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1. Evaluation of early outcomes of Te Kooti Rangatahi/Rangatahi Court [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...communities often disengage from the legal system23 and that alienation and cynicism give rise to opposition and resistance to the justice system which further calls into question the system’s legitimacy. The implications are that people who view the law as illegitimate are less likely to obey it, and people who view judges and individuals within the legal system as lacking in legitimacy are less likely to follow their directives.24 Overseas research suggests that a number of fac...

2. Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 943 KB]

   ................................................................................................................................. 52 6.3 Meetings/ conferences .................................................................................................................. 59 6.4 Case for a lawyer ............................................................................................................................ 61 6.5 Case for representing yourself .....................................

3. [2012] NZEmpC 215 NZ Language Centres Ltd (formerly GEOS NZ Ltd) v Page [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...prepare for the meeting and to arrange an alternative representative, and the meeting was going to go ahead on 14 April. Mr Page was directed to attend. The email also set out an additional new allegation against Mr Page of failing to follow lawful and reasonable instructions regarding credit card reconciliations. [49] Mr Harrison did not view this email until after he returned from his Easter holiday having left the office before 5.45 pm on the Thursday evening, 9 April 2009....

4. The needs of Pacific peoples when they are victims of crime [pdf, 647 KB]

   ...males at a pub, nightclub or a party. All six cases involved alcohol where both victims and offenders were under some influence of alcohol. Two of these cases may help to illustrate these offences: I was drinking down at a nightclub…, my brother-in-law got into a fight, I went over to go and stop it, and ended up getting stopped by the bouncers, and getting hit by a couple of them. I don’t know who joined in, but they all joined in, chucking chairs and bottles for about a couple of minu...

5. [2022] NZREADT 2 - BX v REAA (28 February 2022) [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...initially constructed for residential use and had a prior history of residential use. Furthermore, the lack of consent could be relatively simple to remediate. 3. He advised the vendors to obtain legal advice and as part of the ordinary process, lawyers directed attention to the standard warranties. 12 4. A fine would be inappropriate given that the long legal process had served as a proxy for punishment. If a fine was appropriate, it should be no more than $2,000. Deci...

6. Holland & Ors as Trustees of the Harbourview Trust v Auckland City Council [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...was negligence on the part of the designer in not providing specific details where none existed. In my opinion, counsel for the claimants Page 16 of 44 and the first respondent were reading technical information from the point of view of lawyers and not of builders. I accept Mr Rankine, Mr Smith and Mr Cook’s evidence that it would be logical for a builder to follow similar detailing as that for weatherboard to weatherboard junctions. I also accept Mr Cook’s evidence th...

7. MfE - EiC - T A D Ensor - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant AND MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Section 274 Party STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF TIMOTHY ALASTAIR DEANS ENSOR FOR THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 5 February 2021 CROWN LAW TE TARI TURE O TE KARAUNA PO Box 2858 WELLINGTON 6140 Tel: 04 472 1719 Fax: 04 473 3482 Contact Person: Rosemary Dixon rosemary.dixon@crownlaw.govt.nz / dhilum.nightingale@mfe.govt.nz/peter.bevan@mfe.govt.nz mailto:rosemary.dixon...

8. NZCASS 2014 Data items variables list [xls, 373 KB]

   ...persons Q148_101_8 Main LIVE_FLAT Whether live with flatmate(s) 1. Yes 0. No All persons Q148_101_9 Main LIVE_OTH Whether live with other people not included above 1. Yes 0. No All persons Q148_101_96 Includes for example grandparents, parents in-law, boarder, etc Main LIVE_OTHT Text field of type of other person lives with Open text field All persons Q148_101_96A Main LIVE_ALON Whether lives alone 1. Yes 0. No All persons Q148_101_97 Main LIVE_RF Whether refused to answer who liv...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 233 Wills v Goodman Fielder NZ Ltd [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...changed by the employer from time to time after discussion with the employee. In addition to the responsibilities set out in the position description, the employee will undertake other duties as requested and shall carry out all reasonable and lawful work-related requests made by the company. [58] The agreement contained a redundancy clause in the following terms: 20. REDUNDANCY Redundancy is a situation where the employee’s employment is terminated by the Company, by reaso...

10. Harris & Ors as Trustees of the Estuary Trust v Veltman [2010] NZWHT Auckland 19 [pdf, 231 KB]

    ...their own interest as to make their conduct the sole cause of damage. This may have the effect of breaking the chain of causation. [41] Heath J in Sunset Terraces4 however concluded that there has never been an expectation in New Zealand law, contrary to the position in England, that a homeowner should commission a report from an expert to establish that the dwelling is soundly constructed. He concluded that there is no duty on purchasers to obtain a pre- purchase inspection...