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1. [2007] NZEmpC AC 33/07 Schneller v Ranworth Healthcare Ltd [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...certainly an account of them that did not suit the defendant’s case. [4] The Employment Relations Authority found, as I have, that there were significant contradictions between the evidence given to the hearings by Karen Schneller, and her written statement made to Ranworth after its receipt of Alison Schneller’s personal grievance. The Authority concluded that it was the former (sworn evidence) that was unreliable and that the latter (a statement made for the purposes of lat...

2. BN v MV & KT [2023] NZDT 534 (5 October 2023) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 534 APPLICANT BN RESPONDENT MV SECOND RESPONDENT KT The Tribunal orders: 1. MV is to pay BN a total of $20,000.00 on or before 26 October 2023. 2. The claim against KT is dismissed. Reasons: 1. BN purchased a property from MV in February 2022. KT acted as the real estate agent on the sale. 2. A few months after settlement occurred, and following heavy rain, BN discovered flooding...

3. Tuwhangai v Boon - Kawhia U 2B (2018) 173 Waikato Maniapoto MB 99 (173 WMN 99) [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...proceedings on 20 July 2018 seeking orders that the joint tenancy was severed and the imposition of resulting and/or constructive trusts. [11] The substantive hearing was held on 26 November 2018. Thereafter, counsel for Mr Tuwhangai filed an amended statement of defence and further legal submissions concerning the effect of s 77 of the Act and laches on 30 November 2018. Counsel for Mrs Boon filed a reply to the amended statement defence on 7 December 2018. [12] This decision dea...

4. Mr-Rasheeds-Authorities.pdf [pdf, 7.1 MB]

   ...relating to the death of Pearse Jordan 12. On 25 November 1992, the applicant’s son, Pearse Jordan, aged 22, was shot and killed in Belfast by an officer of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (the RUC), later identified as Sergeant A. 13. The official statement issued by the RUC to the media indicated that an RUC unit had pursued a car on the Falls Road and brought it to a halt. On stopping the car, the officers had fired several shots at the driver, fatally wounding him a short distance...

5. [2024] NZEmpC 123 Wiles v University of Auckland [pdf, 536 KB]

   ............................................................ [23] The University raised questions over Associate Professor Wiles’s “outside activities” ............................................................................................................. [57] Associate Professor Wiles’s claims are in her statement of claim ...................... [72] The University has a role as critic and conscience of society ............................. [80] The Collective Agreement addre...

6. MOJ0343.1_YoungWit_Mar18_WEB.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...tell you who you can talk to for support. The officer will also talk about any safety matters for you, and how these can be dealt with. Interview As soon as possible after the crime is reported, the police will need to interview you and take your statement. The type of crime will determine how the interview will take place. The officer in charge will explain this to you. Your statement can be videotaped or it can be a written statement. You will be given a copy of your written state...

7. [2015] NZEmpC 41 Denyer v Peter Reynolds Mechanical Ltd t/a The Italian Job Service Centre [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...defendant company as a mechanic for just over three years. The Labour Inspector had earlier requested wage and time (including holiday and leave records) from the company but without success. The claim was set down for an investigation meeting. No statement in reply was filed. Mr Reynolds, the sole shareholder and director of the defendant company, nonetheless appeared at the Authority’s investigation meeting of 25 June 2013 and was granted leave to be heard. The investigatio...

8. Proactive release – Sexual Violence Legislation Bill: approval for introduction [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Standardised, publicly accessible directions for judges to use will help to ensure legitimate reasoning by the jury, as well as transparency and consistency across cases and courts. Better protecting sexual violence victims when they present victim impact statements 21. Apart from giving evidence, the only other time a victim addresses the court is when they choose to give a victim impact statement at the offender’s sentencing. It can be empowering for a victim to speak about how the...

9. [2009] NZEmpC AC 44/09 Ecocover (NZ) Ltd & Anor v Dunn [pdf, 22 KB]

   ...position now and I do so by formally joining Murray Leslie Cruickshank as second plaintiff. The entituling to these proceedings must henceforth include Mr Cruickshank in that capacity. [14] The plaintiffs will now need to file and serve an amended statement of claim which should be done within the next 7 days. Mr Dunn may then have until 4 pm on Wednesday 23 December 2009 to file and serve a statement of defence to those amended proceedings. The matter can then be set down for a...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 93 Radius Residential Care Ltd v NZ Nurses Organisation [pdf, 72 KB]

    ...Plaintiff AND THE NEW ZEALAND NURSES ORGANISATION INC First Defendant AND E TU INC (FORMERLY THE SERVICE & FOOD WORKERS UNION NGA RINGA TOTA INC) Second Defendant AND THE EMPLOYEES LISTED IN SCHEDULE A OF THE STATEMENT OF CLAIM Third Defendants Hearing: On papers filed on 25 and 26 July 2016 Appearances: P Kiely and S Worthy, counsel for plaintiff J Lawrie, counsel for first defendant and third defendants who are members...