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1. Stryder v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 125 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...from the initial medical assessment and the functional capacity evaluation was that Mr Stryder was fit for his pre-injury employment as a chef. Weekly compensation ceased on 18 October 2010. [7] On 21 May 2019, Mr Stryder’s GP completed forms for assessing entitlement to a lump sum payment. The GP noted that Mr Stryder was suffering from PTSD and anxiety. Since these conditions were not covered injuries, he could not be assessed for a lump sum payment. However, the Corporat...

2. KH & KX v MX [2022] NZDT 63 (5 June 2022) [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...Commercial Law Act 2017 (CCLA)). These provisions then reinforce the position of buyer beware in private sales except in limited circumstances. 8. If the buyer can establish that a misrepresentation was made in the process of the contract being formed, then the buyer can make a claim. Section 35 of the CCLA provides that when a buyer has been induced to enter a contract by a misrepresentation, whether innocent or fraudulent that person is entitled to damages as if the representation w...

3. F Ltd v O Ltd [2023] NZDT 374 (28 July 2023) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...work at all. He rejected the suggestion the two of them had ever been friends. He later said that BQ had come to his premises to drink kava, and on that occasion did some work on some light fittings. That work took at most about an hour and was performed while drinking kava in between. 5. BQ, as the applicant, bears the burden of proving his claim on the balance of probabilities. It needs to be ‘more likely than not’ that his version of events is true. 6. BQ acknowledged that...

4. H Ltd v QH [2023] NZDT 771 (14 December 2023) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...has paid $9,600.00, as it forgot to account for the $1,000.00 garage deduction when calculating payment. In other words, it has paid more than I have calculated. However, as the amount paid is less that the original budget, and because U Ltd has not formally counterclaimed for a refund, no further adjustment is required. Referee: J P Smith Date: 14 December 2023 Page 4 of 4 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe...

5. UD v TT [2025] NZDT 5 (9 April 2025) [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...($11,869.09 to write off the car based on a pre-accident value of $13,000.00 and a wreck value of $2,901.87). B Ltd has therefore claimed the lesser amount of $10,829.57 which would have been the cost had the car been repaired. 18. TT took the information provided by B Ltd to a local mechanic who suggested that the pre-accident value of UD’s car would be around $6,500 to $8,900.00, and that therefore the amount claimed was too high. 19. However, B Ltd have provided a valuation o...

6. LB v VB Ltd [2022] NZDT 123 (25 August 2022) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...finance of $39,000 from NUG. The balance of the purchase price of $30,000 was noted on the sale document as being paid in cash, however LB claims he did not pay that amount and was to pay it off in instalments directly to VB Ltd. This arrangement was informal and is not recorded on any paperwork. 2. LB claims that after he had possession of the vehicle for approximately 6 months, he was pulled over by the Police and was told the vehicle was stolen. The matter was then investigated...

7. FH v UO Ltd [2023] NZDT 16 (25 February 2023) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...Reasons 1. In 2021, FH bought tickets for a Guns n Roses concert from UO Ltd for $570.00. The concert was originally to be held in November 2021 but was postponed because of the Covid pandemic. The new date was 8 December 2022. FH had been informed by UO Ltd that she had a credit for the new date. In October 2022, FH tried to get her new tickets. They were not recorded on her account, and despite numerous attempts to contact UO Ltd, the company failed to respond. The date for the co

8. LI Ltd v OZ [2022] NZDT 34 (30 March 2022) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...was unexpected, and the resultant impact was unavoidable. 10. For these reasons the claim is dismissed, and I have not discussed the other issues. Referee: N Gold Date: 30 March 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...

9. BD Ltd v N Ltd [2023] NZDT 165 (27 June 2023) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...two or more persons declare their consent as to any act or thing to be done or forborne by one side for the benefit of the other side. A promise or agreement is not legally binding and enforceable as a contract unless the requirements for contract formation, including certainty of agreement, and consideration, are satisfied. In this claim, I find certainty of agreement and consideration were not satisfied. 7. I have considered the submissions and evidence presented by both parties. Timi...

10. DK Ltd v UT [2024] NZDT 338 (23 May 2024) [pdf, 91 KB]

    ...as best as he could recall with respect to this discussion, but I do not consider it supported, to any significant degree, the applicant’s version of what happened. 7) If there was no agreement to the level of a contract, even if verbal and informal, I need to also consider whether, for the purposes of the law of quasi-contract, there could be said to have been, objectively, a reasonable expectation by the applicant that he would be compensated for storage. Whilst the applicant migh...