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1. TQ v PU [2024] NZDT 266 (30 April 2024) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...Findings 7. In his submissions TQ referred to the law relating to misrepresentation, and to the Fair Trading Act 1986. 8. TQ feels that he has been treated unfairly by PU, and he maintains that PU lied to him about the reasons for informing him that the venue was no longer available. 9. Respectfully, I do not agree that the law of misrepresentation or the Fair Trading Act 1986 are relevant to this claim. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 10. TQ’s claim must be b

2. XH v T Ltd [2024] NZDT 746 (2 November 2024) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...delays for XH and his party. 2. When a van was received by XH, the party set off for the [Region 2]. During the journey, XH was stopped by Police. XH was told that there had been complaints received by T Ltd about XH’s driving. There were no formal complaints or charges but the Police retrieved the van from XH at the instruction of T Ltd which left XH and his party of passengers stranded in [Town]. 3. XH claims $1,960.00 for breach of contract. XH further claims there was a br...

3. DK v VP Ltd & VPV [2016] NZDT 944 (6 April 2016) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...terms and conditions recognise this at clause 10. [11] DK is a consumer as above and there is no evidence to suggest he was ‘in trade’ at the time he engaged VP Limited to park his car. Even if he was, I note there is nothing on the booking form provided by VP Limited that records that he is ‘acquiring the service in trade’. Any contracting out agreement where both parties are ‘in trade’ is required to be in writing and no such agreement has been formed in this case....

4. O Ltd v DI [2022] NZDT 67 (29 March 2022) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...6. DI did not seek further assistance from O Ltd and about a week after the initial contact, O Ltd sent her an invoice for $948.75. O Ltd.’s claim is for the amount of that invoice. 7. The issues to be determined are: • Was a contract formed between the parties? • If so, were services provided with reasonable care and skill by O Ltd? • Is part or all of the invoiced amount payable by DI? Was a contract formed between the parties? 8. I find that no contract was fo...

5. Rangahaua Whanui National Overview volume 3 [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...gives the total amount of land privately acquired through the court between 1865 and 1908 at 9 percent. The actual figure must be seen as slightly higher than this, since this is the most difficult figure to estimate and is the area left when all other forms of alienation, and remaining Maori land at 1908, are sub- tracted from the total area of the block. There is good reason to believe that there is some duplication in areas included for other instruments of alienation, inflating their totals...

6. Apostolakis v Attorney-General No. 1 (Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...the Domestic Violence Act or otherwise. [5.1.3] The claim attempts to inappropriately use the Tribunal as a forum to dispute matters which have resulted from Family Court orders under the Domestic Violence Act and in relation to Mrs Apostolakis’ former home. [5.2] The Tribunal has no jurisdiction to consider the claim because: [5.2.1] Mrs Apostolakis has not submitted to the Human Rights Commission a complaint relating to these specific claims of discrimination resulting from the Do...

7. QS v SQ [2023] NZDT 56 (21 February 2023) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...paid refunded by SQ? d) Is QS entitled to be paid $150.00 for shoes and food left behind? CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 What was QS’s and SQ’s agreement when QS moved into the property? 5. Parties to a contract must perform their respective obligations. If they do not, they will be in breach and need to account for any loss caused to the other party to the contract. A verbal agreement can be a legally enforceable contract. Sometimes terms will be implied in a...

8. C Ltd v ML [2025] NZDT 79 (5 February 2025) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...was done. ML says that given the quote required a 50% deposit that was never paid, no contract was entered into. 15. C Ltd seeks payment of $7199.00 which includes the original $6965.00 quoted works, with the balance reflecting the filing fee as claimed by the Applicant. ISSUES 16. The issues I need to determine are: a) Was there a contract formed between the parties? b) Whether costs can be claimed by the applicant? Was there a contract formed between the parties?...

9. AODT-Court-Operational-Policy-update-2023-v2.pdf [pdf, 367 KB]

   ...depending on the numbers of appearances. A 'whole day' in AODT Court is calculated on attendance at the Court for at least 8.5 hours. If the Court day is actually shorter than 8.5 hours, that should be reflected in a lesser time recorded and claimed on the 'Record of attendance/ invoice' form. • attendance at any whānau hui, which are required on occasion at the direction of the presiding judge • other attendances or preparation if required between court sit...

10. IX v HG [2022] NZDT 224 (23 November 2022) [pdf, 91 KB]

    ...repaired. It is therefore artificial to award IX compensation for repairs which will never be done. 10. For these reasons the claim is dismissed. Referee: LK Whineray Date: 23 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...