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1. MB v NQ [2020] NZDT 1374 (30 October 2020) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...NZDT 1374 APPLICANT MB RESPONDENT NQ The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. NQ engaged employment advocacy firm [Firm] to act for her in an employment dispute. At the time that contract was formed MB was contracting to [Firm] and became NQ’s advocate. 2. NQ’s dispute was to go to mediation with her former employer on Monday 6 May 2019 with MB attending as her [Firm] advocate. MB rang NQ on the morning of the mediation to con...

2. OP v U Ltd & B Ltd [2024] NZDT 823 (15 October 2024) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...there was no written agreement for storage. B Ltd accepted that no written documentation was given to OP at the time of entry into the arrangement and that no terms and conditions were given to OP at that time. Particularly, OP was not given the information that B Ltd considered it had the ability to sell OP’s property for non-payment. I do not consider that B Ltd has been able to establish on the balance of probabilities that there was a term in the contract to this effect. 9. The...

3. LL & TM v I Ltd & TE [2023] NZDT 730 (7 December 2023) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...additional $3,450.00 and, when they did not pay that sum, refusing to lower the house onto the new piles. [11] TE said that he had been initially aware that the obtaining of the building consent might take some time. He said that the applicants had informed him that the building consent had been issued in December 2022 and he had subsequently gone to the site on 1 and 2 February and placed the house on metal stands to enable the piling work to be done. His expectation was that the pili...

4. EJ v UQ Ltd [2015] NZDT 834 (29 September 2015) [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...second hand from UR Ltd in 2010. At that time the Jeep was covered by the balance of a 3 year manufacturer’s warranty which expired in July 2012. [2] UQ Ltd is the local authorised service repair centre for Jeep. Between 2010 and 2012, at EJ’s request, UQ Ltd carried out 27 warranty claims to the value of $30,000 without cost to him. [3] In November 2014 EJ filed a claim for $10,887.51 from UQ LTd. EJ is unhappy with two of the repairs undertaken in 2012 by UQ Ltd (to the front...

5. [2021] NZACC 9 - Stryder v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...[Treatment Injury ss 26(1)(c) 32 and 33 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] At issue on this appeal is a decision by the Corporation on 28 April 2017 in which it declined Mr Stryder’s claim for cover for a treatment injury. Background [2] Mr Stryder has cover for a previous lumbar and ligament sprain sustained on 16 April 2014 when he injured his lower back lifting a tandem trailer. [3] He was referred to Graha...

6. [2021] NZACC 9 - Stryder v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...Injury ss 26(1)(c) 32 and 33 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] At issue on this appeal is a decision by the Corporation on 28 April 2017 in which it declined Mr Stryder’s claim for cover for a treatment injury. Background [2] Mr Stryder has cover for a previous lumbar and ligament sprain sustained on 16 April 2014 when he injured his lower back lifting a tandem trailer. [3] He was referred to Grahame Ingl...

7. [2011] NZEmpC 109 Evolution E Business Limited v Smith [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...plaintiff Defendant in person assisted by Mr Brian Smith JP Judgment: 26 August 2011 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD Introduction [1] In this proceeding, the plaintiff (Evolution) seeks an award of damages and other relief against its former employee, Mr Benjamin Smith, for alleged breaches of his employment agreement, in particular, alleged breaches of his duties of good faith and confidentiality. The principal allegation made against Mr Smith is that during the course o...

8. [2011] NZEmpC 9 Naturex Limited v Rogers [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...settlement conference although the Court has been reluctant to award the costs of mediation under the Employment Relations Act 2000. [21] Judge Shaw went on to note: [16] In Simpson v BB’s New Zealand Ltd, 12 the High Court agreed that a request for costs of a judicial settlement conference was novel. It noted that such conferences are not included in the schedule of costs in the High Court Rules and held that this was a deliberate policy to encourage parties to attend an...

9. Form 34 - Family legal aid - Tax invoice - Maintenance [pdf, 518 KB]

   Templates V10 – July 2016 page 1 07/16 form 34 Legal aid file no. Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee Maintenance Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Provider number Name of law firm Firm number Details of claim Date latest activity completed Date of final disposition (if final invoice) Interim invoice Fin...

10. Form 34 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Maintenance [pdf, 519 KB]

    Templates V12 – August 2017 page 1 08/17 form 34 Legal aid file no. Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee Maintenance Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Provider number Name of law firm Firm number Details of claim Date latest activity completed Date of final disposition (if final invoice) Interim invoice F...