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1. Munro-Anderson & Ors as Trustees of the Munro-Anderson Trust v Reed [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...the stress and anxiety as a result of finding that the house had leaks. 6.2 At the time when the hearing was held, it had been held by the High Court that adjudicators did not have the power to make awards of general damages. This was in a judgment by Stevens J in Hartley v Balemi & Ors, Auckland High Court, CIV 2006-404-002589, 29 March 2007. This judgment considered an appeal against a WHRS adjudication Determination, in which the learned judge held that general damages...

2. McCarthy v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2022] NZACC 213 [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...CORPORATION First Respondent AND AFFCO HOLDINGS LTD Second Respondent Hearing: 15 November 2022 Held at: Hamilton/Kirikirioa Appearances: F Taylor for the Appellant E Anderson for AFFCO Holdings (an accredited employer) Judgment: 21 November 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for personal injury caused by a series of events – s 25(1)(a)(i), Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of...

3. [2025] NZEmpC 150 Courage and Pilgrim v The Attorney General [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...HANNAH CRAMPTON, LABOUR INSPECTORS Third Respondents Hearing: On the papers Appearances: B P Henry and S Beacham, counsel and advocate for applicants A Boadita-Cormican, A Wicks and N El Sanjak, counsel for first respondent Judgment: 21 July 2025 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS (Application for disclosure of unredacted documents) Introduction [1] The applicants lived and worked at the Gloriavale Christian Community for ma...

4. [2013] NZEmpC 34 Baker v St John Central Regional Trust Board [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...Plaintiff AND ST JOHN CENTRAL REGIONAL TRUST BOARD Defendant Hearing: 4 and 5 March 2013 (Heard at Hamilton) Counsel: Henderikus Haan, advocate for plaintiff Michael O'Brien and Rosemary Childs, counsel for defendant Judgment: 15 March 2013 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction [1] Miss Baker was employed by the St John Central Regional Trust Board (St John) from early 2005 to 2012. Her employment status is in dispute, as is the exte...

5. Tuson - Mangamuka West 3B2A Block (2019) 206 Taitokerau MB 130 (206 TTK 130) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...265-277 17 November 2014, 92 TTK MB 182-184; 91 TTK MB 26-28 4 May 2015, 121 TTK MB 172-202 11 December 2018, 183 TTK 112-139 12 April 2019, 190 TTK 150-174 (Heard at Whangarei) Appearances: Hanamaraea Walker for the Applicant Judgment: 9 December 2019 JUDGMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE C L FOX Copies to: H Walker and L Stoneley, Chapman Tripp, PO Box 2206, Auckland 1140, hanamaraea.walker@chapm...

6. Milner v Milner - Estate of Warihi Te Keu Faenza Milner (2008) 83 Ruatoria MB 108 (83 RUA 108) [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...3 April 2008 79 Ruatoria MB 8-11 dated 4 Febluary 2008 69 RuatOlia MB 69 119-170 dated I December 2004 68 Ruatoria MB 63-65 dated 5 July 2004 68 Ruatoria MB 118-123 dated I September 2004 Appearances: Gina Rudland (Counsel for the Applicant) Judgment: Introduction Ron Barber (Counsel for Pop Milner), Rozana Milner, Karina Akania, Angeline McLatchie, George Walker, James Hugh KaraUlia (Pop) Milner, Valerie Milner, Phillip Walker 24 November 2008 RESERVED DECISION OF JUDGE C L F...

7. Lewis - Otamatea B2B3 (2025) 298 Taitokerau MB 253 (298 TTK 253) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...Hearing 24 April 2025, 289 Taitokerau MB 242-251 6 March 2025, 286 Taitokerau MB 15-16 3 September 2024, 278 Taitokerau MB 118-127 (Heard at Whangārei) Kanohi kitea: Appearances S Davies-Colley for Applicant Whakataunga: Judgment date 25 September 2025 TE WHAKATAUNGA A KAIWHAKAWĀ T K T A R WILLIAMS Judgment of Judge T K T A R Williams Copies to: S Davies-Colley, WRMK Lawyers Ltd, Private Bag 9012, Te Mai, Whangārei 0143, simon.davie...

8. LCRO 85/2016 BA v FE [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...Committee members allowed them to conclude from the limited material before it, that Mr FE’s fees were fair and reasonable. After all, Standards Committee members who are lawyers are appointed to that role because of their “skill experience and judgement to deal with and make appropriate decisions in respect of complaints”.13 [89] However, neither the Committee’s file nor its reasoning contains sufficient information for this Office to have confidence in the process by whic...

9. [2025] NZEmpC 133 Burgess v Tutton Sienko and Hill Partnership (Interlocutory Judgment (reissued) of Judge KG Smith 1 July 2025) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...for costs BETWEEN GARY OWEN BURGESS Plaintiff AND TUTTON SIENKO AND HILL PARTNERSHIP Defendants Hearing: On the papers Appearances: G Burgess, plaintiff in person A Keir, counsel for defendants Judgment: 28 May 2025 Reissued: 1 July 2025 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE K G SMITH (Application for security for costs) [1] On 29 October 2024, the Employment Relations Authority dismissed all of the claims...

10. Y v R LCRO 57 / 2009 (9 June 2009) [pdf, 30 KB]

    ...consider acceptable. [31] At the hearing Complainant Y argued that I should substitute my own view of whether the behaviour complained of amounted to conduct unbecoming for that of the Standards Committee. I expressed a reluctance to replace the judgement of a single non-practising lawyer for the judgement of a panel of lawyers informed by lay membership. In light of the standard being applied and in light of the nature of this complaint I am of the view that it is proper that whe...