regional offices and Office of the Chief Coroner Report a death to the coroner Request information If the death has occurred within the past 48 hours Contact the National Initial Investigations Office (NIIO) Calling within New Zealand 0800 266 800 Calling outside of New Zealand +64 4910 4482 Email NIIO@justice.govt.nz Cases the coroner is still investigating If the case is still being investigated by the coroner, please contact the regional&nb...

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2. [2011] NZEmpC 151 Penney v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...given shortly afterwards by email and confirmed the following day by letter. [19] On 12 August 2009, Ms Penney signed the settlement agreement and a letter to the Authority formally withdrawing her claim. The settlement agreement included a request to a mediator to sign the agreement. Ms Penney had signed that request separately. [20] The settlement agreement provided for $10,000 compensation to be paid within 7 days into a bank account nominated by Ms Penney. It then provide...

3. Pohatu v Muriwhenua Incorporation - Te Hapua 42 (2014) 91 Taitokerau MB 251 (91 TTK 251) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...and her father travelled from Dunedin to Te Hapua and with Mr Neho visited the proposed site for the licences. Mr Neho agreed the site was suitable. They discussed licences to occupy and Ms Pohatu and her father were provided with application forms to complete. [7] In April 2012 Ms Pohatu’s father applied to the Incorporation to transfer by gift 10 shares to each of his three daughters, and he and his three daughters also each applied for a licence to occupy in relation to the s...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 65 Tan v Yang and Zhang [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...work, filling in and printing relevant documents. In evidence-in-chief he asserted that he had filed Li Zhang’s application with the relevant immigration authorities but that is not so. Li Zhang did that herself, together with a sponsorship form filled in by her brother, Bin Zhang. [27] Mr Tan suggested that a request for payment of $14,000 for services of the kind he says he provided was reasonable having regard to charges being made at the relevant time by others, of around $2...

5. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing them- selves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppres- sion wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their instit...

6. Waters v Alpine Energy Ltd (Discovery No. 2) [2015] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 73 KB]

   ...which the letter was sent. Otherwise the letter is to be released to Mr Waters in its entirety. Letter of acceptance dated 23 April 2012 from Mr Carter to Alpine Energy [25] In this letter Mr Carter accepted the offer made by Alpine Energy but requested that consideration be given to various personal matters affecting the terms of employment. As those matters are not relevant to the proceedings they are to remain confidential and are to be redacted. [26] However, in paras 5 and 6...

7. Shrewsbury v Rothesay LCRO 99 / 2009 (13 November 2009) [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...of the administration of the estate. In particular the estate had significant holdings in securities (such as shares, debt securities and unit trusts). It was the view of Mr Shrewsbury that it was negligent of Mr Rothesay not to accede to a request to distribute those shares to the beneficiaries as requested at the commencement of the administration. In the alternative it was argued that if it was not negligent to refuse to distribute the shares and it was proper for the securiti...

8. Retto v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 47 (30 August 2012) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...he had agreed to provide. [5] Mr Retto came to New Zealand to try and resolved these issues. He met with Mr Standing and concluded he was not providing the services he agreed to provide. [6] Mr Retto terminated Mr Standing’s engagement, and requested that Mr Standing refund the money he had paid. Mr Standing ignored the requests. [7] The evidence provided grounds for potentially taking the view that Mr Standing dishonestly misrepresented to Mr Retto he could provide him with the o...

9. UB v OZ LCRO 11 / 2012 (11 October 2012) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...Practitioner’s fees for virtually any of his work. Her complaint is less about quantum of the fee than not having got the outcome she wanted. [14] The Applicant set out her complaints in considerable detail under ‘24 Points’ and the additional information that was attached. With regard to terminating the two franchises, she considered that her legal position, and what was required to be done, was fairly straightforward, and she disagreed with the Practitioner’s advice th...

10. TB v NX LCRO 80 / 2011 (13 December 2012) [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...independent report from an alternative costs assessor. I also considered that it was necessary for that alternative assessor to have both Mr NX’s files and time records that Mr NW asserted were in existence. [37] On 11 August 2011, I therefore requested Mr NX to produce his files and time records, that request being made pursuant to the powers available to the LCRO under sections 147 and 204(d) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act. [38] It is not necessary to recount in full the d...