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1. TT v M Ltd & I Ltd [2025] NZDT 137 (28 February 2025) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...company). This includes reimbursement of all fees and interest, and compensation for stress, hurt and humiliation. 4. The issues to be determined are: a) Is I Ltd liable to pay compensation for the incorrect mention of a partner on the application form? b) Was the full initial disclosure made? If not, did the continuing disclosures (credit card statements) cover the required information for an initial disclosure? c) Did M Ltd breach legal obligations to the customer by delay in closi...

2. [2025] NZEmpC 159 McCormack v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...4(1A) of the Act and principle 6 of the Privacy Act 2020.6 Specifically, it requested information regarding Mr McCormack that was produced or otherwise sent or received, involving a number of the RBNZ individuals. Mr McCormack made further requests for information from the RBNZ post termination. [41] On 26 September 2024 Ms Rowe wrote to Mr McCormack following the 11 September 2024 meeting to address his concerns around his protected disclosures and explain why his allegations...

3. Pio v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 010 [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...2015, the Corporation accepted cover for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, with an accident date of 21 March 2014 (when he first sought treatment). [10] On 9 September 2015, Mr Pio had an initial client interview with the Corporation. He informed the Corporation that he developed carpal tunnel gradually while working in a mussel factory. He left the factory and started a job with Pelorus Logging in Blenheim, where he was going well for approximately twelve months when symptoms...

4. FV v UE Ltd [2022] NZDT 140 (1 September 2022) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...confusion in the communications between the parties was due to the issue over proof of purchase. Conclusion 13. For these reasons the claim is dismissed. Referee: K Rendall Date: 1 September 2022 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a r...

5. N Ltd v ES [2024] NZDT 74 (17 January 2024) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...photographs in support of this. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 24. NB responded that the ‘re-grown’ poplars will not take the same shape as the original poplars. They will not have a strong main trunk, they will be more ‘bushy’ in form, they will not grow to the same height, and they will be more vulnerable to broken branches and wind damage. 25. I accept that argument. Simply allowing the poplars to grow back will not return NB to the position that he was in be...

6. CI v T Society [2025] NZDT 207 (9 July 2025) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...to Dr T b. If he is, are there any grounds in the contract on which T Society can reduce the amount claimed? Is CI entitled under his insurance policy with T Society to reimbursement for visits to Dr T 9. An insurance policy is simply a form of contract, and the question of cover is therefore to be considered as a matter of contractual interpretation. The onus of proving that the policy does CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 provide cover in these circumstances is on...

7. LCRO 97/2019 DH v MB (29 June 2020) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...whether they talked about relationship property issues, including clause 4 of the RPA which concerns the “interming[ling]” of separate property “with any share the property”, and estate protection. [94] As noted earlier, Ms DH says when requested by her, the firm was unable to produce any file notes made by Mr MB recording Mrs RS’s instructions, and his advice to Mrs RS. (b) Mrs RS’s statutory declaration, May 2015 (i) Parties’ positions [95] Ms DH similarly c...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Fendall [2018] NZLCDT 26 [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...relapse of her condition and received payments from November 2011 to April 2014 (of $14,164 to $14,816 per month). [9] A condition of the policy, to enable continuation of the payments to Ms Fendall, required her to submit monthly declaration forms, in which she was required to disclose whether she had undertaken any work activities and/or received any income during the period since the previous claim payment. She was also required to declare that her statements were “… true...

9. [2017] NZEmpC 146 Yu v Zespri International Ltd [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...Richards and A Kirk, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 17 November 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL What are the problems? [1] This judgment resolves complex issues of disclosure, as raised by Mr Joseph Yu against his former employer, Zespri International Ltd (Zespri). [2] Four main issues are raised for Mr Yu. These are: a) whether certain documents are subject to solicitor-client privilege; b) whether certain documents are subject to litigation privi...

10. NP v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 502 (13 June 2024) [pdf, 129 KB]

    CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 502 APPLICANT NP RESPONDENT B Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. NP had a collision in her car, a [vehicle], in December 2023. NP had insured her car with B Ltd, who arranged for the repairs to be done. NP was due to collect her car after it had been repaired on 17 January 2024, but B Ltd advised her the rep...