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1. Media guide for reporting in the courts and tribunals [pdf, 804 KB]

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2. [2012] NZEmpC 220 Matsuoka v LSG Sky Chefs NZ [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...submissions filed on 1, 5 and 18 August 2011 (Heard at Auckland) Counsel: Rob Towner, counsel for plaintiff Garry Pollak, counsel for defendant Timothy Oldfield, counsel for Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc as intervener Judgment: 21 December 2012 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] At the conclusion of my substantive judgment issued on 18 May 2011 1 which answered the seven questions posed by the parties that arose out of Part 6A of the Employment R...

3. [2013] NZEmpC 24 Idea services Ltd v Barker [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...BARKER Defendant (Applicant in rehearing) Hearing: 8 February 2013 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: Les Taylor, counsel for the plaintiff (respondent) Peter Cranney and Anthea Connor, counsel for the defendant (applicant) Judgment: 5 March 2013 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD The application [1] The defendant, Ms Valerie Barker, has made application for a rehearing of this proceeding which was heard by Judge Inglis in May 2012. 1 The application is mad...

4. E v IAG New Zealand Ltd (No 4) [2022] CEIT-2019-0013 [pdf, 535 KB]

   ...based on r 11.9 of the High Court Rules 2016 (HCR) or on the common law which was codified by the predecessor of HCR 11.9. Under HCR 11.9 the Court has discretion to recall provided that the discretion is exercised before a formal record of the judgment is drawn up and sealed. After a judgment is sealed the High Court has inherent jurisdiction to recall judgements under very limited circumstances.9 Once a final judgment has been issued, the Court’s jurisdiction is exhausted, and i...

5. Hoko – Papamoa 2A1 (2003) 20 Waikato Maniapoto Appellate MB 167 (20 APWM 167) [pdf, 718 KB]

   ...Arapeta Hoko pursuant to Section 58 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 against a decision of the Maori Land Court made on 13 December 2001 at 68 Tauranga 96-101 to dismiss an application to change the status of the Maori Freehold land known as Papamoa 2A1 Judgment of Judge A D Spencer, Judge P J Savage and Judge S Te A Milroy HEARING: At Tauranga on 11 December 2002 CORAM: Judge A D Spencer, Presiding Judge P J Savage Judge S Te A Milroy JUDGEMENT: At Whangarei this day of September 20...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 198 Rural Practice Ltd and Abdul Jabbar v A Labour Inspector [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...LABOUR INSPECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT Defendant Hearing: 5 June 2025 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: M J Hammond, counsel for the plaintiffs A K Webster, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 10 September 2025 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE J C HOLDEN The plaintiffs challenged the level of penalties ordered by the Authority [1] This judgment resolves a non-de novo challenge to a determination of the Employment Rela...

7. Auckland Standards Committee v Murray [2015] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...colleagues; and that she would put out a large amount of her own money for the engagement of the senior counsel; all show how severely her position was compromised and, more importantly, how inadequate in these respects was her personal professional judgment”. [17] Even more relevantly, in relation to the Court’s need to repose trust in counsel the Court went on to say:6 “… The unswerving performance of professional obligations of legal practitioners, and the need for the cour...

8. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Eichelbaum [2015] NZLCDT 8 [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...In its decision of 18 November 2014, the Tribunal found Mr Eichelbaum guilty of two charges of misconduct and one charge of unsatisfactory conduct. Three further charges were dismissed. [2] The background to these findings is contained in that judgment and will not be repeated. In summary, we found that the wrongful issue of a Statutory Demand, although later withdrawn, was unprofessional and improper. This we found to be at “the very highest level of unsatisfactory conduct”....

9. Coleman v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 41 [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...claimants and the Council in relation to liability or quantum. The parties agreed that Ms Bamford is entitled to the sum of $345,912.00 from the Council, if found liable. On 26 July 2012 when closing submissions were heard the Council consented to judgment being entered for the sum of $341,739.50 in favour of Ms Coleman. A consent order was issued accordingly. [3] The remaining issues which I now need to determine are: (a) Whether the Council has an affirmative defence un...

10. IP v SI and SH 179 / 2010 and 180 / 2010 (27 February 2012) [pdf, 102 KB]

    ...case. The scheme of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, and particularly the definition of ‘unsatisfactory conduct’ as set out in s 12 of the Act, references the acceptability of conduct to the views of lawyers or members of the public. Judgments about professional conduct are made by Standards Committees for the New Zealand Law Society, which are comprised of practising lawyers and with lay representation. Traditionally Courts have been reluctant to interfere with findings...