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1. [2018] NZEmpC 8 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...costs follow the event. As to quantification, the principle is one of reasonable contribution to costs actually and reasonably incurred. These principles reflect a balance involving a number of factors. We mention only some of them. Access to justice considerations point away from automatic full recovery of costs for the successful party. On the other hand, a monetary judgment will often be of little practical moment to a successful party unless the losing party is required t...

2. Family violence information sharing guidance [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   Sharing information safely Guidance on sharing personal information under the Family Violence Act 2018 Publication details This Guidance may be revised periodically. Make sure you are working with the most current version. Images used throughout this document are intended to illustrate providers networking and are from a photolibrary using models. Fo re w or d Foreword New Zealand has unacceptable rates of family violence, which severely undermine the lifetime wellbeing of v

3. Brebner & Anor v Collie & Anor [2013] NZWHT Auckland 23 [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL (Removed) Second Respondent Hearing Date: 10 July 2013 Appearances: MC Josephson and NJ van der Wal for the Claimants M Paddison for the First Respondent Decision: 15 August 2013 FINAL DETERMINATION On matters referred back from the High Court Adjudicator: M A Roche 2 CONTENTS Did the events after the execution of the agreement and prior to it being declared unconditional preclude the claimants asserting a breach o...

4. HL v MA and RO LCRO 83/2013 (3 August 2016) [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...the lawyers’ obligations under rule 3.4, included the following: On your request we may be able to provide an estimate of the overall cost of the work. Please note that an estimate is not a quote and actual costs may vary depending on how the matter progresses. If you have a maximum amount that you are prepared to pay, please advise us of this. If you have any problems with an invoice please raise this with the firm within 14 days of receipt. [31] The letter of 21 February 2012 al...

5. LCRO 147/2024 YK v XH (4 September 2025) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...with further offences, including five domestic violence charges. Bail was refused in the District Court. 3 [13] On [date], Mr YK pleaded guilty to two of the domestic violence charges. The remaining three were withdrawn by the Police. Those matters were remanded to a date in [month], when he would be sentenced. [14] On [date], Mr YK pleaded guilty to some of the charges arising out of the road rage incident, and was remanded (still being in custody) to [date] to be sentenced on...

6. Maruera v Te Runanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Trust (2017) 378 Aotea MB 118 (378 AOT 118) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...these longstanding proceedings are set out below:4 [9] In 2004 Ngāti Maru Wharanui Pukehou Trust (“NMWPT”) was appointed the interim representative of Ngāti Maru for particular purposes, primarily concerning hauora funding and fisheries matters. This decision was made following a determination that, in the absence of any legitimate alternative, NMWPT was the only realistic contender for the role as a tribal representative for appointment to a body called Te Whare Punanga K...

7. Watson v Capital and Coast District Health Board [2015] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...jurisdiction to consider Ms Watson’s complaint as a complaint relating to both documents, being the Response to Complaint and the Meeting Notes. Only a summary of evidence given [18] Ms Watson and the CCDHB have been in dispute over certain employment matters and in July 2014 there was a three day hearing before the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). When these present proceedings under the Privacy Act were heard by the Tribunal on 16 and 17 February 2015 the decision of the ERA...

8. [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...

9. [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...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 109 Wellington City Transport Limited t/a Go Wellington v NZ Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union [pdf, 142 KB]

    ...WELLINGTON" v NEW ZEALAND TRAMWAYS AND PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES UNION (INC) WELLINGTON BRANCH NZEmpC WELLINGTON [2015] NZEmpC 109 [13 July 2015] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2015] NZEmpC 109 EMPC 289/2014 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN WELLINGTON CITY TRANSPORT LIMITED TRADING AS "GO WELLINGTON" Plaintiff AND NEW ZEALAND TRAMWAYS AND PUBLI...