New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Bias allegation

Legal area

Court

9 Feb 2018

Williams v Accident Compensation Corporation (Independence Allowance)

Citation

[2018] NZACC 13
Court

District Court

Dr Schousboe's assessment was significantly flawed on its face because he identified emotional issues consistent with impairment but failed to calculate and then properly apportion impairment attributable to non-covered conditions as required by the ACC User Handbook; that flaw undermined the Corporation's decision to cease the independence allowance, necessitating quashing of the decision and a fresh assessment.
24 Nov 2010

SIEMER V THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR NEW ZEALAND CA CA126/2010

Citation

openlaw-a3968266_b386_4e80_baca_931b9934f98f.pdf
Court

Court of Appeal

The appeal is dismissed because the Solicitor-General had achieved the purpose of the contempt application by securing removal of the material and a personal undertaking, the appellant repeatedly failed in interlocutory applications and disobeyed court orders, and those circumstances fall within High Court Rules r14.6(4)(a) and (b) (and para (f)) justifying an award of indemnity costs; the judge was entitled to inquire into compliance and exhibited no bias.
23 Nov 2009

SHIVARH JEWELLY NAVARATNAM N RATNA HARAN V CHARIKA DEEPTHI WIJEWARDENA KULARATNE HC WN CIV 2009-485-2119

Citation

openlaw-14a50be4_1ca1_41ff_96d5_03c3b447be0e.pdf
Court

High Court

There was no basis to grant interim orders or an injunction to stop the Family Court hearing; the alleged issues do not justify High Court intervention and should largely be litigated in the Family Court, so the interim application is declined.

New Zealand Case Law

Williams v Accident Compensation Corporation (Independence Allowance)

SIEMER V THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR NEW ZEALAND CA CA126/2010

SHIVARH JEWELLY NAVARATNAM N RATNA HARAN V CHARIKA DEEPTHI WIJEWARDENA KULARATNE HC WN CIV 2009-485-2119