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1. GZ v QP LCRO 226/2015 (2 September 2016) [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...part of the money, or interest. She maintains that she was only a “transit point” for the transfer of money from BB to pay AA’s debts. She considers BB’s loan should not be repaid from her share of the sale proceeds. [27] Mr QP’s response to the complaint was conveyed in a telephone discussion with the Lawyers Complaints Service. He says that, in accordance with [Law firm]’s 10 June email to him, he was obliged to act on the joint instructions of Mr GZ and Ms GZ. He...

2. [2019] NZEmpC 139 Zara’s Turkish Ltd v Kocaturk [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...Authority investigation and/or determination. (c) The application was misconceived because the Court was acting in an appellate capacity. (d) The joinder application was unmerited, unnecessary and superfluous. Zara’s Turkish Ltd had accepted responsibility as Mr and Mrs Kocatürk’s employer. Analysis [16] The capacity in which Mr and Mrs Kokcu were intended to be joined to the proceedings was not obvious from the application. That was because Zara’s Turkish Lt...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 065 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society Incorporated v West Coast Regional Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...2018 that he was in receipt of instructions to judicially review the Ministers' decision, the application for judicial review was not filed until 23 January 2019. The applicant explains the delay with reference to the time taken to receive a response to its requests for official information; the process of obtaining the agreement of related companies to commence the action in the High Court and its decision to apply for and to secure a formal extension to a mining permit prior...

4. Ngamotu v Ngamotu - Karatia 3B 2A 2B 2B (2019) 223 Waiariki 44 (223 WAR 44) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...the allegations made by the applicants. They argued that as trustees they have conducted themselves in a fair and transparent manner and it is their intention to comply with their mother’s wishes and instructions, which she provided to them as responsible trustees, in the annexure to the trust deed. [23] The trustees filed bank statements from the trust’s ‘everyday’ account for the years 2011 through to 2016. They stated that they were aware that a sum of $2000.00 was...

5. Guo v PwC (Non-Party Discovery - Oral Hearing) [2020] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...Ms Guo against CityMed are therefore unnecessary and disproportionate. [11] The grounds of opposition are supported by a detailed affidavit sworn by Dr Culpan. After deposing that he is authorised to swear his affidavit on behalf of CityMed in response to the applications by Ms Guo, Dr Culpan sets out the background and addresses the issue of discovery at some length. He provides full justification for the grounds of opposition. His affidavit is, in functional terms, an affidavit of d...

6. Gender Pay Gap Action Plan 2020 - full version [pdf, 526 KB]

   ...services for New Zealanders. Reducing the gender pay gap is a central part of our strategic priority of making the Ministry a great place to be for all our people. We’re committed to ensuring our employees’ pay reflects their skills, efforts and responsibilities, and isn’t negatively affected by bias or discrimination, including gender. Te Arawhiti Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, is a departmental agency of Tāhū o te Ture. This Action Plan, and the an...

7. [2020] NZREADT 03 - AJS Rental Realty Ltd (14 February 2020) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...complete the process of appointing a new auditor. [29] Nor does it excuse the Agency that a staff member went on maternity leave, and her replacement was said to be struggling with the requirements of the audit regulations. It was the Agency’s responsibility to take immediate steps to deal with the situation. The proper response, if the replacement staff member was not coping with complying with the regulations was to seek advice from the Agency’s auditor, then follow that...

8. LCRO 133/2019 HM v RN (24 February 2020) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...instructions. It is clear from the materials that Mr HM’s instructions were that his co- accused was in cahoots with police, and that meant there was a basis on which to exclude certain evidence. Mr RN made enquiries of the Crown and received responses indicating the co-accused did not have the kind of relationship with police that the legal arguments relied on. [31] Mr RN could not know what evidence would be required to support the legal arguments until the research had been...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 27 Labour Inspector (MacRury) v Cypress Villas Ltd [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...authorisation of the proposed second defendant was given by him in or through his role as a director of the first defendant entering into an employment relationship with Ms Northcroft. In particular; a) The proposed second defendant assumed personal responsibility for all employment related decisions made by or on behalf of the first defendant. b) The terms of the agreement, which were negotiated and signed by the proposed second defendant on behalf of the first defendant, di...

10. Cock - Succession to Paora Kingi [2020] Chief Judge's MB 50 (2020 CJ 50) [pdf, 278 KB]

    ...Judge for directions Ko te hātepe ture o te tono nei - Procedural History [5] On 23 July 2019, the Registrar’s Preliminary Report and Recommendation was distributed to all affected parties, for whom addresses were known. [6] A written response was received by the Registrar on 19 August 2019 from Pauline King on behalf of the Graham and Monica King Whānau Trust (the Trust). A summary of the Trust’s response to the application is detailed below: (a) The trustees of the T...