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1. [2009] NZEmpC AC 12/09 Service and Food Workers Union Inc & Anor v Spotless Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 32 KB]

   ...Appeal for 1½ days with the matter still not being resolved. Very significant legal costs have been incurred. Mr Cranney invited me to conclude that it will be unreasonable to organise the litigation in a manner that will incur further costs and resources to address very substantial factual and legal issues unnecessarily. Counsel submitted that there is no material disadvantage to Spotless by the making of these directions. [15] In opposing severance of issues for preliminary tr...

2. [2009] NZEmpC CC 18/09 Grey v Director-General of Conservation [pdf, 34 KB]

   ...solicitor and as solicitor on the record in proceedings against the Attorney-General. [4] The first documents that Ms Grey asks to be disclosed are “All advice, file notes etc recording communications between the Director-General, and his human resources team…”. Counsel for the defendant assures the Court that there are no such documents other than those which have already been disclosed to the plaintiff. Such an assurance from counsel is usually determinative of a matter su...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 212 Go Bus Transport Ltd v Hellyer interlocutory [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...on the challenge. The minute was to be served on those parties as well as counsel for Go Bus. Chief Judge Colgan will preside over a directions conference on these matters on 7 December 2015. Evidence and submissions of Go Bus [13] The Human Resources Manager of Go Bus, Mr Bardsley, filed an affidavit in support of the company’s application for stay. He deposed that Go Bus is in a financial position to pay the sum ordered by the Authority to Mr Hellyer; and that it would be p...

4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - list of issues 6th report [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...to disseminate the Covenant among judges, lawyers and prosecutors. 2. Please provide information on significant political and administrative measures taken since the previous report to promote and protect human rights under the Covenant, and the resources allocated thereto, their means, objectives and results. 3. Please provide any other information on new measures taken to disseminate and implement the previous recommendations of the Committee (CCPR/C/NZL/CO/5), including any necessa...

5. Horan - Hiwarau C (2015) 118 Waiariki MB 25 (118 WAR 25) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...valuer’s opinion that the partition would not affect the residual value of Hiwarau C, apart from the removal value and that the Pukepuke whānau would not get anything more than was originally amalgamated into Hiwarau C. … [16] I note that a resource consent report was also obtained from the Opotiki District Council Environment and Planning Manger. That report recommends consent be given subject to a Māori Land Court partition order being made and other requirements as to sub...

6. Webster - Komakorau Parish of 146B1A (Hukanui Marae) (2012) 42 Waikato Maniapoto MB 83 (42 WMN 83) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...notice to all parties who had an interest in the issue to be discussed by the meeting; d) NZTA is to sign an agreement with Te Kauhanganui Incorporated (“TKI”) in respect of NZTA’s statutory obligations of consultation, pursuant to the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Land Transport Management Act 2003 relating to the Waikato Expressway which is to be built by NZTA. [2] The applicant also alleged that the rules of natural justice were breached because, amongst other th...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 222 Selwyn Foundation v Nayathodan re-issued [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...challenge to the Authority’s substantive determination. It says that it is required to lodge its challenge within 28 days after the Authority’s determination was issued, pursuant to s 179(2). [8] Further, the plaintiff says that the time and resources of both parties, their witnesses, and the Authority may be wasted if the Authority proceeds to hear the merits of the defendant’s grievance and determines these, in the event that the Authority’s preliminary determination was...

8. Pilon v Iyengar and C&CDHB [2012] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...matter to the Director of Proceedings designated under the Act, on the basis that by then the first defendant was no longer practising obstetrics, and in any event that a contributory factor in what happened reflected shortcomings in the Board’s resources, for which the first defendant was not responsible. [8] On 13 November 2007 the then Director of Proceedings confirmed that she would not be taking the matter up in the Tribunal. [footnote citations omitted] The jurisdiction iss...

9. CAC20003 v Santipongchai [2015] NZREADT 11 [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...probably in a missionary manner in Thailand. He seems unsure whether he should seek to work again as a real estate salesperson to earn some money and be less of a burden to his family financially; also, by such work he could accumulate financial resources for religious missionary work; or whether he should simply leave the real estate industry and move into some other area of employment. [13] In any case, the defendant appeals to this Tribunal for mercy and adds “I know what I did...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 28 Harvery Norman v Boult [pdf, 51 KB]

    ...Friday 9 August 2013. The matter will then be decided on the papers. Any claim for costs will be addressed at the same time. [5] Mr Edwards then provided a memorandum of submissions and an affidavit of Ms Van Niekirk, the plaintiff’s Human Resources Manager, in support. Offer of settlement without prejudice as to costs [6] The defendant lodged his statement of problem with the Authority on 30 June 2011. The plaintiff has not provided a copy of that statement to the Court but Ms...