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1. NZ Domaine Investments Ltd v Tauranga City Council [2013] NZWHT Auckland 30 [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...seeking interest on the cost of the remedial work and the lost rent. The Act provides for interest to be awarded at the rate not exceeding the 90 day bill rate plus two per cent.7 A schedule of interest was attached to Mr Plummer’s brief. At my request this was recalculated and filed with the Tribunal on the day of the hearing. The 90 day bill rate plus 2 per cent is 4.69 per cent. The schedule prepared by Mr Plummer calculates interest on each payment made from the date of t...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 84 GSTech Ltd v A Labour Inspector of the MBIE [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction [1] The Labour Inspector brought an action in the Employment Relations Authority against GSTech Ltd (GSTL) and Mr Sharma, the plaintiff company’s sole director and shareholder, on behalf of a former employee, Mr Kumar. The action spanned a number of claims, focusing on a claim that Mr Kumar had not been paid for his hours of work at the minimum wage. [2] The Authority dismissed all of the Labour Inspector’s claims.1 It did, h...

3. Austin & Ors v Houghton & Ors [2014] NZWHT Auckland 6 [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...that allowed water ingress and that, as a result, the house required extensive remedial work. One of these defects was attributable to the original roofing work. The “kick out” to the ends of the apron flashings 4 were inadequately formed which allowed moisture to drain in behind the cladding. [12] After receiving the assessor’s report, the Austins obtained a report from another building expert, Barry Gill. Mr Gill commented that the inadequately formed kick ou...

4. B Ltd v R Ltd [2024] NZDT 169 (17 April 2024) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...the engine returned from its rebuild and subsequent repair with R Ltd with low oil pressure issues. B Ltd paid R Ltd a total of $13,336.69 for their work. SD sent the vehicle to NH in [city], who had extensive engine rebuild experience in high performance environments, to have the engine’s work assessed and repaired. NH provided a report dated 22 November 2023, gave evidence at the hearing on 17 January 2024 and provided a follow-up report dated 16 April 2024 in response to witnes...

5. I Ltd v BW [2022] NZDT 246 (6 December 2022) [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...heading. Incorrect and self-contradictory advice 26. BW submitted that UI gave her “contradictory and changing advice” that was “wholly inadequate and nonsensical”. 27. These sorts of criticisms are too general and subjective to form the basis of an argument that UI failed to meet her legal duty to exercise reasonable care and skill. 28. BW’s submissions contain several specific allegations about incorrect or misleading advice: a. In May 2019, UI prepared a let...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 Rangahaua Whānui District Auckland [pdf, 6.3 MB]

   ...... the mouth of the Waimata Rivet, justsouthofTe Poroporo (eapeTurnagain1,-­ extending to the Manawatu River at its southern reach before entering the gorge. This is an area of about two million acres. 1 It is unlikely that the described region formed a distinct unit in Maori times. The mountains in the east and coast in the. south are clear-cut, but the exact northern line was merely the result of colonial administration boundary drawing. There was also considerable movement through th...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 183 Snowdon v Radio New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...intends to rely as an answer to the case as made by the amended statement of claim, it is unnecessary to file a statement of defence to the amended statement of claim. (b) ... [16] After hearing argument on 30 September 2013, I agreed, at the request of Mr Fletcher, to defer the commencement of the hearing until 1 October 2013. I also directed Mr Quigg to serve amended statements of defence to the amended statements of claim before 5.00 pm on 30 September 2013. My order was c...

8. M Ltd v ON [2023] NZDT 389 (21 September 2023) [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...XC in a document dated 9 May 2022. The digger remained in N Ltd’s possession while it sourced parts, and eventually repair work was completed. N Ltd’s total invoice, dated 9 May 2023, was for $6,354.30. XC had contacted ON on 16 March 2023 to inform him that defects had been found in the digger, and had requested a contribution to the cost of repairing them. [4] XC said that he had not expected to pay so much to N Ltd, but the costs had increased as N Ltd had found problems with the...

9. Shankar v Ahuja [2015] NZIACDT 36 (31 March 2015) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...complying application. [2.5] The complainant instructed Mr Ahuja to complete the renewal of passports and attended to matters to allow him to lodge the application for a second time. [2.6] Immigration New Zealand gave Mr Ahuja time to provide further information relating to passport renewal, which was in his own control as he had the complainant’s instructions to deal with the passport renewals. [2.7] Mr Ahuja, in the face of strict time limits, failed to comply with Immigration New...

10. T Ltd v S Ltd [2022] NZDT 219 (30 November 2022) [pdf, 174 KB]

    ...to continue to use T Ltd’s services, this risk was ever-present to T Ltd. In these circumstances, T Ltd cannot reasonably claim loss profit over time. Referee: J.F. Tunnicliffe Date: 30 November 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 rehe...