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1. SM v H Ltd [2025] NZDT 261 (10 June 2025) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...suddenly stop1. Furthermore, any driver carrying a load that overhangs the rear axle by more than 1 metre must have a flag of no less than 300mm x 400mm of the appropriate colour. In instances where both parties don’t take care, then each party can be responsible for the damage caused by them. If one party doesn’t take care, then they can be held liable for the cost to restore the other party to the position they were in prior to the damage occurring. 1 Rule 5.9 of the Land Transpo...

2. NE v Accident Compensation Corporation (Interpretation of Decision) [2025] NZACC 131 (12 August 2025) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...phone calls records, email correspondence ACC is storing and holding including electronically regarding Kathrine Stewart, physiotherapist raising and discussing the splitting of ACC sensitive claim and lodging further ACC sensitive claims, and ACC response that I "have to lodge the new claims with the case manager” myself. The new claim lodgements pursued by the psychologist were mental injuries 1986/1987, 1999, 2014-2015, 2017-2018 and physical injuries 1999, 2017/2018, and...

3. Youth Court offending rates [pdf, 54 KB]

   ...factors. Furthermore, as this report will shortly demonstrate, had 1987/88 been chosen as the base year, the headlines could 1 Acknowledgements: The Principal Youth Court Judge, Judge Andrew Becroft was responsible for proposing and facilitating this study. Critical information was supplied by the New Zealand Police (Derek Cooper), Statistics New Zealand, Ministry of Justice (Philip Spier) and Department for Courts (Wayne Goodall and Sue Trig...

4. [2011] NZEmpC 57 Wade v Hume Pack-N-Cool Ltd [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...that he had not stolen fuel from the respondent and went to see his local lawyer. The chain of correspondence between his local lawyer and Ms Stretton is annexed to his affidavit. The information he requested was not provided, the respondent’s response being that the matter had settled some years before by the payment to the applicant of $40,000 and that his current claims were frivolous and vexatious. [16] The applicant deposed that on 4 November 2008 he obtained legal advice...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 228 NZ Meat Workers Union Inc v South Pacific Meats Ltd and Talley [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...Pacific Meats Limited (SPML) is a limited liability company which owns and operates meat works in the South Island. Mr Michael Talley, the second defendant, is a senior executive of SPML, whom the plaintiff alleges had and holds primary managerial responsibility for the conduct of SPML’s employment relations. The Union alleges that Mr Talley was a party to breaches by SPML, as employer, of statutory rights of entry to its plants by union representatives. The Union seeks penalti...

6. Legal aid - limited approvals Operational Policy & application form draft [pdf, 888 KB]

   ...confirmation is received that the client has been granted legal aid for the matter. DRAFT 9 Application Assessment, Decision and Review Application assessment and recommendation Functions of the Internal Assessor The Internal Assessor is responsible for: • determining whether the application is complete; • performing checks on applications where appropriate; • making an assessment of the application; and • making a recommendation to the Secretary for a decision....

7. Otago Standards Committee v Davidson [2012] NZLCDT 39 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...noted above, Ms Davidson took no steps to rectify what was described as her momentary error of judgment in the months that followed, and did nothing until the matter became known outside the family. [29] In our view the appropriate regulatory response to this misconduct is removal from practice. The conduct was deliberate, motivated by a desire to assist the family in avoiding questions of Mrs J’s testamentary capacity. The clear intention was to mislead the Public Trustee as...

8. Penalty CAC 10020 v McDonald [2014] NZREADT 29 [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...reality, very close to cancellation of licence and is a severe punishment. We consider that it takes into account, in this particular case, such factors as accountability, deterrence, protection of the community, and the need to promote proper and responsible conduct in all respects by real estate agents as professional people. The aggravating features of the offence have been well covered above, particularly by Mr Clancy. Any mitigating features are somewhat vague because, before us,...

9. BW v NA LCRO 266/2012 and 269/2012 (9 June 2014) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...his advice to leave, instead choosing to stay in New Zealand and then being forcibly removed. In the circumstances Mr NA refused to tender a refund, and declined to enter into further correspondence. [13] Mr BW was not satisfied with Mr NA’s response or his refusal to give him a refund, so he laid a complaint to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) in October 2010, complaining about Mr NA’s advice, and his fee of $6,500. Standards Committee Determination [14] The Committee c...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - Remaining historical claims direction (22 September 2015) [pdf, 642 KB]

    ...members of the Tribunal. The Tribunal will notify the appointment of the panels to all claimants, the Crown and any identifiable interested parties. 67. It will be for each standing panel to decide the order in which the districts for which it is responsible will proceed. There is no predetermined order and a panel may decide to consider several districts in parallel. 68. As circumstances are likely to vary widely across districts and between the claimants in a district, the standing p...