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1. Central Standards Committee 3 v Meyrick [2018] NZLCDT 14 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...conduct in making false declarations to the New Zealand Law Society about his compliance with fines and costs orders imposed by Standards Committees and the LCRO. There is an alternative charge of unsatisfactory conduct.2 [3] The respondent filed responses denying the charges. He did not file any affidavit evidence to support his denials of the charges. There was a direction that he do so seven days prior to the confirmed hearing date. He did not comply with that direction given...

2. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Shand [2013] NZLCDT 56 [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...certainly not supported by the evidence. [13] Finally costs of the prosecution were sought by the Standards Committee and reimbursement of the Tribunal costs in due course. Penalty Submissions for the Practitioner [14] The practitioner accepted responsibility for his conduct by his plea and by making in the course of the hearing a direct apology to the complainant. He accepted openly that his conduct was below the standard expected of lawyers in the particular circumstances. I...

3. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 2 v W [2014] NZLCDT 14 [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...provisions of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act, any penalties arising from determination of the charges are governed by the 1982 Act. [2] Following the charges being laid in December 2011, a number of extensions, as I recall, were granted for a Response from the Practitioner because he was so unwell. At that stage he was receiving treatment [redacted]. The Response was received from him in May 2012 denying the charge and particulars. Since that time it has been particularly diffi...

4. [2007] NZEmpC AC 57/07 CE of the Department of Corrections v Imo [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...the 15 August session. As a consequence, she wrote to Mr Imo on 23 August 2006 setting out additional allegations and on 30 August 2006 Ms Eru met with Mr Imo, his lawyer, and a lawyer for the department. The notes of the meeting record his responses to the allegations: … … … George said he wanted to apologise. He said he had been good with his work until the last few weeks. He has looked at the video and it goes against what he had been employed to do. He explained...

5. [2007] NZEmpC WC 32A/07 Port of Napier Ltd v Maritime Union of NZ Inc [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...involvement of employees by PONL was on 6 December when it assembled its nine crane drivers and instructed them to begin, apparently even that day, to participate in the training of new ISOL stevedore employees in mock cargo handling exercises. [9] The response to this instruction to the nine crane drivers was a range of objections to doing so that were both practical and philosophical. These included, but were not limited to, expressions of concern by the crane drivers for their o...

6. EMPC Old dogs new tricks conference presentation [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...Harrison [1999] 1 ERNZ 894 (CA). 4 See Rasch v Wellington City Council [1994] 1 ERNZ 367; New Zealand Educational Institute v State Services Commissioner [1997] ERNZ 381. 3 The Employment Relations Act 2000 This may be seen as a legislative response to the limited judicial traction afforded concepts of good faith bargaining under the previous Employment Contracts Act regime. The legislation was introduced by a Labour-led coalition government to encourage collective bargainin...

7. [2015] NZEmpC 190 Brown v Adams t/a Untouchable Hair & Skin [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...that Ms Brown also used a Telecom cell phone number because such a number was provided to HITO, that does not rule out the possibility that she used a second cell phone number notwithstanding her denial of that possibility. I find that she was responsible for placing the 022 number on the letter which was produced to the Court. g) On the issue of whether she sent the abusive text on 12 February 2012, the contextual evidence might suggest that she did so because she was acutely...

8. Anderson - Estate of Paul Anderson (2013) 2013 Chief Judge's MB 783 (2013 CJ 783) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...Report and Recommendation concerning the application was distributed to the applicant and affected parties. The recipients had 28 days in which to respond in writing to the Court, should they wish to. 7. To date the Court has received the following responses: a) 12 September 2012 – Anna Anderson (applicant) – in support; b) 18 September 2012 – Maggie Wikaira (the deceased’s sister) – in support; c) 18 September 2012 – Fred Rangaunu Anderson (the deceased’s brother)...

9. Legal aid consultation on Criminal Procedure Act changes to criminal fixed fees [pdf, 637 KB]

   ...changes brought about by the reform of criminal procedure in the Criminal Procedure Act 2011. b. Part 2 includes other changes to the fixed fee schedules that support the smooth running of the Act. These have been brought to our attention via responses to the preliminary evaluation of criminal fixed fees and high cost cases, as well as other feedback received from stakeholders. c. Part 3 seeks feedback on a re-design of the criminal fixed fee schedules, which better aligns wi...

10. Bennett v Proprietors of the Waipiro A22B3 Incorporation (2014) 39 Tairawhiti MB 257 (39 TRW 257) [pdf, 257 KB]

    ...persons to fill vacancies in the COM, and to consider and, if thought fit, dispose of other matters of general business. [43] Having considered Part 13 of the Act and particularly s 81(3), I find that the legislation is clear that the entire COM is responsible for the administration of the affairs of the incorporation. In this regard, I note: (a) while a Chairperson and Secretary are elected by the COM under s 273, all COM members are jointly and severally responsible to report and...