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1. National Standards Committee 1 v Peters [2025] NZLCDT 20 (9 April 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...submissions, that he is keen to continue as a lawyer and he says that it is all he has ever wanted to do. We accept that he is well- motivated to be a good lawyer in the future and we indicated to him that, given his actions over the past few years and responsible approach to his offending and the disciplinary process, he might well be able to apply for reinstatement at some time in the future. [32] Mr Peters is clear that he is now at a different stage of his life and that he ha...

2. BORA COVID-19 Response (Urgent Measures) Legislation Bill [pdf, 73 KB]

   25 March 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: COVID-19 Response (Urgent Measures) Legislation Bill 1. We have considered whether the COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Legislation Bill is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. We understand that the Bill will be introduced into the House of Representatives on 25 March 2020 with the intention of passing...

3. OIA-124080.pdf [pdf, 806 KB]

   ...Ministry updated the template (contained within the schedule of the Habeas Corpus Act 2001, directed by section 14(5) of that Act) for the writ of habeas corpus following the passing of Her Majesty? If so, may the updated template be provided? In response to your request, I can confirm that the writ of habeas corpus within the schedule to the Habeas Corpus Act 2001 has not been updated following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I thank you for bringing this to our attentio...

4. [2007] NZEmpC CC 28/07 B & D Doors Ltd v Hamilton [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...arranged on the morning of Friday 28 November 2003. Mr Hamilton was represented by Mr Wall and Mr McGinn was present to advise Mr Foster. At the outset, Mr Wall presented two documents to Mr Foster. One was a written statement by Mr Hamilton in response to the allegations set out in Mr Foster’s letter of 26 November 2003. Mr Hamilton said he had no knowledge of the incidents involving the four sider on 19 November 2003 and the beam saw on 21 November 2003. He agreed that the...

5. Whare v Trustees of Pukerewa A Trust - Pukerewa A (2015) 95 Waikato Maniapoto MB 105 (95 WMN 105) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...was deferred and consequently the second and third respondents have played little part in the on-going proceedings, which focussed on the claims of lack of adherence to duties by the trustees. [4] A related issue is the election of Ms Whare as a responsible trustee. She claims that the trustees are deliberately delaying her appointment by not resolving their outstanding issues over payment with the Trust’s former secretary, who refuses to hand over the minutes of the last general...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 207 Nee Nee v C3 Ltd [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...faith provided for in s 4 of the Act. I see no reason in principle why an employee who is untruthful to their employer during the course of a disciplinary process should be immune from disciplinary action. It would undermine the obligation of responsiveness that rests on each party and would encourage deception, rather than openness and honesty. … [99] In Honda New Zealand Ltd v New Zealand Boilermakers Union, a majority of the Court of Appeal observed that: ... in an e...

7. LCRO 170/2020 KLM Limited v ND (30 March 2021) [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...OE that [ABJ] and Mr PF did not agree to Mr OE’s appointment. He said his 11 May 2017 letter was not intended as “a threat or threats”, but Mr OE had assumed the role of a mediator, not a registered farm management consultant. [10] In response (letter sent by email) to Mr ND on 5 October 2017, Mr OE declined the proposed appointment. Complaint [11] [KLM] lodged a complaint with the Lawyers Complaints Service (LCS) on 15 May 2020 alleging Mr ND’s 11 May 2017 letter to...

8. OIA-119801.pdf [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...2025. On 25 March 2025, the Ministry extended the time frame to respond to your request by 10 working days to 9 April 2025 under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request were such that a proper response to the request could not reasonably be made within the original time limit. In response, your request for advice provided to the Ministry by Police about what guidance people should follow if arresting someone, citizens using restrai...

9. Ly v Navarette-Scholes [2015] NZIACDT 111 (24 December 2015) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...timeframe to commence that, but did not renew her licence. [6] The Registrar considered that the Tribunal may order that Ms Navarette-Scholes not apply for a licence for a period, and should impose a financial sanction. Ms Navarette-Scholes’s response to the Carley complaint [7] Ms Navarette-Scholes said she was suffering from a medical condition, and she was not able to work. The Registrar and the Complainant’s positions in relation to this complaint [8] The Registrar took th...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 144 Jerard v Wildbore [pdf, 63 KB]

    ...she failed to take part in a pre- arranged telephone conference although initially joined to it and that she failed to attend the investigation meeting without giving any reason. [6] In the written comments to the Authority made by Ms Coulston in response to its draft report, she conceded that Ms Jerard had entirely failed to participate in the Authority’s investigation but said that there were exceptional circumstances which made this explicable. Those circumstances were said to...