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1. [2015] NZEmpC 234 2015 AFT v BCM [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...diminished and put wider pressure by an acrimonious split and by employer and employee becoming antagonists who must try to relate to each other during mediation. [13] The Authority Member rejected what he perceived to be AFT’s attempt to deflect responsibility for the terms of the settlement reached with the former employer by accusing the mediator and the Department of Labour of being partly to blame for the outcome of the process. The Authority Member concluded: It is most...

2. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee v Parlane [2010] NZLCDT 8 [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...[72] The Tribunal has referred above to the evidence in this regard which was largely in the affidavit of Mrs Miles. Mrs Miles impressed the Tribunal as a measured, experienced, and intelligent practitioner who was genuinely surprised at the responses she received from Mr Parlane. It is abundantly clear that Mr Parlane’s resistance to Mrs Miles approaches would have created considerable stress and cost to Mrs R. The demands he made to secure the discharge of mortgage are of co...

3. Deliu v New Zealand Law Society and National Standards Committee (Second Recusal Application) [2013] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...conduct rules “never have been clear” on whether it is permissible for a lawyer holding a JD degree to be known as doctor. [27.3] In 1969 the ABA Committee on Professional Ethics (which later became the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility) issued an opinion advising lawyers not to refer to themselves as doctors. In ABA Formal Opinion 321, the committee said that its long-standing position was derived from prohibitions against “self-laudation” set forth i...

4. LCRO 162/2015 and 66/2016 IA v CMR (31 July 2017) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...against the investigator. [87] Mr IA provided a detailed list of questions he wanted this Office to put to (H) under oath, and statements from others at (the firm) including Mr SL who assisted Mr IA in carrying out (H)’s instructions. (H)’s responses [88] (H)’s various responses remained critical of Mr IA. He repeated his allegation Mr IA had deducted funds from his trust account to pay his fees without Mr and Mrs CMR’s written authority. (H) provided correspondence ex...

5. [2017] NZEnvC 196 Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Amandeep Singh [pdf, 8.9 MB]

   ...consent, the consent holder shall request (in writing) a site meeting between the principal liaison person for the consent holder and the Chief Executive of the Regional Councilor delegate. Notification at this time shall include details of who is responsible for on site management and compliance with consent conditions. (See Advice Note 3). 5.2 On completion of each stage of works carried out under this consent, the consent holder shall notify the Regional Council to arrange for an inspe...

6. Peni v Pahi — Tiroa E Block and Te Hape B Block (2010) 1 Waikato Maniapoto MB 25 (1 WMN 25) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...office of the trusts and the trustees. The executive trustee assists with staff placements, staff retention and also identifies areas for cost savings and efficiencies (from AGM minutes dated 23 November 2008). [28] The Chair of the trusts has responsibility for ensuring the proper performance of the executive trustee. The evidence from the trustees was that the executive trustee is performing a management role, and while the executive trustee may make recommendations to the trust...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - remaining historical claims update [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...1199 Counsel Acting: Robyn Zwaan Wai 1092, #2.32 Wai 1421, #3.1.1 Wai 1758, #3.1.1 Wai 1787, #3.1.16 Appendix C tietima OFFICIAL tietima RECEIVED tietima Text Box 3 May 2016 MAY IT PLEASE THE TRIBUNAL 1. This memorandum is filed in response to the Chief Judge’s Memorandum- Directions dated 22nd September 2015. 2. The Claimants for Wai 1092, Wai 1421, 1758 and Wai 1787, wish to have their historical claims heard before the Tribunal. The current statements of Clai...

8. Memorandum of Counsel for Wellington International Airport Limited (dated 07 May 2018) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Acting: Amanda Dewar Email: amanda.dewar@laneneave.co.nz Phone: 03 379 3720 Dated: 7 May 2018 lane neave. Page 2 of 4 May it please the Court: 1. This memorandum is filed on behalf of Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) in response to the Nineteenth Minute of the Environment Court dated 20 April 2018. 2. This directed WIAL to (in summary): (a) advise the Court when its recommendation for RESA approval was lodged with the Director General of Civil Aviation and...

9. Memorandum of counsel for the Auckland Council in support of Notice of Motion under s291 of the RMA applying for waivers and directions dated 9 May 201 [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...of Counsel for Panuku and the Council dated 6 April 2018 (Attachment A to this memorandum), which attached a draft timetable for the Court's preliminary consideration; and b. The Court's informal Minute dated 6 April 2018 (Minute) in response (Attachment B to this memorandum). 5. Counsel are grateful to the Court for the informal/tentative indications given in the Court's Minute, and have taken those indications into account in formulating the Notice of Motion, and...

10. [2018] NZEmpC 76 Marx v Southern Cross Campus Board of Trustees [pdf, 382 KB]

    ...her on 22 January 2013 advising of the suspension and that upon her return the first Discipline Committee would meet to consider her unauthorised absence. Mrs Marx never returned to work from that point. On 7 February 2013, following inadequate responses from Mrs Marx to the suspension letter, the first Discipline Committee confirmed Mr Staples’s decision to suspend her, pending resolution of her employment matters. Mrs Marx was then asked to attend a meeting on 19 February 201...