Menzies matter (Part 2 of 2) - Did these now former liquidators cook the books?
Updated: Oct 10
Auckland security guard Levi Menzies applied to the Employment Court for a finding that he shouldn’t have ended up personally owing over $50,000 for a 2022 employee grievance raised against his failing startup.
After a tidy procedural loss last week, which was an application to extend time (by a whopping 9-10 months) to challenge a determination of the Employment Relations Authority (for the second time), Menzies attempted to reactivate his judicial review application, which has been parked since February.
Read what Judge Holden had to say about the unnamed liquidators (towards the end):
UPDATE, 10 October: Because the appeal/challenge could not be completed, under s 194 the judicial review could not proceed. The Court has confirmed that the application has been withdrawn with no issue as to costs.
A grievance was raised against Prime Focus Security Ltd in June 2022, and it was placed in liquidation in September 2022. The employee's former legal team recklessly oversold its ability to get blood out of a stone by "piercing the corporate veil" - a security guard is unlikely to have $52,000 stored in the cookie jar!
It's a second procedural loss but what was more important than the result is publication of the fact that the attempt was made.
The Menzies matter was also raised with the NZICA Disciplinary Tribunal which is potentially more impactful. Excerpts from its September 2025 determination, redacted to comply with a non-publication order, follow:
Tristam Price, Editor
Menzies v Corrigan - Imran Kamal
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