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1. [2015] NZEmpC 214 Goel v Director-General for Primary Industries [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...the Registry officer but that was as far as it went. In an earlier minute, the Chief Judge had also alerted Mr Goel to the fact that he may be eligible for legal aid but it is not clear whether that possibility was ever pursued. I mention those matters by way of background only. In representing himself, Mr Goel acted completely professionally and with a fine sense of decorum. 1 Goel v The Director-General for Primary Industr...

2. Apostolakis v Gilbert (Decision) [2018] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...corrected, particularly the date of her separation from Mr De Polo. [7] The issues for determination are whether the requests under Principles 6 and 7 were made as alleged, the terms of the requests and whether they were complied with. PRELIMINARY MATTERS The question of Mrs Apostolakis’ fitness to participate in the November 2017 hearing [8] By November 2017 these proceedings had accumulated a substantial history. That history is recorded in the eight Minutes and decisions iss...

3. [2017] NZEmpC 84 The Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development v Tuilaepa [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Wiki’s report, and the accompanying material, and watched the CCTV footage. [46] At this meeting Ms Banaghan explained that an opportunity was being provided for Mr Tuilaepa to supply anything he wanted her to consider and to clarify any matters he felt needed to be addressed before she made a decision. She advised him that, at the end of the meeting, a preliminary decision would be made if she considered any disciplinary action appropriate. [47] Mr Tuilaepa provided anot...

4. Rahim v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 416) and Dowdle, Stempa and Eves [2018] NZREADT 65 [pdf, 270 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2018] NZREADT 65 READT 023/18 IN THE MATTER OF An appeal under section 111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN JENNA RAHIM Appellant AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 416) First Respondent AND KEITH DOWDLE, JOHN STEMPA, and MAXTON EVES Second Respondents Hearing: 3 October 2018, at Auckland Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews, Chairperson Ms C San...

5. LCRO 189/2020 ZK v XM (30 August 2021) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...confirm that a legal aid form was sent to him (without note or covering letter) in late June or early July 2017. [10] Mr XM’s response to the complaint referenced other issues of concern raised by Mr ZK, but I have no need to reference those matters here. [11] Amongst the issues identified by the Standards Committee as the focus for its inquiry, was the question as to whether Mr XM had breached any of his obligations under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and C...

6. LCRO 127/2024 ZU v TC, NE, GQ and Law firm A (13 June 2025) [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...(“the firm”). [2] Ms TC, Ms GQ and Ms NE were employed by the law firm [Law firm A]. [3] Ms TC was the lawyer who was directly engaged in providing advice to Ms ZU. [4] Ms GQ was a legal administrator with the firm. Her involvement with the matters which were the subject of Ms ZU’s complaints is said by the firm to have been confined to the sending of one email. 2 [5] Ms NE was, at the time Ms ZU was represented by the firm, a law clerk. She progressed to becoming a ju...

7. Friesen v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2024] NZACC 46 [pdf, 449 KB]

   ...that without the meniscus tear injury, Mr Friesen would not have needed surgery, and that the osteoarthritis was deemed to be post-traumatic osteoarthritis, that is caused by injury. [56] She compares this case to that of Johnston v ACC1 where Justice France noted that it was common ground that but for the accident, there was no reason to consider Mr Johnston’s underlying disc degeneration would have manifested itself, or at least not for many years. [57] She submits that it i...

8. Lothian v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Mental Injury) [2023] NZACC 99 [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...Corporation [2015] NZACC 4. 6 MC v Accident Compensation Corporation [2016] NZACC 264. 13 identified stressors, as arising from the same cause or circumstance and together comprising an “event”. [37] In Taylor v Roper and Attorney-General,7 Justice Brown (for the Court of Appeal) concluded that section 21B did not provide cover for the PTSD suffered by the appellant. The appellant had suffered sexual abuse in the course of her employment and this abuse involved a number...

9. List-of-Fee-Changes-1-July-2025.pdf [pdf, 519 KB]

   Ministry of Justice fee changes List of fee changes for Courts and Tribunals Collection New fees will take effect from 1 July 2025. Contents Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Court fees .....................................................................................................................................................

10. [2010] NZEmpC 78 SFWU v Rendezvous Hotels (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 39 KB]

    ...held out of that interim advantage if it is later established that it would have been entitled to this. The third test is for the Court to stand back from the detail of the first two tests and assess, as best it can, where the overall justice lies between the parties. This is a broad discretionary consideration on applicable principles. [3] Because the application has been heard urgently and the only evidence before the Court is on untested affidavits and because full...