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1. LCRO 224/2020 & LCRO 230/2020 EZ v MQ and MQ v EZ (19 May 2021) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...commenced working for PLD on 5 December 2019. [9] Unfortunately, problems developed in the employment relationship and on 5 January 2020 Mr EZ resigned, that resignation to take effect on 12 January 2020. Mr EZ made request of Ms MQ to refund the fees he had paid for immigration services she had rendered. [10] On 27 January 2020, Ms MQ wrote to Mr EZ to advise that she had been instructed by PLD in respect to the company’s employment dispute with Mr EZ. In that correspondence,...

2. [2025] NZIACDT 05 – YI v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is YI, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by ZA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 7 March 2023. [...

3. [2025] NZIACDT 06 – DH v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is DH, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by ZA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 30 March 2023....

4. [2025] NZIACDT 04 EI v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is EI, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by ZA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 7 March 2023. [...

5. [2024] NZIACDT 32 - XI v Liu (16 December 2024) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is XI, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by XA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 14 March 2023....

6. [2024] NZEnvC 244 Bowkett v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...enforcement orders by WDC against Mr Bowkett. [4] The costs for which reimbursement is sought by WDC total $71,015.30. Reimbursement is sought for sums on a GST exclusive basis. WDC seeks indemnity costs for the survey, engineering review and legal fees, and half of the costs of its staff. [5] WDC submits that five of the six factors in clause 10.7(j) of the Environment Court Practice Note 2023 are applicable: (a) arguments advanced without substance – all of Mr Bowket’s argume...

7. Redruth v Dereham LCRO 154 / 2010 (10 November 2010) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...nevertheless continue with the claim. [16] In May 2009 the matter was heard before Randerson J, who, grating the strike out application in relation to F, concluded that there was no basis for such a claim. [17] The Practitioner had rendered fees to the Applicant which, at the date of the complaint, remained unpaid. It was apparent from the evidence that the Practitioner had attempted to recover his fees through the District Court and had obtained a default judgment that was late...

8. KB v WY LCRO 67 / 2011 (30 March 2012) [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...both Mr and Mrs PC as directors of ADL and dated 8 February 2010. [6] On that date, Mr WY sent a letter of engagement to “The Directors, [ADL ... North Island]”. Mrs PC was residing at that address. At the end of the section with regard to fees, the letter of engagement included the following sentence: “We will also deduct all other fees owed by [ADL] from the sale process.” [7] On the same day, Mr PC signed an authority addressed to Mr WY’s firm (ADM) which authorised t...

9. [2020] NZIACDT 20 - QM v Ng (14 May 2020) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...became a contractor to that company (the copy agreement sent to the Tribunal was not signed by Impact Migration). She agreed to provide immigration advice and processing services to clients of Impact Migration, in return for 15 per cent of its fee. [6] In June 2016, Mr Smith introduced the complainant’s partner to Ms Ng. The complainant is a national of Uganda. [7] In August and November 2016, Ms Ng filed visitor and work visa applications respectively for the complainant. Sh...

10. Sherburn v CAC 10017 & Harlows [2012] NZREADT 33 [pdf, 168 KB]

    ...provision for, these covenants and the second respondents allege that they were not made aware of them at that time. [9] On 26 March 2008, the second respondents discovered the three covenants and that led to a protracted legal dispute (in the civil jurisdiction) between the parties. [10] The transaction leading to the Harlows’ complaint concerned that 6 November 2007 agreement entered into by them (as purchasers) with Sherman Ltd (as vendor). That agreement was preceded by an e...