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...Te Tii (Waitangi) B3 BETWEEN WILLIAM TANE Applicant Hearing: 29 January 2015 (Heard at Whangarei) Appearances: Ms Putaranui and Ms Toki, for Mr Tane Judgment: 29 January 2015 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M P ARMSTRONG 95 Taitokerau MB 262 Introduction [1] On 5 December 2014 William Tane filed an application on behalf of the trustees of the Te Tii (Waitangi) B3 Trust (“the Trust”) seeki...
...poorer the plaintiff, the less likely it is that security will be able to be provided and thus the greater the risk of a worthy claim being stifled. [3] Applications for security for first instance proceedings call for careful consideration and judges are slow to make an order for security which will stifle a claim. A somewhat different approach has, however, been taken in respect of appeals. [12] The dichotomy the Supreme Court was referring to in Reekie was also considered...
...restorative justice report, that report is pre-approved. Providers can also apply for an amendment to grant in order to cover the time involved with commissioning any report and reviewing the report once delivered. Court appearances at hearings - Judges can agree that a respondent in custody appear at a VOaVO hearing by Audio Visual Link (AVL). Alternatively, the respondent may seek to appear in person. The costs of either option are covered by Courts and Corrections. Addit...
...Appearances: T Braun and E Anderson, counsel for plaintiffs P N White and L Fernandez, counsel for defendant No appearance for Intervener, by leave Judgment: 21 February 2023 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 3) OF JUDGE B A CORKILL (Application as to admissibility of evidence) Introduction [1] This judgment relates to objections raised by the defendant about multiple paragraphs in nine reply briefs of evidence filed for the plaintiffs. Many of the...
...Whanganui-a-Tara. Appearances: Ms ES Pointon and Ms BH Woodhouse for the Appellant Mr DJC Russ for the Respondent Judgment: 4 March 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE JACQUI CLARK [Cost of Treatment; Schedule Clause 1 - Accident Compensation Act 2001 and Regulation 13 Accident Compensation (Liability to pay or contribute to cost of Treatment) Regulations 2003] ________________________________...
ADVICE TO PARTIES ABOUT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (This is a guideline to what a judge conducting a settlement conference may require the parties to provide. The requirements may vary from case to case) [1] A judicial settlement conference has been convened for [DATE] at the Employment Court [PLACE]. As the aim of this conference is to try and reach a settlement of the proceedings the parties are expected to attend with the good faith intention and the authority to achieve this.
...Defendant Hearing: On the papers filed on 23 December 2015, 8 and 11 January 2016 Appearances: G Mayes, counsel for plaintiff H White, counsel for defendant Judgment: 4 February 2016 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS [1] Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited (Ritchies Transport) has filed an application for leave to appeal against the judgment of this Court in Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd v Merennage. 1 That judgment, whi...
...filed on 16 November 2016 Representatives: J Billington QC and T Drake, counsel for plaintiff B O'Callahan and Margaret Chen, counsel for defendants Judgment: 25 November 2016 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT BY CONSENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS [1] The plaintiff has filed an application seeking to vary existing orders to allow a computer forensic expert access to cloned copies of electronic hard drives and associated material. [2] The parties hav...
...Defendant AND STUART BIGGS Second Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: J Pietras, counsel for plaintiff A Oh, counsel for defendants Judgment: 15 December 2023 INTERLOCUTORY (NO 2) JUDGMENT OF JUDGE K G SMITH (Application for in-Court media coverage) [1] On 7 December 2023, a further application was made by NZME and Top South Media (NZ Herald and Nelson Weekly with possible syndication) to cover this proceeding which...
...(NORTH ISLAND) LIMITED) Second Respondent Hearing: On the papers Appearances: S Lapthorne, counsel for applicant P Cornegé, counsel for first and second respondents Judgment: 5 July 2024 JUDGMENT (NO 2) OF JUDGE K G SMITH (Continuation of freezing and ancillary orders) [1] This proceeding was called this morning for the purposes of reviewing the freezing and ancillary orders made by Judge Holden on 17 May 2024.1 Those orders were...