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1. [2022] NZEmpC 95 Kingipotiki v Taplin [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...temporarily lose the use of the frozen funds. However, information about Mr Taplin’s plans for Queensland indicates that other assets have been acquired there, and a business is being established, which suggests access to reasonable financial resources. I prefer Ms Copeland’s assessment that there will be less damage sustained by the Trust than the damage potentially suffered by the applicants. [45] I also take into account that r 32.6(3) of the High Court Rules means the or...

2. Proceeds of Crime Fund full proposal template [docx, 277 KB]

   ...proposal? Maximum 300 words. A risk is something that hasn’t happened yet but has some probability of occurring (add more rows if required). · List the key risks involved. Consider risks that relate to reputation, public confidence, deliverables, human resources, and finances. · Consider the consequence or impact of each risk – minimal impact to the programme and agency or severe political/reputational damage, employees are harmed, severe impact on service delivery. · Consider the like...

3. [2021] NZACC 116 – Muir v ACC (3 August 2021) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...and signs consistent with an associated complex regional pain syndrome. The Respondent’s Submissions [28] Ms Becroft submits that the appeal should be dismissed. Ms Becroft submits that this appeal is ill conceived and a poor use of judicial resources. She refers to Woolf v Accident Compensation Corporation where the Court said:3 Recourse to litigation should occur only when all other remedies are exhausted. It should not be an automatic default mechanism. Under the accident...

4. BO & CO v MI [2022] NZDT 1 (14 February 2022) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...boundary and retaining animals, such as chickens, goats and other stock. A rural fence does not seek to achieve security, privacy and the ability to contain young children and larger dogs, in the way that suburban closed boarded fences might. The resource consent for the subdivision was granted on the condition that fencing be in keeping with rural fencing types and should not be closed boarded or of solid construction. Whilst there is no requirement binding the current owners to this c...

5. OIA-102998.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...formed to develop more efficient ways for the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court system to operate. 3. The objective of CPIP is to reduce pressure on the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court through better utilisation of court time and resources so that cases can be resolved earlier and with fewer court hearings. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy 4. CPIP is made up of nine workstreams with each workstream focusing on a different stage of the criminal process. The Duty L...

6. 2. NZCVR application form v0.2 [docx, 209 KB]

   ...gain approval from MoJ before projects can proceed and deliverables will be published on MoJ’s website. During the research period, applicants must notify the MoJ of any significant issues (eg relating to data access or quality, unavoidable impacts on resourcing and staff) that could endanger the viability of the research or affect the contract conditions. [bookmark: _Toc141443765]Dissemination and publication Successful funding applicants are expected to provide the MoJ with a final research...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 205 Supercity Towing Ltd v Huch [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...also Vulcan Steel Ltd v Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union [2022] NZEmpC 78, [2022] ERNZ 304 at [27]–[31]. 7 Firm PI 1 Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2014] NZSC 147, [2015] 1 NZLR 432 at [60]– [63]; and affirmed in Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85, [2021] 1 NZLR 696 at [43]–[46], [232]–[233] and [250]. of the objective intention of the parties, discerned from a reading of the whole agreement.8 [20] The Supreme...

8. [2023] NZEmpC 235 Pact Group v Sheridan [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...period of 14 consecutive days. 11 New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Assoc Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZSC 111, [2017] 1 NZLR 948. 12 Firm PI 1 Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2014] NZSC 147, [2015] 1 NZLR 432; affirmed in Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85, [2021] 1 NZLR 696. [44] Pact’s case was that essentially Ms Sheridan’s approach required more than 14 days’ notice which was wrong because that could only be achieved by...

9. Update-on-the-political-lobbying-project [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...what about. This can lead to a lack of trust in democratic process and could ultimately affect social cohesion. 18. We are exploring the nature and degree of the issues around lobbying in New Zealand, including: • Voices of those with limited resources or connections can be marginalised. • Decision makers can become over-reliant on lobbyist research or perspectives. • Uncertainty about the motivations, origins and influence of lobbyist groups can erode trust in democratic proce...

10. CW v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to Appeal) [2023] NZACC 65 [pdf, 220 KB]

    ...[1963] NZLR 339, 353-354 (CA); Edwards v Bairstow [1995] 3 All ER 48, 57. [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law: eg. Jackson and Kenyon above. Applicant’s Submissions [4] At paragraph 38 of his written...