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1. MOJ0017_SEP21_WEB.pdf [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...benefit or living off your superannuation, you may qualify to have the fee waived. You should apply to the court. What is “in the public interest”? If the outcome of your case would affect more people than just the parties involved, it could be a matter of public interest that the case is heard. For example: • a charitable organisation taking a case that’s likely to benefit a group of people • a case in a new area of law that’s likely to clarify issues for the wider commun...

2. Chief Coroner & coroners

   ...years. Coroners are appointed under section 103 of the Coroners Act 2006. Other relevant provisions are in sections 104 to 114. The Governor-General makes the appointments on the advice of the Attorney General after consultation with the Minister of Justice. There is a statutory cap of the equivalent of 22 permanent full-time coroners. As vacancies come up, we will usually advertise a request for expressions of interest in relevant newspapers and legal publications. We usually ask applicants to...

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3. [2012] NZEmpC 31 RHB Chartered Accountants Limited and Brown and Wilkins v Rawcliffe [pdf, 184 KB]

   RHB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED, KENNETH BROWN AND STEVEN WILKINS V DAVID JOHN RAWCLIFFE NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 31 [24 February 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 31 ARC 57/11 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN RHB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED, KENNETH BROWN AND STEVEN WILKINS Plaintiffs AND DAVID JOHN RAWCLIFFE Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed...

4. Kruger v Nikora - Tuhoe -Te Uru Taumatua [2021] Māori Appellate Court MB 444 (2021 APPEAL 444) [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...an assessment of the primary purpose of the trust. (b) Second, the broader scheme in Part 12 does not support such a narrow reading of s 236(1)(c). Those provisions, particularly ss 237-245, do not focus on land, and instead deal with matters such as the enforcement of trustee obligations, the appointment and removal of trustees, and termination and variation of trusts. The focus is not limited to land. (c) Third, the Act’s clear focus on the retention of land undermin...

5. LCRO 72/2022 ND v TC and MB ( [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...[Ms ND] had any issues or queries that [Ms ND] should discuss with her lawyer Mr SV. [Ms ND] had advised that she would proceed and had believed that the agent was aware of the purchaser’s affairs prior to the auction and would review these matters following settlement. …” • Mr MB further advised Ms ND that if Ms ND “had any issues or queries that [she] should discuss with her lawyer Mr SV”. • Ms ND then attended at Mr SV’s office and signed the separation and r...

6. Richard Mayer v Complaints Assessment Committee 304 [2017] NZREADT 44 [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...Mr Mayer’s complaint was appropriately dealt with by the Committee. The Authority [27] Mr Simpson submitted that it was for the Committee to determine what inquiries were relevant, subject to a statutory obligation to comply with natural justice requirements. He referred to the Committee’s wide powers of investigation, its power to regulate its own procedure, its power to require any person to provide anything necessary for its inquiry, and its power to receive any evidence...

7. LCRO 1/2021 NB v GP (31 May 2022) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...juncture that the lawyer provide their vulnerable client with clear direction as to future options. That examination frequently requires attention to the question as to whether consideration should be given to mounting an appeal. 10 [59] Matters to address would include a preliminary assessment as to whether there were viable grounds to launch an appeal, an estimate of the likely costs involved, and a careful, measured and informed indication from the client as to whether they...

8. TG v H Ltd [2019] NZDT 1338 (25 October 2019) [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...a third return was inconsistent with a rejection, this only arose as a result of an order of the Tribunal that did not recognise the rejection and was then set aside. Consequently, at the end of K’s use for the purposes of that first order, the justice of the matter requires the original right to reject to be recognised. 36. It should also be noted that in remedies under the FTA, which apply equally to this case, the Tribunal has the ability to declare a contract or any collateral...

9. Electoral Amendment Bill - Changes to Political Donations Setting [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...Coversheet Purpose of Document Decision sought: This analysis was produced for the purpose of informing final Cabinet policy decisions on changes to the political donations provisions in the Electoral Act 1993. Advising agencies: Ministry of Justice Proposing Ministers: Minister of Justice Date finalised: 5 April 2022 Problem Definition Recent high-profile incidents involving donations to political parties and candidates have raised concerns about the level of transparenc...

10. [2010] NZEmpC 75 EBIIWU & Anor v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd & Anor [pdf, 25 KB]

    ...redundant. [22] An award of costs in this Court is governed by cl 19 of Schedule 3 to the Act. The Court has a broad discretion which must be exercised according to principle. The facts and circumstances of any particular case will determine the justice of an award. [23] I have decided to decline the defendants’ application for the following reasons. [24] First, the relevant background to the filing and prosecution of the plaintiffs’ proceedings was a genuine di...