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1. VS v CN 51/2016 LCRO [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...abilities, and in any event many of the issues were legal, and therefore matters for the lawyers to attend to. Mr CN’s view was that the firm “would have been negligent to have not provided Mr DL with the advice so that he could understand the judgement calls that Mr VS was making”.13 Although the firm was taking instructions from Mr VS, he was the minority shareholder. Mr CN’s view was that:14 it was essential to complete the legal work in the same thorough manner we wou...

2. Preece v Hokotehi Moriori Trust (2010) 5 Te Waipounamu MB 83 (5 TWP 83) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...Applicant AND HOKOTEHI MORIORI TRUST Respondent Hearing: 15 February 2010, 1 Te Waipounamu MB 213-227 (Heard at Chatham Islands) Appearances: Ms S J Gray, Counsel for the Applicant Mr M Solomon, Counsel for Hokotehi Moriori Trust Judgment: 12 October 2010 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE S R CLARK Introduction [1] Mr Charles Preece (“the applicant) was born on the Chatham Islands in 1940 and has lived and worked there most of his life. He is a descendant of Wi...

3. LCRO 235/2014 SV v BG and HD (18 July 2017) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...view on the evidence before her. Nevertheless, as the Guidelines properly recognise, where the review is of the exercise of a discretion, it is appropriate for the Review Officer to exercise some particular caution before substituting his or her own judgment without good reason. [23] More recently, the High Court has described a review by this Office in the following way:9 A review by the LCRO is neither a judicial review nor an appeal. Those seeking a review of a Committee determi...

4. Takarangi - Hautu 2B1B2A No 3 (2017) 375 Aotea MB 42 (375 AOT 42) [pdf, 371 KB]

   ...BARRETT Applicants Hearing: 363 Aotea MB 158-172 dated 12 December 2016 367 Aotea MB 70-77 dated 12 March 2017 (Heard at Taumarunui) Appearances: S Bhullar for the applicants Judgment: 27 September 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Copies to: S Bhullar, Ferguson, Bhullar & Scott, DX GA 30501, Taumarunui fbs@xtra.co.nz mailto:fbs@xtra.co.nz 375 Aotea MB 43...

5. Huata - Koparakore B2B 2C (2017) 62 Tākitimu MB 222 (62 TKT 222) [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...THE WHĀNAU OF TAMA TURANGA HUATA Applicant Hearings: 44 Takitimu MB 104-113 dated 7 October 2015 48 Takitimu MB 124-147 dated 5 April 2016 Appearances: N Huata in person C Bennett for the whānau of Tama Turanga Huata Judgment: 27 September 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Solicitors: C Bennett, Langley Twigg Law, Box 446, Napier 4140, cara@langleytwigg.co.nz mailto:cara@langleytwigg.co.nz 62 Tākitimu MB 223 Introducti...

6. [2020] NZREADT 04 - Singh - Ruling regarding release of file (20 February 2020) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...a chance for a retrial in our case, so we would still desire the records from your office. If the Plaintiff in our action, who hired Mr Singh, dismisses the appeal with prejudice, then we would not need the records. … [14] It appears from a judgment annexed to an affidavit subsequently sworn by Mr Govindarajan that the California Court of Appeal dismissed Rosebank’s appeal. On 30 August 2019, Mr Edmondson advised the Tribunal that: … there are still actions pending where the...

7. Stewart v Eru - Succession to Teressa Ivor Silcock (2020) 200 Waikato Maniapoto MB 184 (200 WMN 184) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...February 2020, 198 Waikato Maniapoto MB 211-212 26 February 2020, 199 Waikato Maniapoto MB 238-249 (Heard at Whangārei and Hamilton) Kanohi kitea: Appearances B Stewart for the applicants M Patene for the respondent Whakataunga: Judgment date 12 March 2020 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ JUDGE D H STONE Judgment of Judge D H Stone Copies to: B Stewart, Loughnans Solicitors, PO Box 1257, Palmerston North 4440, b.stewart@loughnans.co....

8. [2022] NZACC 110 – Hunter v ACC (9 June 2022) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...BETWEEN NEILL HUNTER Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 2 June 2022 Held at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau BY AVL Appearances: The appellant is self-represented A Miller for the respondent Judgment: 9 June 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for entitlement - s 67, Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 9 August 2019. The Reviewer dismi...

9. [2022] NZACC 127 – ONeill v ACC (4 July 2022) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...CHRISTOPHER O’NEILL Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 23 May 2022 Heard at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: The Appellant in person. Ms B Johns and Ms A Lane for the Respondent Judgment: 4 July 2022 ____________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J McGUIRE [Review of old decision s 134 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ________________________________...

10. [2022] NZACC 25 - Howard v ACC (2 March 2022) [pdf, 193 KB]

    ...ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION First Respondent AND ALLIANCE GROUP LIMITED Second Respondent Hearing: 22 February 2022 Held at: Dunedin/Ōtepoti Appearances: P Sara for the appellant S Winter for second respondent Judgment: 2 March 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for personal injury – ss 25-26, Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 9 February 2018. The R...