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1. LCRO 275/2015 and 9/2016 YM v SC and JW (18 December 2018) [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...SC. [19] A partner at [Firm 1] contacted Mrs SC to discuss the question of their ongoing representation. Mrs SC immediately raised concerns about the fees they had paid and expressed concern at the possibility of having to “pay again” for a new lawyer to come up to speed. [20] [Firm 1] suggested that Mr and Mrs SC consider engaging Mr PP to act for them. Mr and Mrs SC agreed to this suggestion. [21] Mr PP took over the file. [22] Mr and Mrs SC continued to correspond with [F...

2. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx Terra Nova Planning Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...Auckland Unitary Plan (Proposed Plan). 2. I have the right to appeal the Council’s decision – (a) under section 156(1) of the LGATPA because the Council rejected a recommendation of the Hearings Panel in relation to a provision or matter I addressed in my submission on the proposed plan (submission number 6620 and further submission number 689). The Council decided on an alternative solution, which resulted in a provision being included in the proposed plan or a matter be...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 095 Lomai Properties Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...rezoning proposed by PC61. However, a number of specific issues identified by the independent hearing panel (which considered PC61 on behalf of the Council) led to the decline of the private plan change request. These matters have subsequently been addressed in the mapping and provisions agreed by the parties as follows. Appropriate transport triggers [15] While the Decision found that PC61 could appropriately mitigate its adverse infrastructure (primarily transport) effects, thi...

4. QQ v NP LCRO 121/2012 (15 June 2015) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...was being held on remand. He said he had received and considered the assignment and attached opposition to bail, and formed the view from the information available to him that Mr NP was out on bail. He says his conclusion was based on Mr NP’s address and phone number being residential rather than prison, and the first court date was recorded as being two months later. He says he had no reason to believe Mr NP’s matter was especially urgent, and was intending to contact him af...

5. Evidential Overview for Christchurch Masjid attacks [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...1 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE 1.1 The 15 March 2019 attacks at Masjid an-Nur on Deans Avenue and the Linwood Islamic Centre on Linwood Avenue in Christchurch (terrorist attacks) were the single largest terrorist incident and mass homicide that New Zealand has experienced, involving the largest response operation ever undertaken by the New Zealand Police. Within the space of 19 minutes, 51 people from our community had been murdered and 40 others had gunshot injuries. Many more were...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 119 Pact Group v SFWU & PSA [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...term of the agreement, and maintained within the budgetary increase passed on by government. [30] The offers of new individual employment agreements made to non-union employees were sent out in early January 2012. Attached to a covering letter addressed to each affected employee was a proposed new individual employment agreement. Advice of a wage increase in the covering letter was set out not in the form of a percentage but, rather, in dollar terms. One such typical letter contai...

7. [2015] NZEnvC 191 Tram Lease v Auckland Transport and Auckland Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...WORKS HOLDINGS LIMITED (ENV-2014-AKL-000058) Third Appellant STAMFORD PLAZA AUCKLAND (ENV-2014-AKL-000059) Fourth Appellant THE STAMFORD RESIDENCES' OWNERS CORPORATION (ENV-2014-AKL-000062) Fifth Appellant PRECINCT PROPERTIES NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2014-AKL-000063) Sixth Appellant AUCKLAND TRANSPORT Respondent AUCKLAND COUNCIL Territorial Authority Court: 2 Principal Environment Judge LJ Newhook Environment Commissioner I Buchanan Environment C...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 067 Marsden City Limited Partnership v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 7.3 MB]

   ...contemporaneous consent determination dealing with appeals on the urban services plan changes in Plan Change 109 (see KiwiRail Holdings Ltd v Whangārei District Council [2023] NZEnvC 004) rather than site- specific provisions for PC150. 4 (b) introduce a new precinct to the WDP called the “Marsden City Precinct” applying to the PC150 Land (the MC Precinct); and (c) make consequential changes to other provisions of the WDP. [6] The effect of PC150 is to introduce urban (busin...

9. RIS: Strengthening the Family Court [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...32% 68% Average number of days to resolve a CoCA application 220 268 Insufficient level of support for parents, whanau and family The Panel found that much of the information to assist children, parents and whanau to understand family justice services and options to resolve issues around the care of children is inaccessible and of poor quality. There is limited access to state funded legal advice for those who are unable to afford a lawyer. The family justice system is unable to fu...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 175 Maynard v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 105 KB]

    ...meetings conducted by the DHB with Ms Maynard. [7] Ms Maynard received the DHB’s 30 page report into its investigation on 19 February 2010 and, after reading the report written by Sherida Cooper, the Business Leader for Non-Clinical Support Services, the plaintiff e-mailed Ms Cooper on Sunday 21 February 2010 her resignation, which read as follows: Dear Sherida I would hereby like to tender my resignation as Laundry Manager as of today 21/2/2010. I feel the treatment I have r...