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1. Self-represented litigants: an exploratory study of litigants in person in the New Zealand criminal & family jurisdictions [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...litigants 76 8.2.2 Key informants 76 8.3 Impacts on the lawyer 76 8.3.1 Represented litigants 76 8.3.2 Key informants 77 8.4 Impacts on court staff and judges 77 8.4.1 Impacts on judges 77 8.4.2 Impacts on court staff 78 8.5 Summary 79 9 Resources and information for litigants in the family jurisdiction 80 9.1 Information and resources accessed by litigants 80 9.1.1 Self-represented litigants 80 9.1.2 Represented litigants 82 9.2 Current initiatives and resources assisting...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 26 Tulloch v Hays Specialist Recruitment Australia Pty Ltd [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...1 Tulloch v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016] NZERA Wellington 120. Background [3] Mr Tulloch is a Registered Electrician. Hays is a company that provides recruitment for the provision of human resources services. On 8 January 2015, Mr Tulloch responded to an advertisement placed by Hays for an electrician to work for a third party on a particular project. After being interviewed by a Hays consultant, Mr Tulloch signed an individua...

3. CAC304 v Drever [2016] NZREADT 27 [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...interests of justice, against the 5 fair and efficient despatch of the Tribunal’s business. Mr Foley submitted that the Tribunal should take into account the following factors carrying out this balancing act. (i) The defendant has limited resources and would like to apply those to the most serious Van Eijk allegation. To defend all three would necessitate allocation of resources to each complaint. (ii) The defendant has said that he will seek suspension of his licence unti...

4. Black v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal) [2022] NZACC 202 [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law …; [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . The Court’s judgment of 19 May 2022 [20] Judge McGuire noted that while the issue on...

5. [2015] NZSSAA 014, 13 March [pdf, 58 KB]

   ...but now that his back has been repaired the appellant is responsible for mowing the lawns. He also does minor maintenance around the house. [21] The car is mainly used by XXXX to get to work. The appellant described it as originally a combined resource but said that he does not now have a lot to do with it. He estimated that he uses the vehicle two to three times per month. XXXX, on the other hand, said that the appellant uses the vehicle one to three times a week. XXXX takes...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 59 Johnson v Chief of the NZ Defence Force [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...assessment of an appropriate notional daily rate...) that the Authority is not intended to be an overly legalistic or costly forum. This ought, in ordinary circumstances, to reduce the amount the parties may reasonably be expected to expend on legal resources. While it is each party’s right to instruct counsel and (if they do) to instruct counsel of their choosing, and to apply significant legal resources in the pursuit or the defence of the claim in the Authority at first insta...

7. Bowdler - Waikawa Village Section 26 (2008) 27 Nelson MB 227 (27 N 227) [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...lots to enjoy frontage to Marina View Road, and Lot 2 can be further subdivided into two lots with a right of way (if required) on to Moana-View Road. [25] Both Lot 1 and Lot 2 comply with the minimum size requirements of the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan. The Plan allows for the subdivision of serviced front sections of 450 square metres and rear sections of 500 square metres, which both Lots exceed. [26] At the present time, the land is not being effectively used o...

8. 20240930-Sentencing-Reform-Proactive-Release-2nd-Tranche_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...Discount increment: Up to 25% A maximum of 25% aligns with current judicial decision-making and has been agreed to by Cabinet (CAB- 24-MIN-0203.02). A guilty plea at this point, the earliest stage of the scale, has the most value for saving court time, resources, and reducing inconvenience and distress to any victims and witnesses. First reasonable opportunity is used instead of a specific court event because: • the phrase better accommodates the time needed by prosecution for the ini...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 276 Horticulture New Zealand v Selwyn District Council [pdf, 337 KB]

   HORTICULTURE NZ v SELWYN DISTRICT COUNCIL – PDP CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 276 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND (ENV-2023-CHC-102) Appellant AND SELWYN DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge P A Steven – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chamber...

10. Nga Kupu Maori mo te Kooti Whenua Maori me te Ropu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi [pdf, 24 MB]

    A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i t...