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1. CO v B Ltd & Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 718 (16 September 2024) [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...the van, he discovered there were dents and scratches on it. He contacted Q Ltd with photos of the dents and scratches and a quote for the cost of repair but Q Ltd refused to cover any of the cost on the basis that it was not a brand new vehicle. CO filed a claim in the Disputes Tribunal. 2. This is claim for damages for repairs required to a vehicle in the sum of $5,789. The agreement provides that because the vehicle was bought for business purposes, the Consumer Guarantees Act wou...

2. VI & BB Ltd v QN & Ors [2024] NZDT 720 (9 September 2024) [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...She says when she saw the quality of the work she decided to cancel the lease. She seeks an order that the Respondent is liable to pay her $11,231.66 which is a deposit of two months rent she paid when the lease was signed. 3. The Respondent has filed a counterclaim seeking an order that VI is liable to pay it $21,241.66, which is two months of rent for March and April 2024 (a total of $10,541.66) together with $10,700.00 that the Respondent says it paid for work on the shop that it sa...

3. Bryan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Attendant Care Payments) [2024] NZACC 155 (30 September 2024) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...1 November 1988 and suffered from spastic tetraplegia and epilepsy. On 15 July 1992, Jessica was prescribed Epilim to control her seizures. She remained on this medication for a number of years. [3] In 2020, a claim for treatment injury was filed with the Corporation on behalf of Jessica by her mother, the second appellant, Alicia Bryan, claiming that the Epilim had had a profound long-term impact on Jessica’s weight and cognition. It was noted that Jessica’s weight loss an...

4. UN v DT [2024] NZDT 844 (11 November 2024) [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...subsequently purchased the vehicle which only a month later, suffered a complete breakdown and literally came to a stop on the [redacted] motorway, and had to be towed. 7. It cost UN $7,000.00 for what he said was a complete rebuild. 8. UN then filed this application seeking reimbursement of $3,500.00, being half the repair cost. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 5 Background 9. DT had been transparent in his [online sales website] advertisement. 10. In the advertise...

5. OIA-120501.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...7. Any document relating to the possibility of introducing a system that would see reparations paid by the Ministry/ State from a centralised fund. 8. How do victims of crime find out about the remaining reparations they are owed? Do they have to file an application to access court documents and, if so, are they charged the filing fee? 9. If they are charged a filing fee, how many such fees have been charged in the past 10 years and what has been the amount paid, broken down by year?...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 171 Lanigan v Fonterra Brands (New Zealand) Ltd (Interlocutory (No 3) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...the law. [15] Having balanced the above matters, I am satisfied that it is appropriate to appoint a pūkenga. The following directions are made: (a) Counsel for the Privacy Foundation is to liaise with counsel for the parties with a view to filing with the Court a list of appropriate pūkenga, preferably by agreement. The list should be filed within 15 working days. (b) Counsel for the Privacy Foundation is to liaise with counsel for the parties with a view to agreeing a draf...

7. TM & YM v K Ltd [2024] NZDT 608 (6 June 2024) [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...September 2023. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 13. The Applicant’s produced documents from a kitchen company which indicated that a similar kitchen to that installed would have been around $15,000.00 plus GST. There were no other documents filed by either party to establish the quantum of loss. 14. There are two components to the applicant’s loss their direct economic loss, the difference in price between a solid wood kitchen and that of what they receive and the loss of w...

8. N Ltd v ZM & DX [2024] NZDT 444 (23 April 2024) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...and DX acknowledged that more work had been done by N Ltd to let the property than they had realised, but maintained that NN had overstated the price in the first place and had not kept them appropriately informed. 14. There is evidence on the file of communication in the form of brief updates, and NN says he let them know when there was something to report on. 15. Further, I do not consider the fact that the property was tenanted quickly once a new property manager was appointed to...

9. BK & KK v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 405 (3 July 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...hours at $90.00 per hour. They also request the cost of their travel to the hearing today. [10 ] At the hearing on 9 April 2024, Q Ltd provided no defence to the claim because, said SK, Q Ltd had not received the documents that KK and BK had filed. The hearing was adjourned for the documents to be provided to Q Ltd. Q Ltd did not appear at the continued hearing today. The issue [11] The questions for me to decide are: - whether KK and BK are entitled to reject the pump and...

10. ET v F Ltd & EN [2024] NZDT 562 (9 August 2024) [pdf, 199 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 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you hav...