Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 216A/09
Determination date 21 December 2009
Member H Doyle
Representation S Cook, A Harlowe ; A Marsh
Location Christchurch
Parties Precision Tracking (NZ) Ltd (Formerly CTL Finance Ltd) v Tait
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) - Applicant challenging Authority’s interim determination - Applicant sought removal of substantive proceedings to EC - Respondent advised matter could be removed by consent on basis substantive hearing in EC set for following month - Authority found important question of law whether benefit of restraint of trade in employment agreement could be assigned to and enforced by third party - Found was urgency given nature of case and that was public interest in question of law in terms of employment law generally and not just between parties - Found by consent was matter that should be removed - Matter removed
Result Application granted ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s178(2);ERA s178(2)(a);ERA s178(2)(b)
Number of Pages 2
PDF File Link: ca 216a_09.pdf [pdf 12 KB]