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1. Defending a proceeding in the High Court

   ...court to declare you bankrupt Defending a company liquidation - someone has applied to have a company's assets given to its creditors Opposing an interlocutory application - someone has applied for directions or orders secondary to the main claim If you need to defend a proceeding not on this list, please contact your nearest High Court Defending a general civil proceeding A person who wants to recover money or settle a dispute with another person or organisation can file an applicat...

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2. MT & Anor v NK & Ors [2024] NZDT 798 (12 November 2024) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...hearings or of the information and evidence presented. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 7 Issues 13. The issues I need to determine are: a. Was there [Type A pipes] in the house? b. What was said about the [Type A pipes]? c. Whether those statements were ultimately incorrect? d. Findings as against the Laird. e. Findings as against F Ltd f. Findings as against T Ltd g. Whether MT and QT are entitled to a remedy? 14. It is only once those matters have been considered tha...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 222 Gumbeze v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...to the Employment Court’s website. On the afternoon of 30 June 2022, he filed the same documents in the Court by email. In response to that email he was advised that to perfect an application for leave to extend time he needed to file a draft statement of claim. The next day, 1 July 2022, Mr Gumbeze filed an application for leave, an affidavit in support, and a draft statement of claim dated the previous day. On 2 July 2022, those documents were served on Oranga Tamariki’s law...

4. [2019] NZEmpC 27 Barbara Buckett & Assoc t/a Buckett Law v Farani [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...1 Barbara Buckett & Associates t/a Buckett Law v Farani [2017] NZERA Wellington 110. 2 JP Morgan Chase Bank NA v Lewis [2015] NZCA 255, [2015] 3 NZLR 618, [2015] ERNZ 37. been difficulties serving the statement of claim on the proposed defendant, and an application for substituted service has been made. [2] The Court may make an order for substituted service in the circumstances set out in r 6.8 of the High Court Rules 2016.3 It provides t...

5. A v Van Wijk (Access to File) [2019] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...the Tribunal. As at the present date no such appointments had been made. 3 The application for access [6] On 28 February 2019 at 2:58pm the Tribunal received from Ms Kirsty Johnston, Reporter, New Zealand Herald, an application to view the statement of claim and statement of reply. The request was in the following terms: Can I please request access to some documents on the Human Rights Review Tribunal file 067/2016. Specifically, I would like to view the statement of claim,...

6. [2007] NZEmpC CC 23/07 Coy v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH CC 23/07 CRC 12/07 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the defendant to strike out parts of the plaintiff's statement of claim AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the plaintiff for leave to extend time to raise personal grievances BETWEEN CHRISTINE LORRAINE COY Plaintiff AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Defendant Hearing: 14 November...

7. Davis v Hussey & Ors (Strike Out) [2025] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...alleging a breach of Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) 6 and 11.2 [2] Ms Davis’ claim has not, however, been able to be progressed because she has repeatedly failed to comply with Tribunal directions that require her to file her written statements of evidence. [3] Ms Davis has been advised that whilst she may disagree with the Tribunal directions, she is obliged to comply with them. Ms Davis has also been advised that a failure to progress the proceeding and deliberate no...

8. [2018] NZEmpC 94 Jacks Hardware and Timber Ltd v First Union Inc [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2018] NZEmpC 94 EMPC 174/2018 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for leave to amend the statement of claim BETWEEN JACKS HARDWARE AND TIMBER LIMITED Plaintiff AND FIRST UNION INCORPORATED Defendant Hearing: 13 August 2018 Appearances: R Upton, counsel for the plaintiff P Cranney, counse...

9. Auckland City Council as Assignee v Russell [pdf, 126 KB]

   Claim No: 1240 Under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 In the matter of an adjudication claim Between Auckland City Council (as assignee) Claimant And Mark Brian Russell Respondent Partial Determination 21 September 2005 1. Index Para No Heading Page 1. Index 1 2. Summary of Determination 1 3. Adjudication Claim 2 4. The Hearing 4 5. The Present Claim 5 6. Leaks, Damage and Repairs 6 7. General Damages 7 8. Present Cla...

10. [2007] NZEmpC WC 33/07 Balfour v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 42 KB]

    ...meaningfully for their … lack of duty of good faith, and … sustained dishonesty and breaches as regards the Plaintiff and the Settlement Agreement.” [3] The department has moved to have this claim struck out on the grounds that: • The statement of claim does not disclose any reasonable cause of action; and/or • The claim is frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of process; and/or • It is in the interests of justice that it be struck out and the proceedings be dismissed....