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1. EMPC Memorial sitting John Haigh QC [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...Union, the Storemen and Packers Union. In those days these unions and their leaders were household names. All of them mentioned, and many others, were John Haigh’s clients. They found in John Haigh a tough and competent lawyer and a decent human being. He was known in the trade union movement and among workers for his determination in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. On one occasion a union had a large judgment of over a million dollars awarded against it and John wa...

2. MENDOZA Carlos Frederick (CSU 2010 WHG 000185) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...is for the rural sector and communities associated with farming to stand up and take the leadership or ownership of the health and safety issues including quad bikes without the threat of enforcement of the regulators and prosecution. [99] Human nature has shown that proactive leadership will always win the test of longevity in terms of success as opposed to coercion or compulsion. Self initiation has more long-term value in the end. Roll Over Protection Devices [100] The last...

3. [2021] NZREADT 55 – Lammas v Real Estate Agents Authority (6 December 2021) [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...Mr Freear were both censured and ordered to pay the REAA a fine of $3,000. [51] The Committee noted the Freears’ statement that the Lammases gave permission for the guide to be emailed later that day. The Freears had acknowledged 10 the human error. The Lammases had been given the draft agency agreement two days earlier and could have taken legal advice before signing the agreement. [52] As for the breach of r 9.11, the Lammases had access to the Freears’ database of b...

4. IWCNZ-Submissions-on-Scope.pdf [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...question included the subquestion of why his online activity and devices remain largely uninvestigated, and what regulatory or legislative or other steps could be taken in relation to accessing and controlling websites and online gaming that incite dehumanisation and violence. She noted that “[s]ubject to further written and oral submissions that may be received or made on scope”, her view was that issues 2–10 (as well as 32, 44–54, and 56) were not within scope because they...

5. Legal aid grants December 2021 [xlsx, 85 KB]

   ...This includes debt recovery, breaches of contract, defamation, and bankruptcy proceedings. It also includes proceedings before tribunals or specialist courts such as the: • Employment Relations Authority • Employment Court • Environment Court • Human Rights Tribunal • Legal Aid Tribunal • Māori Land Court • Immigration & Protection Tribunal • Social Security Appeal Authority • Taxation Review Tribunal • Tenancy Tribunal • Waitangi Tribunal. Civil legal aid is not avai...

6. Horizon-Regional-Council-Cover-letter-Form-7a-and-Form-9-20221101.pdf [pdf, 608 KB]

   ...consents are needed for the proposed activity to which this application relates and have not been applied for: • a resource consent Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 (NES-CS); In addition, a number of other RMA statutory approvals will be required including: • the potential transfer of water permits rights under s.136 of the RMA in relation to existing water bores on proper...

7. Legal aid grants June 2023 [xlsx, 83 KB]

   ...This includes debt recovery, breaches of contract, defamation, and bankruptcy proceedings. It also includes proceedings before tribunals or specialist courts such as the: • Employment Relations Authority • Employment Court • Environment Court • Human Rights Tribunal • Legal Aid Tribunal • Māori Land Court • Immigration & Protection Tribunal • Social Security Appeal Authority • Taxation Review Tribunal • Tenancy Tribunal • Waitangi Tribunal. Civil legal aid is not avai...

8. Mann v Accident Compensation Corporation (Jurisdiction, Social Rehabilitation, Costs on Review) [2023] NZACC 91 [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [81] Section 67 of the Act provides: A claimant...

9. Tucker v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury and Social Rehabilitation) [2024] NZACC 78 [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [46] Section 26(1)(c) of the Act provides that “...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 181 A Labour Inspector v New Zealand Fusion International Ltd [pdf, 299 KB]

    ...objects of providing additional enforcement measures to promote the more effective enforcement of employment standards. This in turn provides protection to employees from abuses by unscrupulous employers not willing to comply with civilised and humane standards of employment. … [75] There will be cases where the actions of the employer against its employees are so heinous and persistent that a banning order should be made on the first occasion that the breaches of standards a...