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1. 2025] NZEmpC 183 Legal Hub Ltd v Singh [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...bank, a non-party, agreed to provide disclosure on terms. In Rockit, the Court held that it has no jurisdiction to make discovery-related orders for documents to be used in the Authority once a claim has been lodged there. [31] Mr Robinson’s response was that discovery was inappropriate and unnecessary. The test applied [32] The first limb of r 8.20 is satisfied, because Legal Hub is entitled to pursue its claims for alleged breaches by Ravinder Singh of the employment agreem...

2. [2025] NZACC 064 - Agar v Accident Compensation Corporation (23 April 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...placement”. [5] On 7 April 1980, Ms Agar returned to work in a supernumerary role, on a graduated part-time basis, but she appears to have struggled. On 18 April 1980, Mr M Loughlin, Surgeon Superintendent, recommended that Ms Agar not assume full responsibilities and that she be supervised. Ms Agar’s supervising principal nurse observed that Ms Agar had memory issues, lacked judgement, was difficult to communicate with and was, at times, inappropriate in behaviour. [6] On 1...

3. MVDT Annual Report 2024-2025 [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...the Regulations. • We suggest the Order is revoked and the definition of “motor vehicle” is amended as set out above. • Amend cl 5(2) of Sch 1 of the MVS Act to include a requirement for the respondent to include a summary of their response to the application and to provide any documentation supporting that response. Early receipt of this information will promote more productive settlement discussions and enable the Tribunal to more efficiently determine the application....

4. Family Court statistics in New Zealand in 2006 and 2007 [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...involvement where relationships have broken down, and those cases involving children. The report also discusses cases where domestic violence is involved, as well as cases that involve family members who have become mentally incapacitated. In response to feedback from stakeholders and users of the 2005 report, there have been a number of key improvements to this report. These changes included making a change to the way that guardianship cases were counted to add some degree of clarity...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 69 Zhang v Sam's Fukuyama Food Service [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...AUCKLAND [2011] NZEmpC 69 ARC 46/10 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JIAN ZHANG Plaintiff AND SAM'S FUKUYAMA FOOD SERVICE LTD Defendant Hearing: (in response to memoranda filed on 9 and 31 May 2011) Appearances: Gary Pollak, counsel for the plaintiff Tony Kurta, advocate for the defendant Judgment: 23 June 2011 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD [1] In my substantive ju...

6. [2008] NZEmpC AC 26A/08 Oldco PTI Ltd v Houston [pdf, 15 KB]

   ...necessary but rather a matter of choice by Mr Houston. Given what I have described as the “one sided environment” for the costs associated with Oldco’s challenge, however, I accept that the application for security for costs was a necessary response to the litigation commenced by Oldco. [9] On behalf of Oldco, Mr Drake submitted that any award of costs should be very modest because Oldco has no ability to pay. For the reasons set out in my substantive judgment, I reject that...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 92 Industrial Services Ltd v Koning [pdf, 15 KB]

   ...to make submissions on the application of the relevant statutory provision of the Authority’s final report and, in particular about the nature and extent of the hearing of the challenge. Mr Koning submitted that the significant delays between responses by ISL and the adjournments requested or required were to the financial and emotional detriment of Mr Koning. It is his submission that the delays by ISL, which meant that the matter did not come to a speedy resolution, were delib...

8. [2008] NZEmpC WC 6/08 Crook v Sovereign Services Ltd [pdf, 15 KB]

   ...the particularly unfortunate circumstances of the plaintiff. Her illness was triggered by events at work and it was apparent from her evidence that the nature of her illness contributed to her unwavering belief that her employer should be held responsible. Each unsuccessful stage of her attempt to be vindicated has exacerbated her illness. She now accepts the decision of the Court that the legal threshold required to be met by her has prevented her claim from succeeding. There i...

9. [2006] NZEmpC AC 61/06 NZ Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union & Anor v Transport Auckland and Cityline (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 17 KB]

   ...be granted leave to appear or be represented, the Court must be of the opinion that the person is “justly entitled to be heard”: see Lowe v New Zealand Post Ltd [2003] 2 ERNZ 172 at paragraph 32. [8] We are satisfied from the responses the Court has received from the plaintiffs and the defendants that the issues as to the interpretation of the relevant clause and the effect of the Holidays’ legislation will be addressed by the full Court. As members of the firs...

10. Miao v Huo [2015] NZIACDT 90 (06 October 2015) [pdf, 68 KB]

    ...messaging service occurred in the course of education related communications, when his wife asked him to respond to minor immigration queries. The other incident involved other communications that extended to immigration matters; Mr Huo accepted he was responsible for managing his practice to ensure that did not happen. [4] The Tribunal dealt with the complaint at an oral hearing, and Mr Huo and the Registrar were the only parties in attendance. The Registrar accepted that given additiona...