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1. Regulatory Impact Statement review of the Judicature Act and consolidation of courts legislation [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...However, limit is significant enough  that it should not be up to the  Executive to determine    Create a more  efficient justice  system      23 to 26% decrease in High Court civil cases (general  proceedings statements of claim filed) freeing up a  minimal amount of High Court judicial resource.   Minimal impact on disposal times.   2 to 3% increase in District Court cases (however  greater pro...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 216 Roy v Tamaki College Board of Trustees no 3 interlocutory [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...adamantly and the resolution of which will be an essential part of the Court’s decision. The factual basis of a number of allegations made by the plaintiff following the first part of the hearing, concerning both the evidence given by witnesses and statements made by the Court, have been the subject of subsequent consideration and have been established in cross- examination of Mr Roy to be false. That means that the Court must examine very carefully and critically the other very...

3. Directory of Official Information 2019 S-U [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Directory of Official Information Listings S-U About This is a living document; we endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz Ministerial Services Strategy, Governance & Finance mailto:official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz mailto:off

4. [2010] NZEmpC 154 Villegas v Visypak (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...for anyone in the vicinity from the fall of the boxes or from them remaining on the floor whilst Mr Villegas went to morning tea. The notes of the meeting record Mr Lloyd’s unhappiness with Mr Villegas’s dismissive attitude and Mr Lloyd’s statement to him that the “culture I’m struggling with is arrogance not ignorance”. [35] The evidence of Ms Mackintosh was that while, on the face of it, this may not have been the best possible practice, she believed that Mr Villega...

5. [2010] NZEmpC 48 DAS Transport Ltd v Kirkwood [pdf, 26 KB]

   ...describe briefly the nature of the Authority’s investigation meeting. This took place at Wellington 12 November 2009. The company was not represented at that meeting. It had, however, participated earlier in the process including by filing a statement in reply to Mr 1 WA178/09. Kirkwood’s statement of problem of his grievance in mid January 2009. The Authority’s determination records that although mediation was...

6. Rafiq v Commissioner of Police [2012] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...in pre-hearing teleconferences, insisting that all communications “be done by post only”. This made dialogue difficult. It is to be observed that in his proceedings against the Commissioner of Police Mr Rafiq adopted the same stance. See the statement of claim dated 20 September 2011. [4.2] When by Minute issued on 18 October 2011 (in the proceedings against the Commissioner of Inland Revenue) a direction was made that those proceedings be heard at Auckland on 10 February 2012, Mr...

7. [2024] NZREADT 07 - NF v REAA and Cho (21 March 2024) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...these respective roles, committees should interpret “more than minor or technical” in a restrained way, so the assessment of the merits is properly reserved for the Tribunal. It is a screening mechanism designed to filter out the lowest-level claims. [23] In the present case, the Authority’s position is that the Committee erred in its statement of the legal test for referral. Its only articulation of the test was that something more than mid-level unsatisfactory conduct was req...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 183 Stenhouse v Towman Towing Group Ltd [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...particulars of the behaviour alleged to have misled or deceived were not pleaded. 15 Interest on Money Claims Act 2016. 16 No separate remedy was claimed for breaches of privacy and it was not the subject of submissions. from home.17 Its statement of claim was spartan. The company claimed Ms Stenhouse had always worked from home and that the evidence presented at the investigation meeting should have led to a different result. [15] In combination, therefore, both challen...

9. EMPC - Pro bono assistance service application [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...others who are non-lawyers, in employment proceedings before the Auckland Employment Court. The Employment Court Pro Bono Assistance Service (the Service) provides free assistance with preparation and filing of the initial Court documents (either a Statement of Claim or Statement of Defence) to eligible applicants. The Service does NOT provide any legal advice regarding the merits of your case. That means the volunteer lawyers who assist you through the Serviice will not tell you w...

10. Director of Human Rights Proceedings [Lightbody] v Corrections (Joinder of Second Defendant) [2018] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 234 KB]

    ...DEFENDANT1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Director of Human Rights Proceedings [Lightbody] v Corrections (Joinder of Second Defendant) [2018] NZHRRT 32.] 2 Introduction [1] The statement of claim was filed on 3 July 2017. An amended statement of claim followed on 18 August 2017. The Chief Executive of Corrections (Corrections) filed a statement of reply on 15 September 2017. [2] By application dated 11 July 20...