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1. 20231124-Justice-BIM_Redacted-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Authority • Waitangi Tribunal Appeals to District Court • Disputes Tribunal (on very limited grounds) • Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal • Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers • Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal • Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority • Tenancy Tribunal • Weathertight Homes Tribunal (for claims of less than $350,000) Appeals to High Court • Accident Compensation Appeals Distr...

2. AU v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2023] NZACC 182 [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...30 April 2018. [28] Her WPI assessment relates to these injuries. The three accidents and identified injuries are discussed below. 2014 injuries [29] On 6 May 2014, AU presented to Dr W A Von Biel, General Practitioner, following a motor vehicle accident on 30 April 2014, when her car was rear-ended by another car. 11 Hoebrechts v Accident Compensation Corporation [2021] NZACC 120 at [35] Dr Von Biel diagnosed AU with a neck sprain, lumbar sprain and concussion. The C...

3. People charged and convicted of offences June 2017 [xlsx, 449 KB]

   ...offences 225 241 239 212 150 159 236 195 225 198 02: Acts intended to cause injury 31,329 33,237 33,935 31,132 28,978 27,728 22,758 22,343 24,242 24,917 03: Sexual assault and related offences 4,588 4,607 5,324 5,084 5,100 5,851 5,264 5,231 5,403 4,615 04: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 21,786 20,730 19,581 16,335 14,757 13,486 11,570 10,752 11,242 12,033 05: Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 5,260 5,794 6,034 5,761 5,013 4,894 4,138 4,630 5,163 5,...

4. Adlam v Savage - Lot 39 A Sec. 2A Parish of Matatā and Lot 39 A Sec. 2B No.2B No.2A Parish of Matatā [2015] Māori Appellate Court MB 59 (2015 APPEAL 59) [pdf, 342 KB]

   ...to disgorge the entire $11,200,000.00 profit from the GDL development to the Bath Trust only. We review the relevant factual background and then turn to the arguments on appeal. Sale of GDL shares [21] Ms Adlam used her company, GDL, as the vehicle to undertake the development of the GDL power station and to generate the substantial profit on the development. GDL was incorporated on 1 June 2005. Ms Adlam was the sole shareholder and director. 10 The construction of the power...

5. Matuku Ngati Maru Wharanui Pukehou Trust (2009) 245 Aotea MB 15 (245 AOT 15) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...the CPT to mount a takeover from within. Despite that, in later submissions Mr Ngeru then repeated his original argument that the application should be dismissed. Mr Ngeru also made criticisms of Mr Pue noting that the latter’s support was negligible, implying that Mr Pue spoke for no one other than himself. 245 Aotea MB 31 [47] Mr Ngeru also made it plain in his voluminous correspondence to the Court and to outside agencies including Te Ohu Kaimoana and various Min...

6. Measuring reoffending with court data: proposed tier 1 specification [pdf, 750 KB]

   ...2011, R3). Re-offence rate Index offence type All ANZSOC divisions Same ANZSOC division 01 Homicide and related offences 5% 0% 02 Acts intended to cause injury 34% 14% 03 Sexual assault and related offences 9% 1% 04 Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 30% 4% 05 Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 42% 8% 06 Robbery, extortion and related offences 36% 3% 07 Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter 57% 18% 08 Theft and re...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 84 A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment v Jeet Holdings Ltd [pdf, 555 KB]

   ...witnesses who gave evidence about working in that establishment did not separately describe their employer as Jeet Holdings No 8. Jeet Group Employees did not operate a restaurant but, so far as the Court is able to ascertain, was intended to be a vehicle to employ staff. [26] As will become apparent shortly, the Inspector’s investigation showed a consistent pattern of unacceptable behaviour between the companies and their employees. The eight employees were routinely instructed...

8. [2016] NZEmpC 112 Radius Residential Care Ltd v The NZ Nurses Organisation Inc [pdf, 431 KB]

   ...cases beyond normal oral communication distance, or at least otherwise than by shouting (of which there was much, although for public consumption and sometimes in rhyming slogans).  The participants encouraged passing drivers to sound their vehicles’ horns as a show of support and this was achieved.  The participants held signs protesting about Radius’s pay rates.  The participants carried professionally made banners (some of which bore the acronyms “NZNO” and �...

9. 20240930-Sentencing-Reform-Proactive-Release-2nd-Tranche_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...discount of 5% or below; and, - 80% of offenders had a discount of 14% or below. NO YES Total 01: Homicide and related offences 2 2 02: Acts intended to cause injury 47 11 58 19% 03: Sexual assault and related offences 14 3 17 18% 04: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 3 1 4 05: Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 4 1 5 06: Robbery, extortion and related offences 10 2 12 17% 07: Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter 23 3 26 12% 08: Theft an...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 99 Fernandez v Rappongi Excursions Ltd t/a Denny’s Restaurants [pdf, 440 KB]

    ...discussions that have taken place over the years between you and Jay, it has been suggested that you should hold 10% shareholding in Denny's Restaurants NZ Limited – the operating business company - and it is a question of what is the best legal vehicle for you to own those shares in? Against the background of your current matrimonial property impasse, and Jay's previous experience overseas with shares held by minority shareholders and the problems that matrimonial prop...