| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Auckland 118 |
| Determination date | 19 April 2017 |
| Member | E Robinson |
| Representation | M Moncur ; L Goffin |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Deng v Henry Feng Lawyers Ltd |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Determination of preliminary issue – Respondent sought to have applicant’s claims dismissed as frivolous or vexatious – Law Clerk |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –;PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Not certain that applicant’s claims are futile or would not succeed. Applicant’s claim not frivolous or vexatious. Application dismissed. |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s103(1)(b) ; ERA Second Schedule cl12A |
| Cases Cited | AFT v BCM [2015] NZEmpC 234;Creser v Tourist Hotel Corp of New Zealand (1990) 1 NZILR 1055 (LC);Lumsden v Sky City Management Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 225;New Zealand (with exceptions) Shipwrights etc Union v New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering etc IUOW & Ors (1989) ERNZ Sel Cas 516;Newick v Working In Limited [2012] NZEmpC 156, [2012] ERNZ 510;Norman v Mathews [1916] 85 LJKB 857 |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Auckland_118.pdf [pdf 187 KB] |