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1. Domestic Violence 1995 Act 42-day rule & Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989 60-day rule [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...Negotiations leading to alternative resolutions were also common in the experience of those interviewed for this research. Delays in the filing of evidence were reported in a number of areas. Most informants agreed that the longest delays occurred when other matters, usually custody and access, were being addressed in conjunction with the defence of an application for a protection order. In some courts, notably the smaller courts, lack of available court time also caused long delays, particula...

2. [2009] NZEmpC WC 2/09 Mitchell v Blue Star Print Group (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 33 KB]

   MITCHELL V BLUE STAR PRINT GROUP (NZ) LTD WN WC 2/09 19 March 2009 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON WC 2/09 WRC 19/06 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN DAVID MITCHELL Plaintiff AND BLUE STAR PRINT GROUP (NZ) LTD Defendant Hearing: Submissions received on 22 January and 9 February 2009 Judgment: 19 March 2009 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C M...

3. Auckland Standards Committee1 of the New Zealand LawSociety v X [2011] NZLCDT 15 [pdf, 79 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2011] NZLCDT 15 LCDT 022/10 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 OF THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY Applicant AND X Respondent CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr W Chapman Mr C Lucas Mr A Lamont Mr M Gough HEARING at AUCKLAND on 16 May 2011 APPEARANCES Mr G Illingworth QC and Mr...

4. [2013] NZEmpC 214 South Pacific Ltd v Tian [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...1 South Pacific Limited v Jingxin Tian [2013] NZEmpC 44, at [18]. 2 See for example Polzleitner v WWW Media Ltd [2011] NZEmpC 139. 3 Regulation 6(2)(a)(ii). 4 EMC Auckland AC15/07, 27 March 2007. overall interests of justice, having regard to the particular circumstances of the case before it. The interests of both parties must be weighed carefully. [7] As the Court of Appeal observed in A S McLachlan Ltd v MEL Network Ltd: 5 [15] The rule itself co...

5. GM v TT LCRO 31 / 2011 (24 November 2011) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...Court did not approve the entire amount claimed by the winning party does not give rise to disciplinary issues against the lawyer who prepared the Memorandum. I am unable to find any basis for criticising the Practitioner in relation to these matters. Alleged error on part of Standards Committee concerning Applicant’s standing [14] The Applicant complained to the NZLS alleging excessive charges by the Practitioner. He relied on Rule 9 of the Rules of Conduct and Client Care wh...

6. [2017] NZEmpC 58 AFFCO New Zealand Ltd v NZ Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc [pdf, 140 KB]

   AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v NEW ZEALAND MEAT WORKERS & RELATED TRADES UNION INC NZEmpC CHRISTCHURCH [2017] NZEmpC 58 [17 May 2017] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2017] NZEmpC 58 EMPC 178/2016 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Plaintiff AND NEW ZEALAND MEAT WORKERS & RELATED TRADES UNION INC Defendant Hearing: (on the papers dated 13 April...

7. Bamber v Monschau - Tahorakuri A No 1 Section 33A2 [2016] Maori Appellate Court MB 363 (2016 APPEAL 363) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...Appellate Court MB 286 (2016 APPEAL 286) 7 2016 Māori Appellate Court MB 310 (2016 APPEAL 310) 2016 Maori Appellate Court MB 366 [16] The appellants argued that these proceedings forced them to incur costs. The appellants also claimed that matters have not been finalised and are concerned with what has happened to the rental money as they consider that, given the state of the farm, it has not been spent there. [17] The appellants also contended that penalty tax will be inc...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 14 Disabilities Resource Centre v Maxwell [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...RESOURCE CENTRE TRUST v SONIA MOANA MAXWELL [2021] NZEmpC 14 [18 February 2021] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2021] NZEmpC 14 EMPC 430/2019 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE TRUST Plaintiff AND SONIA MOANA MAXWELL Defendant Hearing: 30 November 2020 (Heard...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 53 Adventure Playground Rotorua Ltd v Isaac [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...Isaac was working in another business. He also refers to what he says he understands is Mr Isaac’s wife’s salary. [11] Mr Roberts says that if Adventure Playground has to pay the monies ordered by the Authority it would represent a serious injustice resulting in a substantial prejudice to Adventure Playground. Mr Roberts says that it is not in a financial position to place the monies on trust without necessary recourse to bank funding, the success of which is uncertain....

10. [2018] NZEmpC 135 Solid Roofing Ltd v Newman [pdf, 232 KB]

    SOLID ROOFING LIMITED v SAMUEL NEWMAN NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2018] NZEmpC 135 [13 November 2018] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2018] NZEmpC 135 EMPC 221/2018 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for stay of proceedings BETWEEN SOLID ROOFING LIMITED Plaintiff AND SAMUEL NEWMAN Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: P...