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1. Supplementary Report on Claim by David Cullen Bain for Compensation for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment [pdf, 861 KB]

   ...Applicant, the I '/ '" ~ ,~ palties, others and me. Schedule 1 is a list of thereleVat?:t c01'l'e$pbndence so far as I am aware of it. Included in that list is a reiJon~e by Crown Law of the 30th of November (the "Response") to the letterbf,MrKaJi~JI1 of the 16th of October 2015 " - (with attachments) to the Minister (t,he 'ILyttel:;\ The FUlther Report should be read with the Final Report dated the 24thofPecem};>d' 2015, which is...

2. LCRO 323/2013 AZ v BY (22 June 2017) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...must not act or continue to act if there is a conflict or a risk of a conflict between the interests of the lawyer and the interests of a client for whom the lawyer is acting or proposing to act. [55] The authors of the text Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer39 state: The fees a lawyer charges raise ethical issues. The existence of a fee is, at least on the face of it, a source of conflict between lawyer and client [footnote omitted.] It is in the lawyer’s interest...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 054 Christchurch City Council [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...seek to remove the sunset clause and to amend rule NC2. Consultation [11] The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ("DPMC") made the City Council aware that it was likely to revoke the Order in Council in early 2019.14 In response, the Council initiated consultation with potentially affected persons during January and February 2019, with a view to notifying a plan change ahead of the sunset clause date. [12] Letters were sent to all owners and owner-occupiers c...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 155 Tasman District Council v G Baigent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...application was supported by two affidavits: • An affidavit of Warren Roy Galbraith, an enforcement officer employed by the Council. In addition to his primary affidavit lodged in support of the application, Mr Galbraith filed an affidavit in response to information supplied by the Respondent; • An affidavit of Jeroen Johannes Franciscus Lurling, a wetland consultant employed by the Council. Mr Lurling also provided an affidavit in response to information provided on behalf of...

5. 2021-04-07 - ORC - legal submissions - scope [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...Maw/ MA Mehlhopt (philip.maw@wynnwilliams.co.nz / michelle.mehlhopt@wynnwilliams.co.nz) 7 April 2021 WYNNWILLIAMS MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT: 1 These legal submissions are filed on behalf of the Otago Regional Council (Council or ORC) in response to the Court's Minute of 31 March 2021, directing the Council to file supplementary submissions: (a) setting out the relevant principles established in case law that apply to scope under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA or...

6. [2021] NZACC 7 - Stryder v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...occupation? And in answer: The history indicates that Mr Stryder was definitely incapacitated from performing his normal work tasks from the time following his accident on 16 April 2014 commencing at that time. [27] Later in his report in response to a further question about Mr Stryder’s ability to carry out his physical job Mr Dunbar said this: It is probable Mr Stryder had some degree of disc space narrowing prior to the covered injury as the x-ray changes seen shortly a...

7. Kooiman v CAC519, Rodgers, Clarke and Cudby [2019] NZREADT 11 [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...2018. The hearing date was set at a directions conference on 9 November 2018. Mr Kooiman’s submissions were filed in accordance with timetable directions made at the conference. There was no delay or obstruction. [67] Mr Kooiman has provided responses to, and explanations of, the matters raised by Mr Dewar. Conclusion as to the licensees’ application for costs [68] We have concluded that it would not be appropriate in this case to make any order for costs. Outcome [69...

8. Justice Matters - issue 16 - October 2019 [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...victim identification process in Christchurch after the mosque shootings on 15 March 2019. • The Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal received its first case on 13 June 2019 and by 13 August the case had been settled. • Customer Service Response training in family violence and sexual violence began in August for our frontline staff in New Plymouth. • The Rotorua High and District Courts hosted a delegation of a Chief Justice and 26 Senior Judges from Thailand. • Manukau...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 219 Ward v Concrete Structures (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...AREAS WHERE IMPROVEMENT IS REQUIRED: NEEDS TO GET ON TOP OF HEALTH ISSUES & EVERYTHING ELSE WILL GO AWAY – BRING BACK THE OLD [MR WARD]! [5] Mr Romanes and Mr Chris Mackie, the company’s plant health and safety manager (who was also responsible for human resource management), convened a meeting with Mr Ward on 11 July 2016. Mr Mackie took a file note of what transpired: [Mr Ward] stated he isn’t happy with the way things are going for him at [the company]. He isn’t...

10. [2019] NZREADT 57 - Catley & Boyle v CAC 521 & M & R Flanagan - Ruling (2) (10 December 2019) [pdf, 194 KB]

    ...contact with Mr Catley at the time of Mr and Mrs Flanagan’s complaint, in 2018, and did not have access to any of the agency’s documents when responding to it. He said that his recollection of events was patchy, and this was reflected in his response. [11] Mr Boyle said that when he received the Committee’s substantive decision, he telephoned the Authority’s case administrator, Mr Powell. He said that Mr Powell advised him that the prescribed time for lodging an appeal aga...