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1. 2022-12-07-Decision-on-Application-to-Remove-Counsel-Assisting.pdf [pdf, 390 KB]

   ...deaths resulting from the Christchurch Masjidain attack on 15 March 2019 (collectively, the Inquiry). [2] Ms McClintock was appointed in mid-2020 by former Chief Coroner, Judge Marshall. Judge Marshall was responsible1 for the initial coronial investigation and the subsequent Inquiry that was opened in 2021. Ms McClintock’s retainer as counsel assisting continued when I assumed responsibility for the Inquiry in late 2021, after Judge Marshall announced her retirement. 1 Th...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 162 Allison v Clutha District Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...VERIFIED Original sheet size A1 (841x594) Plot Date 2023-06-28 at 10:41:01 AM U:\ProjectsNZ\6c\6-CR058.00 Pioneer Energy - Biomas Site Consenting\Home\Milton Site - Consenting\6. Drawings\MILTON_YARD_DESIGN3.dwg Site Layout Dunedin Office Private Bag 1913 Dunedin 9016 New Zealand +64 3 471 5500 CIVIL FOR CONSENT PIONEER ENERGY LIMITED 464 BACK ROAD, MILTON MILTON WOOD HUB SITE LAYOUT 1:1000 @ A1, 1:2000 @ A3 J. WILLIAMS M. OWEN S. ROBERTS 2023/06/28 6-CR058.00 C01...

3. National Standards Committee 2 v Tingey [2023] NZLCDT 22 (17 May 2023) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...tolerating domestic violence in the profession, it is arguable that examination of the surrounding circumstances might better be dealt with in other jurisdictions. [12] The degree to which a disciplinary process ought to intrude into a lawyer’s private life was recently considered in the English courts5: We accept the starting point of these submissions, namely that the requirements to act with integrity and to act so as to maintain public trust in the provision of legal services,...

4. LCRO 137/2023 & 138/2023 FK v QT and LM (28 February 2025) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...that he was promptly advised by Legal Aid that his complaint to Legal Aid would be deferred pending the outcome of his complaint to the LCS because, in his words, “… Legal Aid respected that the Law Society was better suited to 3 competency investigations because they had better expertise and experience” but that “… Legal Aid would consider investigating the complaint of provider conduct in relation to misleading application forms and the obligation of the providers to notif...

5. Recommendations recap - issue 2 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 January–31 March 2012 ISSUE 2 O F N E W Z E A L A N D CHIEF CORONER O F F I C E O F T H E http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/coroners-court/ Coronial Services of New Zealand Purongo O te Ao Kakarauri justice.govt.nz/coroners To request a copy of any full findings of cases contained in this edition, please contact our National Office. National Office Coronial.Information@justice.govt.nz

6. [2006] NZEmpC AC 51/06 Fuiava v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...safety and was therefore in accordance with the defendant’s “Just Culture” policy and he was thus not an employee who posed any ongoing threat to safety. The union pointed out the plaintiff had not been suspended while the incident was being investigated and that there had been delays in carrying out the investigation. [18] As a result of issues raised during the investigation, Mr Sullivan carried out further enquiries and reported these back to the plaintiff and his union...

7. [2015] NZEmpC 149 NZ Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...significant for both employer and Union parties, and the provision is so new that it has not been tested previously in litigation. [8] I should add at this point that I offered the parties (through counsel), for their serious consideration, an option of private mediation undertaken by a retired judge and a retired employment mediator who are willing in principle (subject to arrangements being agreed as to timing, venue and costs) to assist the parties to attempt to resolve the wider...

8. [2016] NZEmpC 6 Tertiary Education Union v Vice-Chancellor University of Auckland [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...Zealand Meat Workers Union v AFFCO New Zealand Ltd [2012] NZEmpC 154 at [21]. collective agreement. The determination of a dispute may, but need not, benefit both parties and may, but need not, provide broader assistance in the public (or private) interest. That means that the type of claim may, but need not, be a relevant factor in assessing a reasonable (if any) contribution to costs. I would not state the position any more strongly than that. I agree with Judge Ford’s...

9. HU v UX [2022] NZDT 115 (20 September 2022) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...Tribunal orders: UX is to pay $1,305.50 to HU on or before 7 October 2022. REASONS Brief Details of Claim 1. After responding to an advertisement on Trademe, on 13 April 2022, HU purchased a [vehicle] UX for $17,900. The transaction was a private sale and took place in [City]. The Trademe advertisement included a written description from the seller, and a link to a video made by the owner prior to UX. 2. Prior to purchase HU had the van inspected by a friend, SN. HU participat...

10. KB v DC [2023] NZDT 732 (16 December 2023) [pdf, 146 KB]

    ...evidence presented. Were misrepresentations made in the sale of the Car? 6. Contracts for the sale of goods between private individuals do not offer the same consumer protections available to a consumer buying from a person in trade. When buying privately, New Zealand laws such as the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1986 do not apply. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 7. However, when discussions occur between parties prior to a contract being made,...