National Office, The Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street | DX SX10125 | WELLINGTON T: 04 918 8800 | F: 04 495 5912 | W: www.justice.govt.nz 12 July 2023 Our Ref: OIA 105401 Tēnā koe Jonathan Official Information Act 1982 request: Public Defence Service Delegation Policy I refer to your 19 June 2023 request under the Official Information Act 1982 for information in relation to the Public Defence Service’s delegation policy. The Public Defence S...
...Judgment: 13 May 2024 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS [1] The plaintiff has filed an application for leave to extend the time for filing a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority dated 20 October 2023, which I refer to as the Authority’s third determination.1 While Ms Opai originally sought to challenge aspects of that determination via an amended statement of claim, the amended claim was rejected for filing on the basis that a fr...
...also vary widely. Deobhakta,1 an applicant who behaved poorly, resulted in full compensation costs being awarded. Reid,2 which dealt with some novel issues, 1 Deobhakta v New Zealand Law Society [2020] NZLCDT 2. 2 Reid v New Zealand Law Society [2023] NZLCDT 38. 3 resulted in a modest award. Mr McConnor’s case presents as more straightforward: a poorly supported application, advanced by a litigant in person against the clear advice of NZLS as to what his application la...
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 11 September 2023 Our ref: OIA 107002 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Hague Convention cases Thank you for your email of 23 August 2023, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information relating to Hague Convention cases. Specially, you requested: 1. The number of cases file...
...matter of Otaki to North Levin (O2NL) Expressway Hearing Topic Shared Use Path Statement of evidence of Arthur Yeo on behalf of the New Zealand Equestrian Advocacy Network (NZEAN) Date: 20 September 2023 INTRODUCTION 1. My full name is Arthur Roydon Yeo, and I am Co-chair of NZEAN, and have been engaged in horse training and trekking for 48 years. 2. I have prepared t...
...Beck). [2] On 12 April 2022, the Authority dealt with costs arising from its earlier determination.2 Mr Gosling was ordered to pay Mr Cotton costs of $2,250 and to reimburse the filing fee in the Authority of $71.56. [3] On 11 May 2023, the Authority made a compliance order against Mr Gosling which required him within 28 days to pay to Mr Cotton the financial remedies previously awarded by the Authority.3 Interest was awarded together with costs of a further $750. The...
...their service. At that time the Disputes Tribunal believed that a Standards Committee was not a Tribunal for the purposes of s 17 of our Act (that section prevents a claim from coming to us if it has been heard by another Tribunal). However, on 4 July 2023 the High Court heard a case between solicitor and client that had originated in the Disputes Tribunal. The High Court issued a decision on 13 July 2023 and determined that a Standards Committee of the Law Society is a Tribunal, and that...
...Applicant in person No appearance for respondents S Jerebine, counsel assisting the Court Judgment: 6 September 2024 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 4) OF JUDGE B A CORKILL (Application for stay of proceedings) [1] On 30 November 2023, I stayed this proceeding until resolution of a particular Court of Appeal proceeding, which was to deal with an appeal of a restraint order that had been made by the High Court under s 166 of the Senior Courts Act 2016.1 1 Halse v...
...Government Centre for Dispute Resolution conducted an Access to Justice Legal Needs Survey of 5,000 adults to explore the prevalence of met and unmet legal need in Aotearoa New Zealand. Respondents were surveyed by telephone between September and December 2023. Results show: The most common issues related to online purchases and money or debt 40% of issues have a high or severe impact on respondents Family/whānau or relationship issues have the greatest impact on respondents 67% of re...
...he did was wrong and apologises for it. He does not oppose the cancellation of his COA provided he is not barred from being able to reapply for a COA in the future. [2] Mr Armitage has held a COA in the class of security technician since October 2023. On the last day of his employment with the complainant company he accessed footage of and serious health and safety incident at a client’s site where he had been installing security cameras. He then distributed it to two of his friends...