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1. BORA End of Life Choices Bill section 7 report [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...person could outline the medical or surgical procedures he or she wished to be followed should he or she become incompetent to make, or incapable of communicating, a treatment decision. This process did not have the same procedural safeguards as a request for contemporary assistance in dying. For this reason, the Attorney-General considered that the advance directive regime was inconsistent with the right not to be deprived of life in s 8 of the Bill of Rights Act. The Bill 8....

2. Dowsons v CAC 409 & Franklin and Franklin v CAC 409 & Dowsons [2019] NZREADT 15 [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...[6] On 11 October 2015, Ms Franklin advised Mrs Dowson by email that Mr Sijo Thomas wanted to make a cash offer. Mr Thomas was a licensed salesperson engaged at a different branch of the Agency. On 14 October 2015, the Dowsons signed a “Form 2” consent form, giving consent to the sale of the property to a “related person”. [7] On 18 October 2015, the Dowsons and Mr Thomas signed an agreement for sale and purchase of the property, for a purchase price of $900,000. Settle...

3. Buchanan v Guardian Trustees Kareponia All Saints Anglican Church Trust - Kareponia 1A5D1 (2017) 149 Taitokerau MB 252 (149 TTK 252) [pdf, 210 KB]

   149 Taitokerau MB 252 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20170001979 UNDER Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Kareponia 1A5D1 BETWEEN GABRIELLE BUCHANAN Applicant AND GUARDIAN TRUSTEES KAREPONIA ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH TRUST Respondent Hearing: 13 April 2017 (Heard at Kaitaia) Judgment: 10 May 2017 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M P ARMSTRONG

4. Melrose v Porter - Torere Section 58 [2022] Maori Appellate Court MB 209 (2022 APPEAL 209) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...Jodie Porter, A20200012870. p.105 28 January 2021 Hearing of application A20200012870 in Rotorua. Issue raised as to whether the current appellants had resigned from their trusteeships. Current appellants acknowledge their resignations but claim given under duress. Application adjourned for filing further evidence. p.85 19 February 2021 Current appellants execute Forestry Access License. p.197 24 May 2021 Second hearing of A20200012870 held in Rotorua. The Lower Court found...

5. Yates v Te Kohanga Trust - Te Kohanga Lots 1, 3-16, 24 and 27 (2013) 63 Taitokerau MB 299 (63 TTK 299) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...ruling addressed Ms Yates’ main concern regarding access to her land. However, as I observed in my judgment, what remained to be addressed was the Trust’s general rights and powers in relation to Lot 1. I was particularly interested in the application of the Reserves Act 1977 (“the RA”) and its predecessor to Lot 1, and the Trust’s ability to limit access over Lot 1 and to control activities on that land. [3] I therefore adjourned the application for further submissions to...

6. Estate of Pene-Ellis v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlements) [2022] NZACC 214 [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...relating to this claim, as the medical information confirms that your covered injuries have resolved and your current condition is no longer the result of your personal injury of 20 July 2016. [16] On 29 September 2016, the appellant lodged a review application against the Corporation’s decision. The application noted that the appellant was having ongoing difficulties in terms of personal cares and wanted support, as well as some aids and appliances. [17] The review applicati...

7. [2020] NZEmpC 227 Wills v Farmlands Co-Operative Society Ltd [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...told her at a meeting on 17 July 2018. Ms Wills then instructed other counsel and applied to the Employment Relations Authority for leave to raise the personal grievance after the expiration of the 90-day period.2 [6] The Authority declined the application.3 In reaching this conclusion it held that Ms Wills had not instructed Mr Mason to raise a personal grievance on her behalf.4 [7] Ms Wills challenged that determination. Her case was that an instruction was given to Mr Mason at...

8. [2014] NZEmpC 99 Robinson v Pacific Seals Ltd [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...the Act. 7 The company’s failure to consider whether Mr Robinson’s dismissal could be avoided by a return to work on light duties was also found to constitute an unjustifiable disadvantage. 8 [22] The Authority dismissed Mr Robinson’s claim for $20,000 general damages in relation to an alleged breach of an implied duty to maintain a safe workplace, finding that there was no evidence to support a conclusion that safety rails or

9. National Standards Committee 1 v Yang [2024] NZLCDT 23 (1 August 2024) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 2006. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2024] NZLCDT 23 LCDT 021/23 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 Applicant AND JASON YANG Respondent CHAIR Dr J Adams MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr S Hunter KC Ms G Phipps Ms S Stuart Ms P Walker MNZM DATE OF HEARING 26 July 2024 HELD AT Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre, Auc...

10. MacNaughtan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury/Causation) [2023] NZACC 160 [pdf, 327 KB]

    ...available for a mental injury, as a treatment injury, if it is suffered because of a physical injury caused by treatment. [3] The case for the appellant is that his OCD was caused by Isotretinoin, a drug he was prescribed to treat acne. It is claimed in this case that since OCD is a disorder which has a basis in the brain, it should be inferred that the drug must have caused some physical injury to the appellant’s brain. [4] The Corporation’s position is that there is no evid...