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1. Strickland v Gaensicke [2011] NZWHT Auckland 46 [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...changes were made to the design of the mezzanine floors, roof height in some locations and spacing of joists. During a failed pre-line check in May 2001 and a recheck in July 2001 the Council inspector noted some of the changes to the plans and requested further documentation. The paper records suggest little was done about this until construction was almost complete. At that stage either the Council or Andre approached Mr Burrows for certification that the dwelling was still...

2. TQ v OC [2021] NZDT 1620 (26 July 2021) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...recourse available to him or her. Under section 35 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (CCLA) when someone has been induced to enter a contract by a misrepresentation, whether innocent or fraudulent, that person is entitled to damages (a form of compensation) as if the representation were a term of the contract that has been breached. 6. A misrepresentation must be untrue and a statement of past or present fact. 7. It is not enough for a party to say that a representation c...

3. HN v N Ltd [2023] NZDT 146 (16 June 2023) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...ordered to pay $48 to N Ltd by 5pm on 19 July 2023. Reasons: 2. HN had an appointment to see a doctor at N Ltd on 14th June 2022 to obtain a driver’s medical certificate. The appointment went as planned where a few checks were completed, and a form was filled which would assist HN with his driver’s licence. 3. After the appointment, HN was given an invoice for $98 by the reception at the clinic which is the subject of this dispute. 4. HN is of the view that this fee sh...

4. [2012] NZEmpC 31 RHB Chartered Accountants Limited and Brown and Wilkins v Rawcliffe [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...costs associated with the preparation for, and attendance at, mediation. [2] The defendant had pursued a grievance against the wrong respondents in the Authority. This was pointed out to the defendant at an early stage and the Authority was requested to determine the matter, effectively as a preliminary issue. The Authority declined to adopt this course and instead directed the parties to mediation. 1 [2011] NZERA Auc...

5. Perkins v ACC [2013] NZACA 19 [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...always be careful about medications he takes in the future and be careful about exposure to sunlight, although obviously it is impossible for him to always avoid either of these.” 3 This is a rare form of inflammatory dermatitis where the skin separates in layers and which causes universal itching. The skin is red, thickened and scaly. Universal inflammation of the skin may cause heart failure and may lead to hypothermia due to excessiv...

6. LCRO 180/2018 & 186/2018 KM on behalf of XYZ Trust v DF (5 May 2020) [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...Billable hours that served no useful purpose save to generate those hours, and for which payment was received; (c) Failure (in July 2015) to recognise that an affidavit with the 1st delivery of discovered documents from the defendant was visibly informal, and was otherwise erroneous in several aspects; (d) Failure (in August 2015) to notify the plaintiff of the filing of an amended statement of claim, which was later found to contain careless errors because it had been prepared in...

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8. [2021] NZACC 40 - OBrian v ACC (25 February 2021) [pdf, 329 KB]

   ...Hinchcliff for the Appellant L Hawes-Gandar for the Respondent Judgment: 25 February 2021 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE NICOLA MATHERS [1] On 8 December 2017 the Accident Compensation Corporation (“ACC”) declined Mr O’Brian’s request for elective surgery to his right shoulder and also declined the payment of weekly compensation. Mr O’Brian reviewed those decisions and on 8 October 2018 the Reviewer upheld ACC’s decisions. Mr O’Brian now appeals tho...

9. MN v DX [2025] NZDT 97 (28 February 2025) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...claims that shortly after receiving [the horse] she noticed that [the horse] was reefing, and her canter was inconsistent and ‘bunny hopping’. MN claims that DX misrepresented [the horse]’s ability and condition to her and in particular did not inform MN that [the horse] did not consistently transition to canter and that there were issues with canter. MN also claims that [the horse] had a pre-existing sacro-iliac injury which causes her intermittent pain, and makes her unpredictable...

10. [2023] NZREADT 23 - ZI v CAC 2107 (17 August 2023).pdf [pdf, 178 KB]

    ...dated 2 July 2023) against the decision of 12 May 2023. It was against the second respondent. In the appeal form, the appellant acknowledged being outside the appeal period of 20 working days. [10] At the same time, the appellant filed a “Request for Extension to Appeal Deadline” (undated). She relevantly states: Upon receiving the decision from the CAC, I wrote to my lawyer to guide me through the appeal process. However, despite multiple attempts to contact my lawyer via...