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1. Court-User-Survey-2025-results.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...are listed in Appendix 2. 2 ‘Court participants’ refers to those at court as a party to a case or their support people, or people at court to complete jury service or administrative legal matters. It excludes professionals at court such as judges, lawyers and court staff. Throughout the report, ‘court participants’ refers to people at court in general, ‘respondents’ refers to those participants who responded to this survey. 8 Interpreting results Question format...

2. Rashid v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for treatment injury) [2025] NZACC 178 [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...Auckland District Court Appearances: F Hogan for the Appellant; the Appellant and Mr J Pau (Interpreter) B Marten for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 22 October 2025 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for treatment injury – s 32, Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 16 April 2025. The Reviewer dismissed an application for revi...

3. Stirling v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2025] NZACC 162 [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...Heard at: Wellington Appearances: Ms Armstrong for the Appellant Mr Kinsler and Ms Sinclair for the Corporation Judgment: 30 September 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________ DECISION OF JUDGE JACQUI CLARK [Work Related Gradual Process Injury – Section 30 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction [1] Ms Stirling was a teacher at Kaikohe West Sc...

4. Cates v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover) [2025] NZACC 187 [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 23 October 2025 Heard at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: A Thomas for the appellant J Cole for the respondent Judgment: 4 November 2025 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE D L HENARE [Cover s 20, 25 and 26 Accident Compensation Act 2001] [1] In this appeal, the appellant, Shane Cates, challenges the Corporation’s decision dated 24 October 2023 which declined cover for a left supraspinatus tendon rupture....

5. DP v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlements - Backdated Attendant Care Compensation) [2025] NZACC 132 (19 August 2025) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...Respondent Hearing: 9 July 2025 Appearances: Mr Miller for the Applicant Mr Campbell and Ms Millis for the Corporation Judgment: 19 August 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________ DECISION OF JUDGE JACQUI CLARK [Entitlements – Backdated Attendant Care Compensation – section 80 Accident Compensation Act 1982; Accident and Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance (Social Rehabilitation – Attendant Care) Regulations 1...

6. Knaggs v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover) [2025] NZACC 147 (10 September 2025) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 3 July 2025 Heard at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau District Court Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented L Hawes-Gandar for the Respondent Judgment: 10 September 2025 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE D L HENARE [Cover, ss 20, 25, 26, 56, 58, 67 - Accident Compensation Act 2001] [1] These appeals arise from a motor vehicle accident on 16 September 1983 when the car being driven by the appellant, Charles Knaggs was struck by another v...

7. NZ Law Commission review of the law of Trusts [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...Act would also set out a more comprehensive characterisation of what a trust is. Flexibility of equity preserved However, it is not our intention to create a code that completely supplants the case law, principles of equity or the creative role of judges. Courts will continue to have flexibility to deal with situations that do not fit neatly within the terms of the new statute. We do not intend the new Act to be a code to be interpreted simply on its own terms without recourse to equitable pr...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 69 Head v IRD [pdf, 679 KB]

   ...CROOK Seventh Plaintiff AND WENDY KAIN Eighth Plaintiff AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT First Defendant AND MADISON RECRUITMENT LIMITED Second Defendant Court: Hearing: Judge B Corkill Judge J Holden Judge K Beck 9 – 20 November 2020 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: P Cranney and F Fitzsimmons, counsel for the plaintiffs S Hornsby-Geluk and P Gillespie, counsel for first def...

9. EMPC Dinner speech Labour Law Society Conference [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...papers that we have heard today about decent work. I resisted the urge to speak about indecent work, if that is the corollary of decent work which I suspect it isn’t. Employment law is not the stuff of fascinating stories, at least those that a Judge can tell, or laugh-a-minute repartee. It finally dawned on me that I could coin a neologism and speak, for not very long you will be relieved to hear, on a topic that might span the diverse audience that you are. My new phrase...

10. Juan v Ramos [2015] NZIACDT 48 (07 May 2015) [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...is in New Zealand for a short term under that visa, and Immigration New Zealand will expect to be satisfied the visa holder will leave New Zealand when the visa expires or otherwise gain a lawful status in New Zealand. [20] The letter said: “Judging from your immigration history, it appears that your intentions for this visitor visa are not genuinely for a temporary stay. We also have concerns that you will remain in New Zealand unlawfully again.” [21] For Ms Ramos to have the rel...