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1. LCRO 203/2017 HI v JK (6 August 2020) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...representation. (b) There was no evidence to establish that any delay on Mr JK’s part in attending a court hearing had caused Mr HI to suffer any prejudice in the proceedings. (c) Mr JK had responded to Mr HI’s enquiries in a reasonably timely matter. (d) There was no persuasive evidence to support suggestion that Mr JK had advised Mr HI to provide misleading evidence to the court. (e) It was unable, on the face of the conflicting accounts provided by the parties, to determi...

2. [2013] NZEmpC 228 Edwards v The Board of Trustees of Bay of Islands College [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...Authority’s determination as being “an experienced educator as well as being a lawyer”. [6] The Authority’s determination records that the deteriorating employment relationship between Mr Edwards and the LSM led to an attempt to deal with matters by mediation during the latter part of 2012 and that there was a further mediation in January 2013. From the start of the academic year in 2013 Ms Anderson put in place a “formal support and guidance action plan” for Mr Edwar...

3. ZQI v DI [2013] NZIACDT 70 (24 October 2013) [pdf, 170 KB]

   BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION ADVISERS COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL Decision No: [2013] NZIACDT 70 Reference No: IACDT 020/13 IN THE MATTER of a referral under s 48 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 BY The Registrar of Immigration Advisers Registrar BETWEEN ZQI Complainant AND DI Adviser THE COMPLAINANT’S AND THE ADVISER’S NAMES ARE NOT TO BE PUBLISHED DECISION REPRESENTATIO...

4. Hakaraia - Part Raetihi 2B2C3C2A1 (2007) 183 Aotea MB 2 (183 AOT 2) [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...effectively are also on hold because of the difficulties that have arisen in this case Sir, and they've given me a copy of the bill for the plans they had for the alterations to the home and a copy of the alterations themselves so I put those matters in as well. [Documents handed to bench.] Mr Takarangl: There's one other matter which I didn't include in the affidavit of the applicants Sir, and Mr Hakaraia can give evidence of this also, was that on the property itself the...

5. [2018] NZEnvC 246 Wellington International Airport Limited 20.12.18 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...complicated, prolonged and costly legal proceedings. Litigation stress is a reality which is well recognised. We have no doubt that many of the participants in these proceedings will have "had enough". It reflects badly on the administration of justice when proceedings become as prolonged as these have and we accept that there is a consequential adverse and /.<;;~A:j= Or::)'; eal effect on the community which arises as a result of the delay which is tY. ~x rienced...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 5 and Southland Standards Committee v Taia [2022] NZLCDT 17 (9 June 2022) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...PERMANENTLY SUPPRESSED AS RECORDED IN PARAGRAPH [39] PURSUANT TO S 240 OF THE LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 2006. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZLCDT 17 LCDT 023/21, 024/21, 025/21 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 5 and SOUTHLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE Applicant AND MICHAEL RAWIRI TAIA Respondent DEPUTY CHAIR Judge J G Adams MEMBERS...

7. CAC 304 v Chapman [2018] NZREADT 6 [pdf, 300 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2018] NZREADT 6 READT 022/15 IN THE MATTER OF A charge laid under s 91 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BROUGHT BY COMPLAINTS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE 304 AGAINST CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN Defendant Hearing: 6 and 7 November, and 8 December 2017, at Christchurch Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews, Chairperson Mr G Denley, Member Ms C Sandelin, Member Appearances: Mr M

8. Butler v NF Fraser Co Limited - Mangawhaiti 3B1 and Takahiwai 3 A2 [2013] Chief Judge's MB 59 (2013 CJ 59) [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   2013 Chief Judge's lVIB 59 IN THE MAORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT Hearing: Judgment: Solicitors: A20050007087 CJ200S/47 UNDER Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Mangawhati 3Bl & Takahiwai 3 A2 BETWEEN LEIGH BUTLER Applicant AND N F FRASER & CO LIMITED Affected Party 127 Whangarei MB 27 dated 9 September 2008 129 Whangarei MB 205-212 at 20 November 2008 136 Whangarei MB 88-200 dated 19 February 2009 137 Whangare

9. [2007] NZEmpC CC 22/07 NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union v Air Nelson Ltd [pdf, 54 KB]

   ...July 2007. Leave to appeal that decision has been sought and the application for leave was heard by the Court of Appeal on 15 October 2007. Mr Wilton, who was also counsel in Finau, told us that at the conclusion of that hearing the presiding Justice intimated that leave will be granted but no judgment to this effect has yet been issued. Mr Wilton invited us to consider reserving our judgment in this case until the outcome of his appeal in Finau is known. However, we consider th...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 109 Baker v St John Central Regional Trust Board [pdf, 155 KB]

    ...an undue hardship on that party. 21 [38] The fundamental principle of an award of costs is to recompense the party who has been successful in litigation for the cost of being represented in that litigation by counsel. There is a need to do justice having regard to the interests of both parties. A successful party may, itself, be financially stretched and struggling to meet the costs of litigation that it may not have initiated. 22 The point comes into sharp focus in this ca...