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1. [2025] NZEmpC 60 Courage & Ors-Pilgrim & Ors v Attorney-General & Ors [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...orders of stay. The first is a stay of proceedings pending the outcome of a proposed appeal to the Court of Appeal against the Court’s judgment dated 12 December 2024.1 Secondly, the Attorney-General seeks a stay of the timeframe for filing a statement of defence, pending the outcome 1 Courage v Attorney-General [2024] NZEmpC 247. of the application for a stay, and an extension of time if the application for stay is declined. [2] The judgment which the Attorney-Gen...

2. Sax v Commissioner of Police (Strike-Out – Privacy) [2022] NZHRRT 34 [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...Coleman, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms S Stewart, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms J Sax in person Mr R May for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 31 August 2022 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM-PRIVACY1 INTRODUCTION [1] In January 2015 Janine Sax filed a claim under the Privacy Act 1993 (Privacy Act) in the Human Rights Review Tribunal (Tribunal) claiming there had been an interference with her privacy by the New Zealand Po...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 53 Mana Coach Services Ltd v The NZ Tramways and Public Transport Employees Union Inc [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...Counsel submits that the second hearing condensed what had been five days taken up with the first hearing. [10] In these circumstances, Mana’s claim is for two-thirds of actual costs, being the sum of $28,638 plus disbursements. These latter claims are for the cost of filing the statement of claim ($200) and hearing fees ($245). [11] Finally, through counsel, Mana makes the unusual and in some ways enigmatic, final submission as follows: 14 Presently increased costs are not sou...

4. [2024] NZEmpC 186 Al-Bustanji v Corrections Association of New Zealand Inc [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...(Application to strike out pleadings) Background [1] The applicants in this proceeding have filed an application for judicial review in relation to actions which the respondent has either taken or had indicated it intends to take. [2] In its statement of defence to that application, the respondent, the Corrections Association of New Zealand Inc (CANZ), has initiated a counterclaim against the applicants. That counterclaim seeks, amongst other things, a declaration th...

5. Geary v Accident Compensation Corporation [2013] NZHRRT 34 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...and of any other details which might lead to their identification. There is to be no search of the Tribunal file without leave of the Tribunal or of the Chairperson. The reasons are: [5.1] In the Principle 6 matter, common bundle Vol 1 contains a statement by EFG in which she describes not only intimate details of her counselling and personal relationship with Mr Geary, but also intimate personal details concerning her daughter and her son. These private interests need to be protected...

6. IW v CZ [2024] NZDT 498 (29 May 2024) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Page 2 of 4 7. The traffic crash report (‘TCR’) completed by police who attended the scene, records under “What Happened” as “CZ lost control when attempting to change lanes, hitting the middle barrier”. This is inconsistent with the statements of both parties as recorded in the traffic crash report. CZ’s statement at the time is the same as her statement recorded above. In the traffic crash report, IW is recorded as saying “I was in Lane Two, I was doing about 70, I wa...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 95 Musa v Whanganui DHB & Anor [pdf, 21 KB]

   ...claims for penalties for breach of a settlement agreement and for breach of his employment contract are still for hearing against the second defendant who is and was at all material times a member of the Board. [3] As the current statements of claim and defence between these two parties now stand, there are three causes of action. The first is for a penalty under s 134 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. This claim relates to the time when Mr Musa was still employe...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 58 Evolution E-Business Ltd v Smith [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...in respect of the hearing because he had not been represented by legal counsel, but I noted that he did have lawyers acting for him on a number of interlocutory matters and I accepted that in connection with those attendances he was entitled to claim an award for legal costs and disbursements reasonably incurred. I invited the parties to endeavour to reach agreement on the costs issue, failing which I set a timetable for 1 [2011] N...

9. Sionepulu v Downer NZ Ltd & Police [2012] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...victim of indirect discrimination on account of her sex and ethnicity (that she is a Pacific Islander). Damages of $100,000 are sought. The discrimination claim [6] The claim advanced by Ms Sionepulu has been articulated in different ways. In the statement of claim the essence of the case is captured in the first paragraph which states: Downer EDI Works Ltd and [Senior Constable] Douglas Johnston treated the plaintiff differently by omitting to conduct a visual check on the Downer o...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 184 Labour Inspector v Samra Holdings Ltd [pdf, 222 KB]

    ...fourth defendants are unable to pay; and iv. a banning order pursuant to sections 142M(1)(a) and (b) and 142N(1) of the Act. [4] This claim, being made under Part 9A of the Act, is limited to the time period commencing on 1 April 2016. [5] A statement of problem was simultaneously filed in the Employment Relations Authority in relation to the time period from 23 September 2015 (being the date on which the first of the affected employees commenced employment) to 31 March 2016, t...