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1. LCRO 1/2018 SY v LT and LN (17 December 2019) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...TC were appointed executors. [15] Unfortunately, Mr TC passed away before TY. She did not update her will after Mr TC had died. [16] As well as being the only remaining executor, Mr SY also acted in the administration of TY’s estate. [17] Probate of TY’s will was granted later in 2008. The value of her estate was approximately $800,000.1 [18] It transpired that the legacy to Mr TC was a partial intestacy in TY’s will, because of the lack of a gift-over of that legacy....

2. LCRO 73/2024 OR v SV (3 September 2024) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...instructions to transfer ownership of a half share of the Suburb 2 property to her. [49] It seems that the executors received conflicting advice from two different law firms as to whether to apply for validation of the unsigned August 2021 draft will or probate of the December 2020 will. Based on the latest correspondence provided by the applicant, which was a law firm’s1 letter to her in December 2022, the executors’ intention 1 Not the Firm. 7 at that time was to seek p...

3. [2012] NZEmpC 33 Cruickshank v CE of Unitec Institute of Technology [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...unfairness caused to the other party cannot be remedied by an adjournment or an award of costs or both. The other section of the Evidence Act relevant by analogy is s 8. That provides, under subs (1)(b), that a judge must exclude evidence if its probative value is outweighed by the risk that the evidence will in this case needlessly prolong the proceeding. [9] For reasons that I will shortly set out, I am not satisfied that if evidence is now admitted, it will needlessly prolong...

4. [2016] NZSSAA 73 (18 July 2016) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...The therapeutic value to the appellant of the support group (Clause 2d). There is no evidence the group is geared towards persons with the appellant’s disabilities or that it follows a particular therapeutic model. There is no evidence of a probative value that attendance at the church group will have positive long-term effects for the appellant’s conditions. (iv) Whether the person would be incurring that expense if he or she did not have the disability (4)(a)(iii). It is re...

5. CM-Position-Profile-2021.docx [docx, 31 KB]

   ...the Treaty of Waitangi Key working Relationships · Chief District Court Judge · District Court Judges · Fellow Community Magistrates · Ministry of Justice – Court Registry staff/Management and Court Security · Department of Corrections –Probation · NZ Police · Lawyers Hours of Work The Community Magistrates’ role is part- time and the workload will vary according to the needs of the Court from time to time. Hours of work are generally 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and sometimes beyond....

6. CM-Position-Profile-Updated-2021.docx [docx, 31 KB]

   ...the Treaty of Waitangi Key working Relationships · Chief District Court Judge · District Court Judges · Fellow Community Magistrates · Ministry of Justice – Court Registry staff/Management and Court Security · Department of Corrections –Probation · NZ Police · Lawyers Hours of Work The Community Magistrates’ role is part- time and the workload will vary according to the needs of the Court from time to time. Hours of work are generally 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and sometimes beyond....

7. AODT Court Factsheet [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...karakia and waiata. • The presiding judge, case manager, Court coordinator, defence counsel, police prosecutor, and Pou Oranga (Māori cultural advisor) make up the AODT team who attend the pre-court session. A peer support worker and specialist probation officer are also present. AODT Court participants do not attend this session. • The purpose of the pre-court session is to discuss the cases appearing before the Court. The judge and AODT team come together and discuss par...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 202 Orora Packaging Ltd v E Tu Inc [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...evidence that was not reasonably available to all the parties. Counsel also submitted that to allow the brief in, at least in its current form, would needlessly prolong the proceeding and have an unfairly prejudicial effect on the applicant when its probative value was marginal. Alternatively, Mr Skelton submitted that it contained inadmissible expert opinion (being material in the nature of a submission) and information that has no bearing on the matter at issue – the meaning of...

9. AODT Court Factsheet Auckland Waitakere [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...karakia and waiata. • The presiding judge, case manager, Court coordinator, defence counsel, police prosecutor, and Pou Oranga (Māori cultural advisor) make up the AODT team who attend the pre-court session. A peer support worker and specialist probation officer are also present. AODT Court participants do not attend this session. • The purpose of the pre-court session is to discuss the cases appearing before the Court. The judge and AODT team come together and discuss par...

10. Community Magistrate Position Profile - Auckland - May 2022 [docx, 31 KB]

    ...the Treaty of Waitangi Key working Relationships · Chief District Court Judge · District Court Judges · Fellow Community Magistrates · Ministry of Justice – Court Registry staff/Management and Court Security · Department of Corrections –Probation · NZ Police · Lawyers Hours of Work The Community Magistrates’ role is part- time and the workload will vary according to the needs of the Court from time to time. Hours of work are generally 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and sometimes beyond....