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1. Adoption Action Inc v Attorney-General (Non-Party Access to File) [2013] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...SJ Hickey, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member Mr R Ludbrook for Plaintiff Ms M Coleman for Defendant Ms J Ryan for Director of Human Rights Proceedings DATE OF DECISION: 22 February 2013 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL GRANTING NON-PARTY ACCESS TO STATEMENT OF CLAIM AND STATEMENT OF REPLY Background [1] The statement of claim by Adoption Action Incorporated was received on 22 July 2011 and the Attorney-General filed a statement of reply dated 30 August 2011. [2] For reasons recorde...

2. [2012] NZEmpC 32 2012 French v ACC [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...February 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2012] NZEmpC 32 WRC 41/11 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for leave to extend time to file statement of claim BETWEEN MALCOLM FRENCH Plaintiff AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Defendant Hearing: (on the papers) Appearances: Ms Barbara Buckett, counsel for the plaintiff Mr Peter Churchman, counsel for...

3. [2007] NZEmpC AC 62/07 Taylor & Anor v von Tunzelman [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...would seem to follow that at the time of the Authority’s first determination and the filing of the challenge to that, WPL, that I understand was in effect Mr Taylor’s own company, was trading. Although nominated as an appellant on the original statement of claim filed by Mr Taylor himself, WPL has dropped off the entituling at least of the most recent statement of claim filed by Mr Bogiatto who emphasises that he has no instructions other than for Mr Taylor in person. It may b...

4. IHC New Zealand v Ministry of Education (Non-Party Access No. 2) [2014] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...GJ Goodwin, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms F Joychild QC for Plaintiff Ms M Coleman and Mr SJ Humphrey for First and Second Defendants DATE OF DECISION: 16 May 2014 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL GRANTING NON-PARTY ACCESS TO STATEMENT OF CLAIM AND STATEMENT OF REPLY Background [1] These proceedings were filed on 27 September 2012. For reasons set out in the Minutes dated 22 November 2012, 15 February 2013, 24 May 2013, 28 June 2013 and 4 July 2013, little pro...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 174 Udovenko v Offshore Marine Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...ARTHUR UDOVENKO v OFFSHORE MARINE SERVICES (NZ) LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 174 [19 September 2013] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 174 WRC 2/13 IN THE MATTER OF application for leave to file amended statement of claim BETWEEN ARTHUR UDOVENKO Plaintiff AND OFFSHORE MARINE SERVICES (NZ) LIMITED Defendant Hearing: On the papers filed by the plaintiff on 17 and 18 September 2013 and the defendant on 18 S...

6. Blyde v Eastside Medical Centre (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms AM Blyde as agent for the plaintiff Mr AL Holloway for the defendant DATE OF HEARING: On the Papers DATE OF DECISION: 18 May 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT PART OF AMENDED STATEMENT OF CLAIM 1 [1] Paul Blyde has a long-term work-related injury. In 2017, Mr Blyde was a patient of Eastside Medical Centre (Eastside), when he became concerned about communications between Eastside and ACC. Mr Blyde made an infor...

7. Pope v Human Rights Commission (Strike-Out Application) [2014] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...Member REPRESENTATION: Mr M Ward, agent for plaintiff Ms S Bell for first defendant Ms K Elkin for second defendant Dame Beverley Wakem DNZM, CBE for third defendant DATE OF DECISION: 4 February 2014 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT STATEMENT OF CLAIM The application [1] This is an application by the defendants that these proceedings be summarily dismissed ahead of trial on the grounds that the proceedings are clearly untenable as a matter of law. 2 [2] In...

8. [2024] NZEmpC 231Aurecon New Zealand Limited v Dowlut [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...the company had not acted in good faith to rectify her allegations and that it had continued to aggravate her financial situation and push her into financial hardship and dependency. [38] In her submission, Ms Dowlut appears to suggest that the statements placed before the Court by Mr Hughes are not proved satisfactorily. She relies on s 10 of the Defamation Act 1992; that provision makes it clear that it applies only to a proceeding for defamation, which is not the case here. [...

9. [2009] NZEmpC AC 48/09 Discount Crane Hire Ltd v Taljaard [pdf, 23 KB]

   ...BETWEEN DISCOUNT CRANE HIRE LIMITED Plaintiff AND ANTON LIONEL TALJAARD (LABOUR INSPECTOR) Defendant Judgment: 9 December 2009 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN [1] The defendant Labour Inspector, Mr Anton Taljaard, lodged a statement of problem in the Employment Relations Authority in February 2009 claiming under the Holidays Act 2003 against the plaintiff, Discount Crane Hire Limited (“DCHL”). Mr Taljaard sought to recover annual holiday pay for two former...

10. Keen v Corrections (Extension of Time) [2023] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 85 KB]

    ...TRIBUNAL REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME1 [1] On 2 May 2023 Mr Keen’s claim against the Department of Corrections (Corrections) was served by post on Corrections. [2] Regulation 15(1) of the Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 required the statement of reply to be filed by 9 June 2023, being 22 working days after the day on which the proceeding was deemed to be served on Corrections. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Keen v Corrections (Extension of Time) [2023] NZHRRT...