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1. Notice to Registrar response to third party claim [pdf, 187 KB]

   Form 85 Ministry of Justice Collections Unit  www.justice.govt.nz/fines/civil-debt 0800 233 222 Notice to registrar: response to third party claim Court reference number Agent reference number This notice relates to the court case between (Full name of judgment creditor(s))  and (Full name of judgment debtor)  To a registrar of a District Court This document notifies you that: Select one of the following: I accept (Name of third party’s)  claim to ownership of the fol...

2. Legal aid for civil family disputes [pdf, 845 KB]

   Legal aid for civil & family disputes Information about applying for civil & family disputes legal aid If you have any problems meeting your arrangements, contact the Debt Management Group on 0800 600 090 as soon as possible. Your repayment plan may be changed, or in some cases the Commissioner may decide to write off some or all of your legal aid debt or the interest component, if you can’t repay it. If you do not repay or sort out your legal aid debt with the Debt M...

3. Meulenbroek v Vision Antenna Systems Ltd (Costs) [2015] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...Meulenbroek’s proceedings being a test case, it is, as mentioned, more a case of applying unchallenged law to the specific facts. The Tribunal reached the conclusion at [159] that by the “widest of margins” Vision had failed to establish to the civil standard the “unreasonable disruption” exception in s 28(3). The decision by Vision to defend these proceedings was fundamentally misguided. [14] Vision submits the awarding of costs against a small business will compound a negat...

4. [2023] NZREADT 28 - Whalan and Partners Ltd v CAC2107 & SL (06 October 2023) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...after the “$” symbol in what appears to be blue ink. It was followed in the printed script by “(plus/incl GST)” with a cross through “plus” probably in blue ink. [8] The “All transactions” part of the “Bayleys Schedule of Fees” section of the contract stated in bold at item 2 (p 6 of the contract):2 All charges are exclusive of GST. GST is payable in addition to all charges. [9] The annexed comparative market analysis (CMA) referred to in cl 7.3 gave a ran...

5. Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...deciding whether to make an award of costs, the Tribunal must take into account the fundamental principle of better protection of human rights in New Zealand and in particular, the fundamental principle of preserving access to courts: [6.1] Court fees and costs burdens may de facto prevent people from pursuing the vindication of their rights in proceedings available to them before the Tribunal, thereby violating their right under the ICCPR, art 14(1) to equal access to courts. See the d...

6. 30-June-Legal-Aid-News.pdf [pdf, 596 KB]

   ...their Families Act The Vulnerable Children Amendments to the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989 comes into force on Friday 1 July 2016. The Legal Services Commissioner consulted on the related new legal aid activities and changes to fee schedules between 21 November to 19 December 2015. New fees have been added to the Children & Young Persons fixed fee schedule to accommodate:  a new type of guardianship order (special guardianship) for children leaving state fu...

7. [2022] NZIACDT 1 - ZI v Wan (19 January 2022) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...complainant desired to reside in New Zealand permanently. [5] On 14 March 2018, the complainant and Mr Wan entered into an immigration service agreement. Mr Wan would assist in making a residence application for the complainant and her two sons. The fee was $20,000 (incl. GST), payable in instalments according to certain steps in the process (with Immigration NZ’s fees additional). [6] Mr Wan lodged an expression of interest (EOI) for residence in the investor category on ab...

8. Director of Proceedings v Smith (Costs) [2020] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...whether an award of costs is to be made in favour of the defendant who successfully applied for a final order permanently suppressing her name. That application had been strongly opposed by the Director of Proceedings. The primary principle in civil courts – costs follow the event [2] In civil litigation before the courts, the primary principle is that the unsuccessful party should pay costs (“costs follow the event”), that is, a sum which represents a reasonable contribution t...

9. LCRO 33/2016 GW v AX (27 June 2018) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...to Ms TK’s instructions. At some point Ms TK gave [SGS] her Republic of India passport as it was required for submission to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) to support the work visa application. [6] [SGS] later rendered a tax invoice for their fees in relation to the work visa application (which had been unsuccessful), but that was not paid within the 14 days stipulated in the terms of engagement. [7] In February 2015, first by phone to Ms GW and thereafter in writing, Mr AX reque...

10. Vikashwarjeet and Devi v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 82 (15 September 2014) [pdf, 203 KB]

    ...application lodged with Immigration New Zealand. Immigration New Zealand declined the application on character grounds and considered the application was potentially improper due to non- disclosure. [4] An unlicensed person carried out some of the work, fees were mishandled, and when this Tribunal cancelled Ms Devi’s licence, she did not tell them and arrange for continuing representation. [5] The Tribunal upheld the complaint, and found Ms Devi was party to an unlicensed person prov...