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1. LCRO 158/2015 PL v VD (21 February 2019) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...commonly the case with email correspondence, immediately after the composition of the email. [9] The email recorded below, which Mr PL advises was the second despatched, was the catalyst for the complaint that followed. That email reads: VD Matters having got to where they are, I am instructed to raise a matter not mentioned before now. Our clients are aware from my memorandum of [Date 4] (paragraph 6) that counsel owes a duty not to advance a claim in fraud unless there is a pro...

2. BORA Citizenship Amendment Bill [pdf, 344 KB]

   ...provision, therefore, gives rise to a disadvantage. • New Zealand administered Western Samoa from 1914 until 1962. In 1962, Western Samoa and New Zealand signed the Treaty of Friendship, which provided that the two governments would consult on matters relating to citizenship and immigration. The Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 enacts the Treaty of Friendship in New Zealand domestic law. • New s 17(2A) recognises the fact that, under s 7 of the Citizenship (Western Samoa)...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 60 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 178 KB]

   EDEN GROUP LIMITED v TIMOTHY NIGEL JACKSON NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 60 [23 May 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 60 EMPC 119/2016 IN THE MATTER OF an application for a search order BETWEEN EDEN GROUP LIMITED Applicant AND TIMOTHY NIGEL JACKSON First Respondent AND PHILLIP ANDREW KITE Second Respondent AND CHRISTOPHER JOHN BLACKMAN Third Respondent AND NEW SPACE LIMITED Fourth Respo...

4. [2022] NZREADT 28 - Harris (14 December 2022) [pdf, 136 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZREADT 28 Reference No: READT 014/2022 IN THE MATTER OF An application for review under s 112 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN JACOB WI JOHN VINCENT HARRIS Applicant AND THE REGISTRAR OF THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY Respondent Hearing on the papers Tribunal: D J Plunkett (Chair) G J Denley (Member) F J Mathieson (Member) Representation: Counsel...

5. 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

6. Apostolakis v Attorney-General No. 2 (Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 53 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...College of Learning HC Palmerston North CIV-2005-485-802, 17 August 2005, Wild J held that this provision confers on the Tribunal a wide discretionary power to strike out or dismiss a proceeding brought before it: [45] Subject to observance of natural justice, fairness and reasonableness, and equity, the Tribunal has a wide discretion as to the procedure which follows: ss 104 and 105 of the Human Rights Act. Section 105 requires the Tribunal “to act according to the substantial merits...

7. COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...assembly); c. s 17 (freedom of association); d. s 18 (freedom of movement); e. s 19 (freedom from discrimination); f. s 21 (right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure); g. s 22 (liberty of the person); and h. s 27(3) (rights to justice in civil proceedings with the Crown). 4. Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 5. The Bill creates a bespoke legal framework for managing the public health risks posed by COVID-19 over the next two years, supplementing existing pow...

8. Adams v Accident Compensation Corporation [2015] NZACA 8 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...[14] Nor did I accept that his brain injury or psychological condition were an adequate explanation, given that he had been funded for part of the time by the Corporation to see a psychologist expressly to enable him to deal with legal and medical matters. Furthermore, there was no evidence that his mental condition had materially affected his ability to understand his claim or the process of 4 challenging decisions. It had not prevented him from contesting other decision...

9. Fergusson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 119 [pdf, 194 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 119 ACR 156/22 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN ROBERT FERGUSSON Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 19 July 2023 Held at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau by AVL Appearances: P Schmidt for the Appellant S Bisley and N Udy for the Accident Co...

10. Brightwell - Estate of Roera Rangi or Rangi Roera or Roera Te Heke-tanga [2019] Chief Judge's MB 1457 [pdf, 607 KB]

    2019 Chief Judge’s MB 1457 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AOTEA DISTRICT A20180004493 CJ 2018/42 UNDER Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF CJ 2018/42 Roera Rangi or Rangi Roera or Roera Te Heke-tanga - and succession orders made at 10 Taranaki MB 174 (13/06/1904), 10 Taranaki MB 138 (12/10/1906) and Wellington Appellate MB no 1 p.133 (18/06/1907) - Application to the Chief Judge BETWEEN RIPEKA...