| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 145A/04 |
| Determination date | 17 December 2004 |
| Member | P R Stapp |
| Representation | S Hornsby ; S Hughes |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Barnardos Charitable Trust v Cave and Ors |
| Other Parties | Cottam, Duncan |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application by respondents for adjournment - Change of representative - New representative unable to attend investigation meeting due to long-standing arrangements to take children on holiday - Postponing investigation would disadvantage applicant by further reducing period during which restraint of trade could potentially be enforced - Respondent's decision to change representative in full knowledge of time-frame - Not usual practice to grant adjournments to obtain legal aid - Adjournment declined - Advised one respondent had withdrawn - Not up to respondent to withdraw - Unless applicant consented to withdrawal respondent remained party to proceedings |
| Result | Application declined ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s159 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
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