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1. RIS - Referendum Advertising at the 2020 General Election [pdf, 830 KB]

   ...nature. Their impact on issues such as public confidence in the democratic process and public institutions are hard to measure and many costs and befits are hard to estimate. The analysis in this RIS is therefore qualitative. The key assumptions and judgements we have made about the impact of the options to be analysed are included in the relevant sections of this RIS. 2.5 What do stakeholders think? We expect that referendums on cannabis and end-of-life choice will attract a high l...

2. EMPC speech GUEST LECTURE Privacy Employment Interface delivered in June 2016 [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...postings viewable by a large population, and an employer can damage an employee’s life by an unwarranted 4 Refer Employment Relations Act 2000, s 103A; and the discussion in the full Court judgment of Angus v Ports of Auckland Ltd [2011] NZEmpC 160, [2011] ERNZ 466. 5 Mary Noe “Facebook: The New Employment Battleground” June 2014, NYSBA Journal 15. 3 termination for nothing more than free expression of ideas...

3. After the hearing

   ...decision. You may have to pay costs following an Environment Court decision. Decisions Because of the complexity of the subject matter of most proceedings, oral decisions are seldom given, and decisions are usually reserved - meaning that a written judgment is delivered at a later date. The Court’s decisions are forwarded to all parties at the same time – by mailed hard copy, by email, or both. Copies are not released to the media until, usually, three working days after release to the pa...

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   2. Overview of the Environment Court’s processes

4. Auckland Standards Committee v Comeskey [2010] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...professional capacity by misleading the Court of Appeal when appearing as Counsel for the appellant in The Queen v Xiao Hui Huang3 “It emerged Mr Comeskey’s submissions to us on this third ground were more misleading than inept. . In delivering its judgment in the appeal against conviction and sentence the Court of Appeal said at paragraph 46 that: Mr Comeskey initially misled us. Need we mention the fundamental importance of counsel accurately stating the position, and being...

5. [2008] NZEmpC AC 17B/08 Air Nelson Ltd v NZ Airline Pilots Association IUOW Inc and anor [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...Hearing: 26 August 2008 (Heard at Auckland) Court: Chief Judge G L Colgan Judge C M Shaw Judge A A Couch Appearances: CH Toogood QC and Kevin Thompson, Counsel for Plaintiff Rodney Harrison QC and Richard McCabe, Counsel for Defendants Judgment: 17 September 2008 JUDGMENT OF THE FULL COURT Nature of proceeding [1] This judgment addresses previously undecided issues about the form of notice which must be given of strike action in essential services, the service of s...

6. Pomare v Rangihaeata - Hongoeka 7 (2009) 16 Whanganui Appellate Court MB 88 (16 WGAP 88) [pdf, 420 KB]

   ...VEREKER RANGIHAEATA THORPE Respondents TE AND AMOMATE MAlKARA Acting Chief Judge W W Isaac (Presiding) Judge P J Savage Judge S Te A Milroy Appearances: Ms J Patuawa and Mr H Simpson for the Appellants Mr N Milner for the Respondents Judgment: 23 September 2009 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF THE APPELLATE COURT Introduction [I] The appellants are appealing a judgment which was issued by the Maori Land Court on 17 November 2008 ("the Decision") granting an application t...

7. David Bain interim report of Hon Robert Fisher QC on compensation claim [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...interests of justice that the claim be considered. c. You [are 1 not asked to provide an op'Olon on whether the "extraordinary circumstances" test is met nor whether compensation should be paid as these assessments are reserved for the judgement of the Executive. 4. At our meeting on 26 September 2012 we agreed that the task should be approached in two stages. 5. The first stage is addressed in the interim report that follows. In finalising this report I have had the...

8. IW v SD LCRO 1 / 2011 (9 March 2012) [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...practice has acted for the Applicant on various matters since 2003. In early March 2008 it was instructed to act in relation to proceedings arising from a property transaction involving the Applicant. [3] It appears that the Applicant had summary judgement entered against it by the vendor of the property but that this decision was successfully appealed in the Court of Appeal at which the Applicant was represented by senior counsel and another 2 barrister. It further appears...

9. The Maori Trustee v Brightwell - Kaipakopako 2C2 (2016) 354 Aotea MB 226 (354 AOT 226) [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...Applicant AND RIPEKA BRIGHTWELL Respondent Hearings: 348 Aotea MB 293-296 dated 12 February 2016 (Heard at New Plymouth) Judgment: 16 June 2016 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Introduction [1] The Māori Trustee seeks an order confirming the review of the Kaipakopako 2C2 trust. A meeting of owners was held on 20 May 2015 and those present also supp...

10. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Hong [2020] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 160 KB]

    ...matter of charity, not engaging any professional rules.4 [10] Mr Collins submitted that Mr Hong was inconsistent in his evidence that he did in fact expect to gain from his arrangement with Mr K and Ms D. He drew our attention to the taxation judgment of the High Court that the evidence Mr Hong gave to the Taxation Review Authority about his Benevolence on the Conscience Loan Fund included evidence that he intended to be paid “a bonus once he got them out of their dilemma”....