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1. Judgment delivery expectations

   All judges aim to deliver their judgments as quickly as possible.  The judges of the Employment Court expect that 90% of judgments will be delivered within three months of the last day of the hearing or receipt of the last submissions, whichever is later. The three month period does not include court vacations or other periods of judges’ leave.  A judge may sometimes tell the parties at the hearing that the judgment will take longer than three months to deliver because the...

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   1. Employment Court

2. [2008] NZEmpC AC 18/08 Nelson v Fletcher Steel Ltd [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...amended statement of claim BETWEEN ERIC NELSON Plaintiff AND FLETCHER STEEL LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 26 May 2008 (Heard at Auckland (in Chambers)) Appearances: Ken Nicholson, Counsel for Plaintiff Carl Blake, Counsel for Defendant Judgment: 26 May 2008 ORAL INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN [1] The question now for decision is whether Eric Nelson should have leave to amend his statement of claim challenging the determination of the Employm...

3. Wati - Estate of Thomas Winitana Nuku Solomon (2018) 66 Tākitimu MB 176 (66 TKT 176) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...STEPHANIE WATI Applicant Hearing: 1 February 2018 (Heard at Hastings) Appearances: Stephanie Wati in person Judgment: 26 February 2018 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Introduction [1] Thomas Winitana Nuku Solomon died on 6 November 2017. He did not leave a Will. He was not married and did not have any children.1 During his lifetime, the decease...

4. Wang v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 409) v Sweetingham [2017] NZREADT 29 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...complainant by failing to inform her of any boundary issues, such that she was not aware of where the boundaries actually were, or that the fence might not denote the boundary. [52] In support of this submission Mr Rea referred to the High Court’s judgment in Vosper v Real Estate Agents Authority, on an appeal against a Tribunal decision.21 In that judgment, the Court held that the Tribunal was wrong to find that a licensee who had acted honestly, holding a genuine but mistaken...

5. Campbell - Jacobs River 100 Block XXV Section 80 and others (2025) 95 Te Waipounamu MB 235 (95 TWP 235) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...has received a trustee consent for Bryan dated 16 June 2020. That records that he is a trustee on the SGL Family Trust and the Bryan 6 An application to appoint Phillip has not been identified in Pātaka Whenua as at the date of issue of this judgement. 7 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 222. 8 Clarke v Karaitiana [2011] NZCA 154. 95 Te Waipounamu MB 243 Patterson Trust, and that he works as an owner/director of Longslip Station Ltd. I am satisfied that he will be a cap...

6. [2010] NZEmpC 30 Minhinnick V NZ Steel Ltd [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN WILSON MINHINNICK Plaintiff AND NEW ZEALAND STEEL LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 1 and 2 March 2010 Appearances: Mr P Wicks, Counsel for Plaintiff Mr P Skelton and Ms A Borchardt, Counsel for Defendant Judgment: 29 March 2010 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M E PERKINS Introduction [1] By determination of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority) dated 13 October 2009 Mr Minhinnick’s dismissal from employment with New Zealand...

7. Puru - Takou [2018] Chief Judge's MB 563 (2018 CJ 563) [pdf, 351 KB]

   ...Kaikohe MB 115 on 8 June 1995 and at 92 Whangarei MB 43 on 30 March 2001 JACQUELINE PURU Applicant Hearings: 23 April 2018, 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 59-67 5 July 2018, 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 287-306 (Heard at Takou Bay) Judgment: 7 September 2018 JUDGMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE C L FOX 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 564 Introduction [1] Jacqueline Puru (the applicant) seeks an order unde...

8. [2025] NZEmpC 149 Hurrell v Menopaws Ltd t/a Number 8 [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...application for costs BETWEEN CUSHLA HURRELL Plaintiff AND MENOPAWS LIMITED T/A NUMBER 8 CAFÉ Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: E Brankin, advocate for plaintiff Y Hope, counsel for defendant Judgment: 18 July 2025 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE K G SMITH [1] On 10 July 2024, the Employment Relations Authority dismissed Cushla Hurrell’s claims that she was unjustifiably disadvantaged, and unjustifiably dismis...

9. Hoete v Faulkner - Motiti North C No 1 Block (2017) 136 Waikato Maniapoto MB 278 (136 WMN 278) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...MB 78-85 dated 14 October 2016 133 Waikato Maniapoto MB 70-118 dated 13 December 2016 (Heard at Tauranga) Appearances: Ms K Feint, Counsel for Graham Hoete and Aubrey Hoete Mr M Sharp, Counsel for Liza Faulkner and Mary Faulkner Judgment: 14 March 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE S R CLARK Copies to: Karen Feint, Barrister, Thorndon Chambers, P O Box 1530, Wellington, karen.feint@chambers.co.nz Michael Sharp, Barrister, P O Box 5111, Mount Maunganui, michael@micha...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 014 Arthurs Point Land Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 7.3 MB]

    ...("GSL") of section 274 notices. B: Under section 279(1) RMA of the Environment Court rules: (a) subject to (c) , that the appeal by the UCESI generally raises the issue of the location of the Outstanding Natural Landscape ("ONL") lines at Arthurs Point; (b) that Arthurs Point Outstanding Natural Landscape Society Incorporated ("APONLSI") may use its section 274 notice on the UCESI appeal to seek a different ONL boundary and classification on the pro...