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Sammie Maxwell v Cycling New Zealand-costs
Costs application- athlete applying for substantial costs –Cycling New Zealand – resists application – hearing – exceptional case – substantial award appropriate – $15,000 costs awarded in favour of athlete
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Anon v NZCPA
Decision on application for costs.
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Central Rugby League Club v Bay of Plenty District Rugby League (decision on costs)
Overview: Successful application for costs by an applicant who had succeeded in its original appeal (in a decision dated 25 October 2019).
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Tim Curr v Motorcycling New Zealand Inc
Overview: Costs – costs order sought by respondent – costs sought in accordance with High Court costs rules – Tribunal does not operate under those rules – appellant partly successful in appeal as to penalty but unsuccessful on other grounds – appellant represented by father who was not a lawyer – respondent claimed conduct of father…
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Christopher Cox v KartSport New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sporting organisation (KartSport) that junior kart driver breached rules during race by overtaking after a yellow flag was shown – field of play – Tribunal cannot question in these circumstances whether yellow flag should have been shown or not – however this did not dispose of issue of whether was…
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Noel Curr v Motorcycling New Zealand Inc (ST 09/08)
Overview: Costs – costs order sought by respondent after appeal struck out for being out of time – costs sought in accordance with High Court costs rules – Tribunal does not operate under those rules – not appropriate case to award costs – costs application dismissed.
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Tony Heuvel v Speedway New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sporting organisation – saloon car driver suspended for 12 months for competing with allegedly illegal carburettor on his car – some breaches of natural justice in way manner matter dealt with in Directors’ meeting and Appeal Committee hearing including: determining engine illegal without hearing from appellant; lack of information provided…
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Noel Curr v Motorcycling New Zealand Inc (19/07)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Appeal against penalty, Costs, Disciplinary appeals, Natural justiceOverview: Appeal against decision of national sporting organisation – member of Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ), who was the president of one of the affiliated clubs, was suspended by MNZ for 3 years and fined for a course of conduct bringing the sport into disrepute – included making allegedly defamatory comments about senior MNZ members in e-mails…
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Daisy Thomas v Surfing New Zealand
Appeal against decision of NSO, Bias, Costs, Non-selection for NZ team, Selection/nomination appeals, Selection/nomination criteria: whether material on which could reasonably be based, Selection/nomination criteria: whether properly followed/implemented, Selection/nomination criteria: whether reasonable opportunity to satisfyOverview: Appeal against non-selection for NZ junior surfing team – whether selection criteria properly followed – whether appellant offered reasonable opportunity to satisfy selection criteria – whether bias (one of the selectors had coached rival selected ahead of appellant) – whether material on which the selection decision could be based – deficiencies in SNZ’s processes but…
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O’Connor v Motorsport New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sports organisation – appellant appealed against decision of Motorsport NZ (MNZ) not to grant homologation (ie approval) for a roll protection bar on his racing car – whether lifting eye (attached to roll bar and used to tow car) was part of the roll bar – MNZ refused homologation as…
