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1. [2011] NZCA 595 CA439/2011 New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union v New Zealand Fire Service Commission [pdf, 293 KB]

   NZ PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION V NZ FIRE SERVICE COMMISSION COA CA439/2011 [29 November 2011] IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW ZEALAND CA439/2011 CA481/2011 [2011] NZCA 595 BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION Appellant AND NEW ZEALAND FIRE SERVICE COMMISSION Respondent Hearing: 18 August 2011 Court: O'Regan P, Glazebrook and Wild JJ Counsel: P Cranney and A Connor for Appellant G C Davenport for Respondent Judgment: 29 November 201...

2. [2022] NZEnvC 221 New Zealand Transport Agency [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...MATTER BY Decision No [2022] NZEnvC 221 ENV-2021 -WLG-000039 of the direct referral of applications for resource consents and Notices of Requirement under Sections 87G and 198E of the Resource Management Act 1991 for the Riverlink Project NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL HUTT CITY COUNCIL KIWIRAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED Applicants Court: Alternate Environment Judge C J Thompson Environment Commissioner D J Bunting Environment Commissioner KA Edmonds...

3. CLC-National-Performance-Standards-1-July-2016.pdf [pdf, 184 KB]

   1 NATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES Issued by Provider and Community Services, Ministry of Justice 1 July 2016 2 Preface The Ministry of Justice and community legal service providers work together to ensure that people who do not have the means to pay for legal services have access to justice. The aim is to assist people to address their legal needs and, when possible, to prevent problems fro...

4. BORA Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill [pdf, 299 KB]

   ...27(1) of the Bill of Rights Act would not be infringed as there are several safeguards to ensure "all reasonable efforts" have been taken to serve a party to a Tribunal application. These include attempting to serve notice to the party’s address for service and checking publicly available records in an effort to locate the party for service. In addition, if a party did not receive notice of a hearing she or he could apply for a stay of proceedings and a rehearing under section...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 201 Guardians of the Bay Incorporated v Wellington International Airport Limited [pdf, 504 KB]

   ...existing buildings and was not a "slip". Discussion [17] WIAL applies under s 279(4) RMA for a partial strike-out of the appeal insofar as it purports to be an appeal against the Main Site Area NOR. WIAL refers to Federated Fmmers ef New Zealand Inc v Queenstown Lakes Disflict Council in which case the Court held that:2 The discretion to strike out a proceeding under s279(4) is generally used sparingly. However, where there is an issue that concerns a want of jurisdict...

6. LCRO 100/2019 & 168/2019 Company A Limited v WC and VB (30 April 2020) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...clients of the firm for a number of years. The firm did work and recorded time to various files. The TGs terminated all of the firm’s then-current retainers. The lawyers issued invoices for unbilled fees. The TGs and related entities instructed new lawyers, and provided 2 authorities to uplift files from the firm. Files were uplifted. Mr TG objected to paying the lawyers’ fees, and made a complaint through [Company A] to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS). The compla...

7. GA v R Ltd [2024] NZDT 103 (21 February 2024) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...that R Ltd’s report was not sufficient to satisfy the bank. Issues 6. The issues for the Tribunal to determine are: (a) Whether R Ltd’s report was not fit for the particular purpose made known; (b) Whether R Ltd’s failed to provide its service with reasonable care and skill; (c) If there has been a failure by R Ltd to comply with either or both of the above guarantees, whether GA is entitled to a refund of $736.00. Was R Ltd’s report not fit for the particular purpose ma...

8. Schiller-Cooper v Lozano [2013] NZIACDT 17 (21 March 2013) [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...was negligent and breached the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct, as the options for temporary visas were elementary matters for which Ms Lozano needed to give proper and effective advice. It was something she failed to understand and address even when her client pointed it out to her. [2.9] In addition, the Tribunal upheld the complaint in relation to the letter in which Ms Lozano responded to Ms Schiller-Cooper’s complaint, as it was misleading. [2.10] Another aspect...

9. EMPC Swearing in Judge Perkins [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...community and the District Court bench. While a Judge of that Court, you also served as a temporary Judge of this Court on two separate occasions: first, in 2006 and 2007, and then a period spanning from 2009 to 2011. During these periods of service you sat on and decided many significant cases: New Zealand Fire Service Commission v New Zealand professional Firefighters Union and Maritime Union of New Zealand v Ports of Auckland are of course but two. This experience w...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 27 Barbara Buckett & Assoc t/a Buckett Law v Farani [pdf, 206 KB]

    ...KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2019] NZEmpC 27 EMPC 367/2017 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for substituted service BETWEEN BARBARA BUCKETT & ASSOCIATES T/A BUCKETT LAW Plaintiff AND TOTOĀ CAROLINE FARANI Defendant Hearing: 26 February 2019 (by telephone conference call) (Heard at Wellington) Appeara...