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1. DN v NS [2024] NZDT 336 (23 May 2024) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...of the Tribunal. Specifically, the Referee conducted the proceedings (or a Tribunal investigator carried out an enquiry) in a way that was unfair and prejudiced the result of the proceedings. This means you consider there was a breach of natural justice, as a result of procedural unfairness that affected the result of the proceedings. PLEASE NOTE: Parties need to be aware they cannot appeal a Referee’s finding of fact. Where a Referee has made a decision on the issues raised as part...

2. FI v S Ltd [2025] NZDT 13 (9 April 2025) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...applicable, guarantee is substantial, and such as to justify a full refund. 9) There will, therefore, be an order that the respondent refund to the applicant the purchase price of $559.00. I make no award for the applicant’s time in pursing this matter. I have no power to award the Tribunal filing fee. Referee: G.P.Rossiter Date: 9 April 2025 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you bel...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 190 Brown v Adams t/a Untouchable Hair & Skin [pdf, 144 KB]

   SHANNEN CAMPBELL BROWN v RICHARD & JENNIFER ADAMS T/A UNTOUCHABLE HAIR & SKIN NZEmpC CHRISTCHURCH [2015] NZEmpC 190 [28 October 2015] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2015] NZEmpC 190 EMPC 170/2015 IN THE MATTER OF an application for a rehearing BETWEEN SHANNEN CAMPBELL BROWN Applicant AND RICHARD & JENNIFER ADAMS T/A UNTOUCHABLE HAIR & SKIN Respondants Hearing: (on the papers filed on 24 June, 1 and 27 Jul...

4. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Hart [2012] NZLCDT 26 [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...statutory authority with a specific mandate to ensure confidence in the provision of legal services and to protect the consumers of legal services. Commensurate with this is the duty of every legal practitioner to facilitate the administration of justice and to not wilfully obstruct the administration of justice by non-compliance. These submissions that there is no justifiable cause of action is not apt and his repeated failure to comply with the Legal Complaints Review Officer’s lawf...

5. LCRO 193/2017 AA v BB and CC (29 November 2019) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...necessary or appropriate. 3 [12] In reaching that decision the Committee concluded that: (a) At the time the Committee was considering Mr AA’s complaint, Mr AA had proceedings before the Employment Court. (b) Those proceedings engaged matters that formed a significant component of the conduct complaints. (c) The nature of the complaints advanced by Mr AA (including complaint that Mr BB and Ms CC had made legal threats, committed torts of injurious falsehoods, had aided a...

6. REAA CAC 10017 v Miller [2014] NZREADT 70 [pdf, 162 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2014] NZREADT 70 READT 019/11 IN THE MATTER OF charges laid under s.91 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 10017) Prosecutor AND PAUL DAVID MILLER (Licensed Salesperson) Defendant MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Judge P F Barber - Chairperson Mr J Gaukrodger - Member Ms C Sandelin - Member SUBSTANTIVE HEARING at QUEENSTOWN on 18 and 19 February 2013 (with sub...

7. [2020] NZREADT 05 - Eade - Ruling (21 February 2020) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...finding that it was open to the appellants to make their own inquiries was not put to the appellants during the course of the investigation, and they have had no opportunity to respond to it. We consider that it is necessary and in the interests of justice that the appellants may present evidence as to the representations made over the period up to the date of settlement. This will assist the Tribunal to consider whether the Committee was wrong in the matters it considered and its...

8. LCRO 63/2021 FB v LK (31 May 2021) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...the two sets of proceedings, but concluded that although Mr FB may well have filed proceedings in the High Court, there were issues about service on Mr LK. [15] The Committee made several requests to both Mr FB and Mr LK for clarification, but matters were not able to be advanced. [16] Nevertheless, Mr LK provided a brief response to Mr FB’s complaint. Response by Mr LK [17] In his letter to the Complaints Service dated 31 August 2020, Mr LK said the following: (a) He repeat...

9. Environment Court annual review 2014 [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...127 cases outstanding. 112 appeals were filed, and the Court determined 176, representing a clearance rate of 157%. In the year to 30 June 2014, 127 miscellaneous applications were filed (mostly declaratory and enforcement proceedings), and 156 matters were determined. This represents a clearance rate of 123%. 8 The Report of the Registrar noted the presence of a number of factors likely to be driving these results. These factors are regularly discussed between him and the P...

10. Lam-Po-Tang v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2024] NZACC 153 (30 September 2024) [pdf, 219 KB]

    IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2024] NZACC 153 ACAR 30/24 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN EMILY LAM-PO-TANG Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 26 September 2024 Held at: Wellington/Whanganui-a-Tara by AVL Appearances: T Clark Murphy for the Appellant K Anderson for the Accident...