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1. [2025] NZEmpC 32 ZUW v WFW [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...Authority’s determination was confined to the refusal to make a permanent non-publication order. It accepted the adverse findings about the behaviour of its director and the appropriateness of the compensatory award. [6] There are two other matters that need to be mentioned at this stage. As a precaution, ZUW filed an interlocutory application for a non-publication order pending its challenge being resolved, even though the Authority’s interim order continued to apply. The...

2. [2025] NZEmpC 240 Gouws v Optimal Fire Ltd [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...defendant’s briefs of evidence being filed and seeking to amend the pleading. (d) The hearing date was unaffected because it was (at the time of filing) two months away. (e) There is no prejudice to the plaintiffs. (f) It is in the interests of justice that matters be determined on their substantive merits, rather than what was referred to as a “procedural default”, referring to Optimal Fire not having amended its pleadings earlier. 3 Gouws v Optimal Fire Ltd [2024]...

3. LA - Provider manual - Part 1 [pdf, 523 KB]

   ................................................................................................................... 28 Assessment by a Selection Committee ............................................................................................................. 29 Assessment by the Secretary for Justice ........................................................................................................... 31 Application outcome ............................................................

4. [2018] NZEmpC 146 Lorigan v Infinity Automotive Ltd [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...Mr Lorigan were the Court to grant such an order. [15] Mr Lorigan strongly opposed the application for stay. However, his submissions focused on a substantive matter, which was whether Infinity was ever his employer. He did not address the matters outlined by the Court of Appeal in Ramsay in any detail. [16] I asked Mr Lorigan to clarify whether he was intending to advance his own application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal, a matter which I touched on in my judg...

5. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Appendix Page APPENDIX 1: AFFIDAVIT OF NATURAL MOTHER ....................................................................................... 31 APPENDIX 2: (UPDATED 09 JUNE 2020) PRACTICE NOTE: LAWYER FOR THE CHILD: SELECTION, APPOINTMENT AND OTHER MATTERS................................................................................ 34 APPENDIX 3: (REVOKED) PRACTICE NOTE: LAWYER FOR THE CHILD: CODE OF CONDUCT ................. 43 APPENDIX 4: (UPDATED 13 JUNE 2013) PRACTICE NOTE: CHI...

6. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 692 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release – Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill Date of issue: 4 April 2024 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevan...

7. LCDT Annual Report 2020 [pdf, 708 KB]

   ...voce hearings varied in length from one hour to three days. On some days more than one matter was heard, in order to best utilise the time of the members and minimise travel costs. In addition to hearings, the Tribunal also considered some matters on the papers, with the consent of the parties. Nature of hearings The pie chart below shows the breakdown as to the nature of the 25 hearings held (categorised as to the original purpose of the hearing): Liabil...

8. Murray v Parker - Paihia 3B9B Residue [2018] Chief Judges MB 707 (2018 CJ 707) [pdf, 346 KB]

   2018 Chief Judge’s MB 707 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20170006668 CJ 2017/30 UNDER Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Paihia 3B9B Residue BETWEEN REX STANAWAY MURRAY Applicant AND TANIA PARKER, JAMES MURRAY, RAYMOND MURRAY and CAROLONE MURRAY Respondents Hearings: 23 April 2018, 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 48 -58 6 July 2018, 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 239 - 342...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 99 Speed v Board of Trustees of Wellington Girls College [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...the application for a stay was heard Mr Speed did not seek an order for non-publication of his name, even though the subject was raised with counsel who appeared at that time.5 [7] In 2019 Mr Speed discontinued his proceeding in this Court. Matters rested there for several years until mid-2022, when he applied for “interim name suppression”. Two applications were filed that have been dealt with together. The first application sought orders in the following terms: 2 At...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 154 Hepburn v Huhtamaki Henderson Ltd [pdf, 49 KB]

    ...relevant principles involved in a consideration of any application for suppression of the name of any party or witness or other person or identifying particulars were considered by this Court in Y v D. 2 The test is whether it is in the interests of justice including those of the parties and the community. The Court has “a broad discretion which should not be fettered except to the extent that it must be exercised in the interests of justice in a particular case.” 3 As a gene...