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1. How a jury trial works

   The process of most jury trials is outlined below. Note that the order of events may vary from court to court. The judge will usually talk to the jury at the start of the trial about what the jury must do. Lawyers for the prosecution and the defence will talk to the jury and call their witnesses one by one. Witnesses will give their evidence. Lawyers for the prosecution and the defence may each choose to sum up their case. The judge will give the jury a summary of the trial and evidence and tell...

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2. [2006] NZEmpC AC 55/06 Downey v NZ Greyhound Racing Assoc Inc [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...Plaintiff AND NEW ZEALAND GREYHOUND RACING ASSOCIATION INC Defendant Hearing: 21 and 22 August 2006 Appearances: Richard Harrison, Counsel for Plaintiff Simon Menzies, Counsel for Defendant Judgment: 27 September 2006 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE ME PERKINS Introduction [1] By virtue of s29 of the Racing Act 2003 the rules for horse and greyhound racing may provide for the appointment, functions and duties of stipendiary stewards. The use of the word “appointment”...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 84 Robinson v Pacific Seals New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...ROBINSON Applicant AND PACIFIC SEALS NEW ZEALAND LTD Respondent Hearing: 13 May 2015 Appearances: T Kennedy, counsel for applicant J Tannahill, counsel for respondent Judgment: 9 June 2015 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction [1] The applicant has applied for a rehearing of the proceedings which were the subject of my substantive judgment given on 9 July 2014. 1 The applicant submits that a rehearing is necessary to...

4. Have your say on the family justice system - easy read [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...person of doing something this means they say that a person has done something. The person may or may not have done the thing that they were accused of. Before 2014 if a parent or guardian is accused of doing something bad the judge had to decide if they thought it had happened or not. 66 If the Judge decided that the parent hurt the child then that parent could only see the child when another person was also there watching. After the 2014...

5. Easy read: Have your say on the family justice system [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...person of doing something this means they say that a person has done something. The person may or may not have done the thing that they were accused of. Before 2014 if a parent or guardian is accused of doing something bad the judge had to decide if they thought it had happened or not. 66 If the Judge decided that the parent hurt the child then that parent could only see the child when another person was also there watching. After the 2014...

6. Powell - Tunapahore 6 (2015) 118 Waiariki MB 150 (118 WAR 150) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...12 September 2012, 62 Waiariki MB 36-40 7 November 2012, 68 Waiariki MB 53-54 1 May 2013, 77 Waiariki MB 218-224 3 June 2014, 99 Waiariki MB 208-215 (Heard at Te Kaha) Judgment: 30 April 2015 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE C L FOX 118 Waiariki MB 151 Introduction [1] Tunapahore 6 is a block of Māori freehold land situated between Opotiki and Te Kaha in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The main part of the block...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 171 Bracewell v Richmond Services Ltd costs [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...Defendant Hearing: (on the papers by documents filed on 16 July and 29 July 2014) Counsel: Dr J Cook, agent for the plaintiff P Shaw, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 17 September 2014 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] The plaintiff brought a challenge to set aside the determination of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority) which had concluded that the plaintiff and her representative should return the cli...

8. [2016] NZEmpC 24 Myatt (Labour Inspector) v Pacific Appliances Limited [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...indication that increased fines need to be considered. [19] Applying these principles in the present case, the defendant’s actions give rise to a number of matters which should be taken into account. The actions of an incorporated body are to be judged by the behaviour of its directors and officers. In this case the obstinacy of Ms Ah-Kuoi in the first instance in disregarding her company’s statutory obligations to its employees when faced with an Improvement Notice is an...

9. Pine - Estate of Waina Nicholson (2017) 58 Takitimu MB 123 (58 TKT 123) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...A20160003395 UNDER Sections 113,118 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Estate of Waina Nicholson VINCENT PINE Applicant Appearances: V Pine in person Judgment: 23 March 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Introduction [1] Waina Nicholson died on 1 June 2012. She was not married and did not have any children. Waina Nicholson is one of the 13 children of Mihi and Jury Pine. [2] Vincent Pine, her brother, submits that Waina N...

10. Peihopa v Peihopa - Kaikou H [2021] Maori Appellate Court MB 180 (2021 APPEAL 180) [pdf, 234 KB]

    ...Kaikou H Ahu Whenua Trust Kaiurupare pīra Respondent Nohoanga: Hearing 22 February 2021, 2021 Māori Appellate Court MB 187-209 12 May 2021, 2021 Māori Appellate Court MB 152-179 (Heard at Whangarei) Kooti: Court Chief Judge W W Isaac Judge M P Armstrong Judge D H Stone (Presiding) Kanohi kitea: Appearances S-M Downs and C Terei for the Appellant G Peihopa for himself Whakataunga: Judgment date 25 May 2021 TE WHAKATAUNGA...