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1. [2017] NZEmpC 53 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...thereafter; ultimately the freezing orders were replaced by undertakings which were given by each defendant on 20 and 21 June 2016, as mentioned earlier. [27] By 24 June 2016, the Court was able to offer a two-week fixture to hear the substantive matters, to commence on 14 November 2016. [28] Detailed directions for such a hearing were made in a minute issued on 15 September 2016. However, by 7 October 2016, those directions were set aside because by then it had become apparen...

2. Morgan v CAC 20003 [2014] NZREADT 14 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...licensee appeals against the Committee's decision to lay the charges under s 111 of the Act on the following three grounds: (a) The subject matter of the charges is outside the Committee's jurisdiction; (b) There was a breach of natural justice in the procedure followed by the Committee; and (c) The decision of the Committee was plainly wrong, involved an error of law or principle, took into account irrelevant considerations and / or failed to take into account r...

3. Regulatory Impact Statement increasing maximum claims level in disputes tribunals [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...Increasing the maximum claims level in Disputes Tribunals | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement Increasing the maximum claim level in Disputes Tribunals Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to reduce barriers to getting justice for people with low- value civil disputes, and to generally improve the operation of the Disputes Tribunals. It responds to a request by the Minister...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement: Increasing the maximum claim level in Disputes Tribunals [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...Increasing the maximum claims level in Disputes Tribunals | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement Increasing the maximum claim level in Disputes Tribunals Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to reduce barriers to getting justice for people with low- value civil disputes, and to generally improve the operation of the Disputes Tribunals. It responds to a request by the Minister...

5. Proactive release - Commencement of Courts and Tribunals Legislation [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...International (CC BY 4.0) No. Document Comments 7 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Disciplinary Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2019 Legislative instrument 23 September 2019 This document is publicly available at www.legislation.govt.nz 8 Courts Matters Act Commencement Order 2019 Legislative instrument 23 September 2019 This document is publicly available at www.legislation.govt.nz 9 Family Court Amendment Rules 2019 Legislative instrument 23 September 2019 This do...

6. [2007] NZEmpC WC 28A/07 PPCS Ltd v Vakapuna [pdf, 30 KB]

   ...say. [14] It seems to me that the specific principles enunciated and applied in those cases, and in the several other cases in which these issues have come before the Court, all derive from the one fundamental issue which is where the overall justice of the matter lies. I adopt that as my guiding principle. [15] To a large extent, assessing the overall justice of the matter is a process of identifying and assessing what the effects would be on the parties respectively o...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 214 The Selwyn Foundation v Nayathodan [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...the Authority to settle matters coming before it at the appropriate level, with as little judicial intervention during the investigative process as possible. A balance is struck between the policy imperatives underlying the reforms and access to justice considerations in the retention of the right of challenge or review once the Authority has made a final determination on the matter before it. [24] We do not, however, consider that s 179(5) is to be construed as wholly ousting ac...

8. Faulkner v Deputy Registrar - Allotment 5 Parish of Tahawai - minority decision [2010] 2010 Maori Appellate Court MB 672 (2010 APPEAL 672) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...departure from the established precedent set down in Māori Land Court – Lot 300, Parish of Waioeka. Background [4] The factual background does not need repeating and is covered at length in the majority decision. [5] The procedural matters are also covered in the majority decision. There is no dispute on my part with those matters and I need not repeat what is covered conclusively by Judges Harvey and Ambler. [6] Again the arguments of the appellant and the Tauranga Di...

9. AT v RN LCRO 47/2015 (29 September 2016) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...not stand to benefit from it, are not funding it as a matter of business, and in no way seek to control its course". In their case the court's usual approach is to give priority to the public interest in the funded party getting access to justice over that of the successful unfunded party recovering his costs and so not having to bear the expense of vindicating his rights. [18] Where, however, the non-party not merely funds the proceedings but substantially also controls or a...

10. 2020 archive

    Police Detention Legal Assistance (PDLA) provider survey on how rostering can be improved during the holiday period Legal aid payments published Criminal case assignment: Availability during the Christmas break Privacy Guidelines for providers of Justice services Special duty lawyer arrangements for the holiday period When the Aided Person in Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings Dies Criminal legal aid assignments published Where to send Civil Applications Paternity cases Cut-off date for invoices rem...

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