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Accident Compensation Act 2001 – application for cover for treatment injury – application denied – special leave based on a question of law – application of Accident Compensation Corporation v Ambros – whether the delay in treatment caused the injury – special leave... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 25, 2023 | News
Extradition Act 1999 – eligibility for surrender – indecent assault – aged case – discretionary restriction on surrender White v United Kingdom [2023] NZHC 2055 per Gordon J. Based on a question of law, Steven White appealed a District Court decision that found him... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 25, 2023 | News
Unjustified dismissal – vaccine mandate – Employment Relations Act 2000 – personal grievance – test for justification – compensation for hurt and humiliation – lost wages Baillie v The Vice Chancellor Of The University Of Otago [2023] NZERA 438. Louisa Baillie... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 25, 2023 | News
Declaratory Judgments Act 1908 – injunctive relief – removal of life support – New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 – right not to be deprived of life – lawfulness of clinicians’ decision Maharaj v Te Whatu Ora [2023] NZHC 2128 per Eaton J. Alvin Maharaj... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 18, 2023 | News
Sentencing Act 2002 – minimum term of imprisonment – manifestly unjust – calculation – lengthy planning – level of brutality – personal circumstances – foreign national – Chai v R [2020] NZCA 202 – Booth v R [2016] NZSC 127 R v Gu [2023] NZHC 2109. Zhicheng Gu...