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1. Dunworth v McLachlan [2010] NZWHT Auckland 25 [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...[1] The second respondent in this claim, DVK Roofing and Waterproofing Co Limited (DVK) lodged an appeal against the Tribunal determination dated 18 March 2010. The first ground of the appeal was that the decision was made in breach of natural justice and contravenes section 27 of the Bill of Rights Act 1990 as the appellant was not served with notice of the date of hearing and therefore had no opportunity to be heard. [2] Judge Gittos in an oral judgment delivered on 8 June...

2. LCDT Annual Report 2024 [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...management. Processes The Chair and Deputy Chair convene pre-hearing conferences for each case, in order to isolate the issues to be determined, and identify any areas of agreement. Directions are made for the filing of evidence and other matters required to progress to a hearing. A later, setting-down conference is also held, to estimate as accurately as possible the duration of the hearing. These conferences are usually conducted by telephone, to minimise costs....

3. [2006] NZEmpC AC 40/06 Saipe v Waitakere Enterprise Trust Board [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...ENTERPRISE TRUST BOARD AK AC 40/06 25 July 2006 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND AC 40/06 ARC 98/05 IN THE MATTER of a challenge to determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application to strike out matters in the amended statement of defence BETWEEN BRIAN SAIPE Plaintiff AND WAITAKERE ENTERPRISE TRUST BOARD Defendant Hearing: 13 July 2006 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: Mr Brian Saipe in person Mr J Haigh QC...

4. LCRO 103/2020 ZA - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (24 August 2020) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...concluded that it had jurisdiction to raise an own motion complaint; and (b) The failure to provide reasons for the decision to refer the matter to the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal constituted a breach of natural justice; and (c) The decision to refer was based on faulty logic. [32] The Standards Committee indicated that it did not wish to respond to Mr ZA’s review application. Hearing [33] A hearing proceeded on Thursday 20 August 2020. [34]...

5. Reid v Fire Services and Crown Law (Recall Application) [2012] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 95 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 27 Reference No. HRRT 058/2007 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN JAMES ROBERT REID PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND FIRE SERVICE COMMISSION FIRST DEFENDANT AND CROWN LAW OFFICE SECOND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Hon KL Shirley, Member Dr SJ Hickey, Member REPRESENTATION: JR Reid in person PA McBride for First Defenda...

6. Parohinog v Yellow Pages Group Ltd (Strike-Out Application No 2) [2015] NZHRRT 14 [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...1993 is engaged. [3] Since then Ms Parohinog on 24 October 2014 has filed her written statement of evidence. It is plain from the face of this document she has largely if not completely ignored the Tribunal’s explicit ruling as to the limited matters over which it has jurisdiction. It is difficult to find anything meaningful in this 12 page document (53 paragraphs) touching on the claim against Yellow Pages under the Human Rights Act. Instead the focus is on Ms Parohinog’s views...

7. Yates v Nathan - Neville David Nathan Whanau Trust [2016] Chief Judge's MB 223 (2016 CJ 223) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...facts of the case to the Court or the Registrar, cancel or amend the order or certificate of confirmation or make such other order or issue such certificate of confirmation as, in the opinion of the Chief Judge, is necessary in the interests of justice to remedy the mistake or omission. [15] For the benefit of the parties, I repeat the standard approach that I must follow with respect to applications made under s 45 of the Act as set out in Ashwell – Rawinia or Lavinia Ashwell (n...

8. EMPC Retirement of Judge Travis [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...court today and some of whom are on the Bench with us. I should introduce them so that you know who they are and we acknowledge their presence. On the far right hand side there is an empty seat. That was to have been occupied by the Honourable Justice Kit Toogood whom Judge Travis had invited to be present. Justice Toogood is the duty Judge at the High Court and got an interim injunction application at 3 pm this afternoon he tells me, and if and when he is able to make it he say...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 61 Wiles v Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland (Interlocutory Judgment (No 5) [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...by way of helpful analogy.1 Rule 11 allows any person to ask to access any Court documents. Where an application is made, r 12 requires the Judge to consider the nature of, and the reasons given for, the request and to take account of various matters set out in r 12, to the extent they are relevant. Those matters include the principle of open justice and the freedom to seek, receive and impart information. Those matters must be balanced against the right to bring civil proceedi...

10. OIA-111433.pdf [pdf, 4.9 MB]

    Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 9 May 2024 Our ref: OIA 111433 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Request for briefings Thank you for your email of 15 April 2024 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), copies of 3 briefings. Specifically, you requested: I request a copy of the following three briefings provided to (then) Incoming Asso...