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1. [2022] NZACC 58 – Large v ACC (7 April 2022) [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...STEPHEN LARGE Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 4 April 2022 Held at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: T Yates, advocate for the appellant L Hawes-Gandar for the respondent Judgment: 7 April 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Personal injury – ss 25-26 , Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 23 April 2021. The Reviewer dismisse...

2. Nightingale v CAC10055 & Lee, Godfrey & Barfoot & Thompson Ltd [2012] NZREADT 55 [pdf, 67 KB]

   ...that the complaints relate to matters that have been extensively and conclusively dealt with by the New Zealand courts. The Committee believes that those avenues have exhausted the matter”. Facts [5] The facts are set out in the High Court judgment on the civil dispute between the parties at pages 18 and 19 of the High Court judgment (per Venning J, 22/10/09, Auckland registry CIV-2009-404-004073) as follows: “Background [2] In early 2006 the appellants were interested...

3. [2020] NZEmpC 106 Kiteley v Carbine Aginvest Corp Ltd [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...Plaintiff AND CARBINE AGINVEST CORPORATION LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 26-28 February 2020 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: T Oldfield, counsel for plaintiff D J France and H G King, counsel for defendant Judgment: 23 July 2020 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M E PERKINS Introduction [1] Jason Kiteley began employment with Tru-Test Limited (Tru-Test) on 6 September 1999. His employment was terminated on two weeks’ notice by letter dat...

4. [2020] NZEnvC 157 Hawthenden Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council.pdf [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...finding in Decision 2.3 with respect to the lack of any enunciation of landscape values for the Maungawera Valley RCL:5 4 5 ... a more appropriate response to s7(c) RMA for the Valley would be for values to be enunciated so that more informed judgments can be made in resource consent application processes about locations for inappropriate and appropriate activities at a spatial level or scale that transcends the limitations of the individual resource consent application. QLDC mem...

5. [2020] NZEmpC 61 Leota v Parcel Express Ltd [pdf, 465 KB]

   ...decided TNT Worldwide Express (New Zealand) Ltd v Cunningham,6 described the enactment of s 6(3)(b) as having been intended to “nudge the law away from the position of almost absolute deference to party autonomy adopted in at least some of the judgments in the TNT case.”7 [36] The Supreme Court had the opportunity to consider s 6 in Bryson v Three Foot Six Ltd (No 2). It explained that “all relevant matters” include the written and oral terms of the agreement between the...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 088 Clearwater Mussels Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 88 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of appeals pursuant to s1 20 of the Act BETWEEN CLEARWATER MUSSELS LIMITED (ENV-2016-CHC-40 and 41) Appellant AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner K A Edmonds Environment Commissioner J A Hodges Hearing: at Christchurch on 4-7 December 2017 Appearances: Q

7. [2009] NZEmpC AC 7/09 Pacific Palms International Resort & Golf Club Ltd v Smith [pdf, 22 KB]

   ...Samuel Hood (by telephone), to withdraw as counsel for Pacific Palms International Resort & Golf Club Limited Robert Cribb, representative for Pacific Palms International Resort & Golf Club Limited Danny Jacobson, counsel for Mr Smith Judgment: 5 March 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] The plaintiff’s solicitor has successfully sought the leave of the Court to withdraw from acting for the plaintiff company on the grounds that the plaintiff has not...

8. [2023] NZEmpC 169 BDX v PZY [pdf, 195 KB]

   BDX v PZY [2023] NZEmpC 169 [4 October 2023] ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME AND IDENTIFYING DETAILS IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS JUDGMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2023] NZEmpC 169 EMPC 155/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for stay of proceedings AND IN THE MATTER OF...

9. [2025] NZEmpC 211 Da Hai Investment Ltd v Lebreton [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...application for stay of execution BETWEEN DA HAI INVESTMENT LIMITED Plaintiff AND ANN SHEILA LEBRETON Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: PJ Marshall, counsel for plaintiff R Johnston, advocate for defendant Judgment: 18 September 2025 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS (Application for stay of execution) Introduction [1] The plaintiff company has applied for a stay of execution of orders made agai...

10. LCRO 263/2015 DH v EI costs [pdf, 94 KB]

    ...Introduction [1] On 12 May 2017, I issued a decision (the decision) in which I confirmed the determination by [Area] Standards Committee [X] (the Committee) to take no further action in respect of Mr DH’s conduct prior to the issue of a declaratory judgment by the court, but reversed the finding of unsatisfactory conduct by the Committee in respect of Mr DH’s conduct after the issue of the judgment. [2] The censure and fine imposed by the Committee, together with an order for...