Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 80/07
Hearing date 20 Mar 2007
Determination date 20 March 2007
Member J Wilson
Representation M Ryan ; R Smith & A Steele
Location Auckland
Parties Eagle Technology Group Ltd v Maskell & Ors
Other Parties Coppins, Trilogy Solutions Ltd
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for removal to Employment Court and urgency - Applicant sought number of injunctions, penalties and damages against respondents for breach of employment agreements – Applicant filed identical application in Employment Court – Court to consider within next few days whether it had appropriate jurisdiction to consider injunctions sought – Appropriate to address question of removal prior to hearing – Nature of application satisfied Authority granting of urgency appropriate – First and second respondents consented to removal – Third respondent did not consent on grounds no complaint before Authority or Court supported it being a party to either proceeding – Important question of law likely to arise other than incidentally – Third respondent’s objection to being party to proceedings best dealt with by Court as part of progression of case – Matter removed to Court
Result Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s178;ERA s178(2);ERA s178(2)(a)
Cases Cited Axiom Rolle PRP Valuations Services Ltd v Kapadia (2006) 3 NZELR 390
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: aa 80_07.pdf [pdf 18 KB]