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1. SN v CM [2025] NZDT 59 (20 February 2025) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...for his car is $8,500.00. Conclusion 10. For the reasons above CM must pay SN $10,522.00 (being the total of the amounts in paragraphs 6, 8 and 9. . Referee: Ms Jaduram Date: 20 February 2025 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...

2. [2020] NZIACDT 17 - XA v Hill (10 March 2020) [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...PRELIMINARY [1] It is alleged that Ms Hill, the adviser, used an unlicensed employee within her office, her life partner, to engage with her client, the complainant, and also to do immigration work that only a licensed adviser is allowed to perform. Furthermore, that she was negligent in permitting incorrect information regarding the complainant’s work experience to be provided to Immigration New Zealand. [2] The essential issue to consider is one of credibility, being whether Ms...

3. Dixon v Dixon [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...assessor’s report and the repairs section, 15.6.2 and say the repairs are to modify design faults which should not be attributed to any installation by Harvey Roofing. There are no moisture readings showing water ingress through any of the flashings. Information indicates ingress of water via the cladding and window flashings and the unflashed parapet. Therefore, AHI say that there was no defect in the workmanship of Harvey Roofing. 23. The assessor has recommended, in relation to...

4. Savage v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 53 [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...now revoking, deeming Mr Savage’s application for review “unacceptable” now that the relevant decision had been revoked. There is no record of Mr Savage applying to review the 14 November 1998 decision. [8] On 3 February 2014, Mr Savage requested further lump sum compensation on the basis that he had received new medical evidence that the 1988 lump sum payment was inadequate. The new medical evidence referred to arose in the context of a District Court judgment on his enti...

5. Form 14 Waitangi Tribunal Application [pdf, 459 KB]

   Version 19 – September 2022 page 1 He tono āwhina pūtea rōia mō ngā whakawā o te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi 09/22 form 14 Legal aid file No. Lead Provider’s Reference Application for Legal Aid for Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings To: Legal Aid DX SX10146 Welllington 1. He aha te nama Wai kua whakaritea mō te kerēme i mua i te aroaro o te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti? (Mēnā kāore anō te nama kia whakaritea, tukua mai ā...

6. Nelson Standards Committee v Ord [2025] NZLCDT 4 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). 8. Dr Ord advised [Ms X] to include an action for defamation because it “was the only way [she] could recoup anywhere near the amounts [she] want[ed]”. 9. On 22 March 2021, Legal Aid wrote to Dr Ord requesting further information, including an explanation of: a. the damages sought; b. the intended defendants; 13 c. why the settlement offer had not been accepted; and d. whether Dr Ord considered the legal criteria for a...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 66 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 7.1 MB]

   ...mārama From the world of darkness moving into the world of light| Kei Roto | Inside The National Park Report 1 From the Chairperson 2 From the Acting Director 2 Recent Progress in Tribunal Inquiries 3 The Mangatū Remedies Report 6 Unregistered Claims 8 M ore than 200 attendees from Ngāti Tūwhare toa, Ngāti Rangi, and Whanga nui iwi celebrated as the Wai tangi Tribunal handed over Te Kāhui Maunga : The National Park District Inquiry Report at an emotionally charged ceremony...

8. HU v UX [2022] NZDT 115 (20 September 2022) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...so how much. Did UX misrepresent the condition of the vehicle in relation to the fridge, heater or gas compliance? 13. A misrepresentation is a statement of fact, made by one contracting party to another, before or at the time the contract is formed, upon which the purchaser relies, and which proves to be wrong. If a misrepresentation has been proved, the other party is entitled to damages (compensation) even if the misrepresentation was innocently made, and not deliberate. 14. The...

9. LD v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on appeal) [2023] NZACC 45 [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...Ms Koloni noted that she had asked the Corporation for a copy of Mr Gee’s invoice for costs and on that basis she would be providing the Corporation with a parallel invoice. [5] On 13 February 2023, Ms Koloni made an Official Information Act request to the Corporation for a copy of Mr Gee’s invoices in relation to the appellant’s matters. [6] On 17 February 2023, the Court directed that unless, by 23 February 2023, the Court heard further from Ms Koloni in relation to the ma...

10. O Homes Ltd v BL & SL [2023] NZDT 523 (12 October 2023) [pdf, 188 KB]

    ...apparently wanted some flexibility in doing so. [18] BL and SL were, of course, justified in not signing the supply agreement that was sent to them. However, as they proceeded to accept O Homes’ offer to import materials for them, they nevertheless formed a contract, albeit not in writing, with O Homes. In doing so, they must, in my view, be taken to have been aware that they would be required to pay for the costs involved in importing the goods. It was stipulated in O Home’s stand...