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1. Andrew v Wano - Tataraakina C Trust (2025) 117 Tākitimu MB 251 (117 TKT 251) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...[78] Until these amounts are repaid, the former trustees stand as debtors to the trust. This will mean that they are not eligible for nomination for election as trustees at any time in the future until those amounts have been repaid. [79] The responsible trustee will ascertain the views of the beneficial owners regarding repayment of the legal costs set out above and following that will provide a report to the Court. A final decision will then issue on the extent to which the forme...

2. Ratima v Smith - Te Haroto 2B2B (2024) 113 Tākitimu MB 287 (113 TKT 287) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...Phillip Sullivan. The 2018 finding was that the former trustees breached their duty to account to the beneficiaries and to keep proper records for the period from 2001 to 2005. All of the former trustees who held office during that period were responsible for that breach of duty. To the extent the judgment debt is to be repaid, it will have to be enforced by the current trustees of the Trust. It falls to the current trustees to decide whether all of those former trustees should be...

3. [2024] NZEmpC 204 Joyce v Ultimate Siteworks Ltd [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...proceedings. Based on that, but with some figures (including the total) corrected, the calculation is: Item Step (part) days Recoverable cost, at daily recovery rate of $2,390 2 Statement of defence 1.5 days $3,585 10 Pleading in response to amended pleading (x 2) 1.2 (0.6 x 2) $2,868 15 H v Employment Relations Authority, above n 13, at [38]. Compare Bache v Essex County Council [2000] 2 All ER 847 (CA) at 848–856. 11 Preparation for first direct...

4. Doig v Kahia - Hautu 1B 1B 2B sec 3 and others (2025) 507 Aotea MB 98 (507 AOT 98) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...and a review of trust application per s 231 of the Act. [8] The concerns raised in the enforcement of obligations application include: 507 Aotea MB 100 (a) The Trustees breaching their trustee duties, specifically around their roles and responsibilities as set out in the Act, and the Trustee Act 1956. Ms Doig raised specific concerns around impartiality, delegation of responsibilities, the Trustees acting jointly, the Trustees paying the right people, trust account informa...

5. 2016 archive

   ...processing of legal aid applications, invoices and correspondence may be delayed. We are working to ensure that service delivery timeframes are maintained with minimal disruption as soon as possible. If you have an urgent request and have not received a response, please let your legal aid office know. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Changes to the reconsideration/reassessment process 31 October 2016 - As part of the Ministry's move to continually improve services for our cust...

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6. Employment Court forms & fees

   ...and are GST inclusive. Please refer to the 'Ways to pay the fee' table below. Hearing fees are payable after the hearing for each half day of hearing after the first day. The hearing fee for a half day hearing is currently $285.00. Generally, it is the responsibility of the plaintiff/applicant to pay the hearing fees. The invoice for the hearing fees will be sent to that party or their representative. The Employment Court no longer accepts cheques. The hearing fee can be paid through File and P...

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7. U v Secretary of Justice [2025] NZRA 003 (29 July 2025) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...proceeding. … [11] A condition imposed by the Secretary under Regulation 9 may specify a period of time during which the condition is to have effect, or a date by which any act specified in the condition must be done. The Secretary’s Response to the Application [12] By email dated 7 April 2025, the Secretary noted that the Applicant had not yet received approval from NZLS to practise on her own account. [13] The Secretary referred the Applicant to the Regulations, and to...

8. [2014] NZEmpC 152 Davis v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...worked as provided for in the collective agreement. As they were employed in a small rural police station, each of them was placed on a higher salary scale than employees in urban and larger provincial stations. In addition, they received a rural response allowance and a payment in lieu of what was known in the larger stations as TOIL (Time Off In Lieu). It is not necessary to deal with the intricacies of the clause in the collective agreement that caused the dispute, except to s...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 23 Greenslade v Jetstar Airways Ltd [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...Company may direct the most appropriate time for these breaks to be taken in accordance with operational requirements. 4 Clause 1.2 of the IEA. Clause 4 of the IEA dealt with ‘Pilot duties & responsibilities’. Clause 4.2 provided that: “The duties and responsibilities contained in the relevant position description and any other duties associated with the role of Pilot as may be reasonably required, as varied from time to t...

10. BORA Foreshore and Seabed Bill [pdf, 125 KB]

    ...to consider whether the section 5 test is met i.e. whether the prima facie infringement is "demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society". I conclude that it is. Background to the Bill 3. The Bill is the Government's response to the substantial uncertainties created by the Court of Appeal's decision in Ngati Apa v Attorney General [2003] 3 NZLR 643 (CA). In that case the Court of Appeal held that: 3.1 No legislation could be said to have definitively...