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1. TD v BT [2025] NZDT 256 (21 July 2025) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...2025. Reasons 1. In August 2018, BT enrolled his son at TD for the 2019 and following academic years. TD is a state integrated high school and accordingly is entitled to charge attendance dues. 2. BT signed the Application for Enrolment Form but subsequently did not sign the Attendance Dues Agreement. 3. BT’s son was provided a secondary school education at TD from 2019 until 2022. 4. It appears that BT was in difficult financial circumstances during much of the time, a...

2. [2022] NZACC 4 – CJ v ACC (18 January 2022) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...Hearing: 13 December 2021 Held at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: B Hinchcliff for the appellant F Becroft for the Accident Compensation Corporation Judgment: 18 January 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for mental injury caused by physical injury – s 26(1)(c) Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 14 September 2020. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review o...

3. National Standards Committee v Poananga [2012] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...were signed by claimants, including: 11.1. an Authority to Act; and 11.2. a Legal Aid application. Completion of Legal Aid applications 12. It was the usual practice in the chambers for the secondary provider to arrange to have the legal aid form filled out by the claimant. The secondary provider (or another suitably qualified person) then attested and dated the signature of the claimant after he or she (the claimant) had signed. They did so as a witness to the claimant's si...

4. MacGregor v Craig [2016] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...After Ms MacGregor lodged the sexual harassment claim the interest rate was increased by Mr Craig to 29%. [20] Ms MacGregor’s sudden resignation on 18 September 2014 followed a discussion between her and Mr Craig. One aspect of that discussion formed part of her sexual harassment claim while another related to what Ms MacGregor believed was Mr Craig’s refusal to talk about her rate of pay. Mr Craig’s view was that Ms MacGregor had no entitlement to an increase and in any case a...

5. Hartley v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for cost of treatment) [2023] NZACC 200 [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...at: Wellington/Whanganui-a-tara by AVL Appearances: B Hinchcliff for the Appellant F Becroft for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 12 December 2023 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for cost of treatment – Schedule 1, cl 1-2, Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 2 June 2021. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of t...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 94 Lund South Limited v Low [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...defendant did not need to press his application for an urgent hearing. [5] However, that meant that the challenge would not be resolved prior to the Authority’s investigation meeting unless the investigation meeting was deferred. Counsel were requested to liaise promptly with the Authority and advise the Court as to whether or not the currently scheduled investigation meeting should be deferred to allow the Court first to resolve the challenge. [6] On 21 May 2014, the defendant...

7. DB v H Ltd [2025] NZDT 98 (9 May 2025) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...multiple phone calls from H Ltd despite asking for all communications to be by email. DB said phone calls were so numerous that he blocked calls from AM. Following the hearing, DB sent in further evidence of communications. I have considered this information without reconvening the hearing for H Ltd to see it, because it has not affected my decision on this issue. On the other hand, AM said he could only find information on his telephone of three calls to DB. 24. I find no contraventio...

8. CA v DX & OX [2023] NZDT 17 (21 February 2023) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...it is reasonably foreseeable that psychological counselling will be required. Nor has any such counselling taken place as yet. I note that this incident occurred in October 2022. At the time of this hearing in February 2023, CA had not sought any form of professional counselling or assistance in relation to the matter. She has therefore not suffered any financial loss in relation to this. I am not satisfied that DX and OX are liable for these costs. 39. I acknowledge that DX and OX ha...

9. HJ Ltd v OI [2023] NZDT 140 (30 June 2023) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...dismissed. 44. There was a proper basis for HJ Ltd’s claim and HJ Ltd pursued it in a reasonable manner. 45. OI claim for costs is accordingly dismissed. Referee: S Simmonds Date: 30 June 2023 Page 5 of 5 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 re...

10. UW v GC Ltd [2024] NZDT 245 (17 March 2024) [pdf, 117 KB]

    ...particular. 45. Accordingly, the Tribunal finds that UW is not entitled to compensation for stress and emotional harm of his own making. Referee: L. Mueller Date: 17 March 2024 CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 5 of 5 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 rehe...