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1. GL v JS LCRO 289/2013 (30 October 2014) [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...briefcase. 2 [4] After leaving the shooting range JS went to his office. There he secured his briefcase with the pistol still in the side pocket.1 [5] Later that morning he went to the local Court building, taking with him a number of files. He put the files into his briefcase, but forgetting that the pistol was still in the side pocket, he omitted to remove it. [6] At the Court building he went through the normal security screening process. The usual objects such as l...

2. Kapohe Family Trust v Cleland [2012] NZWHT Auckland 28 [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...Paynes), the sixth respondents; and Ronald Palmer, Kyle Martin Sutherland, and Metro Realty Limited (the agent respondents), the seventh, eighth, and ninth respondents, were named by the claimants as respondents to their claim when the claim was filed on 6 September 2011. These respondents applied for removal and their applications were granted on 16 December 2011. The parties removed now seek costs from the claimants. [2] The claimants are now self-represented but they...

3. TC & AK v BH & TH [2021] NZDT 1306 (25 March 2021) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...of the Disputes Tribunal hearing there is no jurisdiction for the District Court to reach a finding different to that of the Referee. A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 days if you have been granted an...

4. [2020] NZEmpC 112 Mataura Valley Milk Ltd v Scott [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...on 10 May 2020 and remained there for four hours. (iii) The third device was an external hard drive described as WD Elements Se 25FE USB. This device was last connected to the laptop on 11 May 2020 and removed two hours later. (c) The files held on the laptop involved an exchange server belonging to Mataura Valley. The files created were stored on the user account, in a folder entitled “Happy Valley Nutrition Ltd” and “MVM”. This information indicated to Mr Hans...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 070 Seafort Holdings Limited v Far North District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...not encouraged but may be necessary if the Council does not undertake its obligations under the Act. D: Costs are reserved pending resolution or otherwise of the proceedings. REASONS Introduction [1] Seafort Holdings Llmited (Seafort) has filed an appeal under s 358 of the Act with the Court. The appeal on its face relates to "the unreasonable charges for unnecessary work undertaken by the Far North District Council (Council) to process a resource consent". The attac...

6. AFT v Tower Insurance Ltd [2022] CEIT-2022-0001 [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...and that GA raised concerns about the standard of repair in December 2014. In March 2015 GA made a formal complaint to Tower as he was not happy with the repairs. 1 Page 11 of the Policy. 3 The Claim [10] The Trust’s claim was filed in the Tribunal on 22 February 2022. The claim raises concerns about some of the repairs, alleging that they are defective and not to the standard required by the insurance policy. The Trust has asked that Tower remediate the repairs it sa...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 126 Guthrie v Queenstown lakes District Council [pdf, 239 KB]

   ..._________________________________________________________________ 2 A: The appellants are ordered to pay costs to the Council of $27,000.00. B: The appellants are ordered to pay costs to the Hanans of $3,000.00. REASONS Introduction The appellants filed on 9 April 2019 an appeal against a decision by Queenstown Lakes District Council (the Council) on their application to undertake a 14-lot subdivision in the rural area adjacent to the southern part of Arrowtown in the Waka...

8. C Ltd v V Ltd & LV [2023] NZDT 658 (21 November 2023) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...award half of that amount. b. The claim for ‘management time’ is dismissed. Time and inconvenience of this type Is part of the cost of operating this type of business, for which the landlord is compensated by way of receiving rent. Filing fee and photocopying costs 49. The claim seeks reimbursement of the filing fee, and photocopying costs. 50. The Disputes Tribunal has no power to award costs to any party, except in certain limited circumstances 51. The claim f...

9. BM v CT [2024] NZDT 620 (10 July 2024) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...owing to M Ltd by J Ltd. The outstanding invoices were paid in May 2024, but M Ltd says there are interest and collection costs still owing by J Ltd. M Ltd made demand of BM to pay these costs as guarantor of the obligations of J Ltd. 2. BM filed this claim seeking an order that she is not liable to pay $30,000.00 of the amount claimed by M Ltd. M Ltd has filed a counterclaim seeking an order that BM is liable to pay $30,000.00. The total amount M Ltd says is owing in interest and co...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 45 FAJ v GEK & HIL [pdf, 201 KB]

    ...CHRISTINA INGLIS (Application for freezing and ancillary orders) Introduction [1] The applicant has applied without notice for freezing and ancillary orders against the first and second respondents. [2] Draft proposed orders have been filed, together with an undertaking as to damages supported by affidavit evidence as to the applicant’s financial ability to meet any order for damages pursuant to the undertaking. [3] Counsel for the applicant has fully set out th...