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1. Featherby v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of Cover) [2025] NZACC 110 (9 July 2025) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...4th and 5th ray amputation. Dr Wells recorded that Mr Featherby “now comes forward for skin grafting for wound coverage. Further surgery for right foot split thickness skin graft to aid wound healing”. [7] On 17 January 2024, an ACC injury claim form was filed by Dr Caitlin Orr- Walker, GP, for Mr Featherby’s accident on 15 November 2023, with the injury described as “R) foot laceration leading to non-healing foot wound and cellulitis requiring 4th and 5th ray amputation”...

2. DD Ltd & MH Ltd v EJ Ltd [2017] NZDT 1558 (6 March 2017) [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...and as a result this is the measure of damages. 22. EJ Limited is required to compensate MH Ltd in the sum of $4,092.00. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 4 of 5 Referee: M Wilson Date: 6 March 2017 Page 5 of 5 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 or a mistake was made. If you wish to app...

3. KT v X Ltd [2024] NZDT 748 (15 November 2024) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...2. KT claims $787.95 for removal, repair, and reinstallation, costs she paid to GE to fix the bidet fault. 3. X Ltd deny the claim saying they responded to an initial enquiry from the Community Care Trust in [City] about the bidet and gave information about the estimated costs of repair. X Ltd says KT then obtained services of her own choice from GE, and X Ltd should not be responsible for those costs. X Ltd does not accept the CGA applies to repairs of this bidet given the time pa

4. Q Ltd v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 883 (18 December 2024) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...a used vehicle. 14. However at the hearing in April 2024, Mr L stated that he did not dispute the faults had arisen and that he would not have expected those parts to fail within the timeframe. He also did not dispute that the repairs were performed. Instead his position was only that the dealer had not been given the opportunity to remedy the faults. 15. In these circumstances, on balance, I find that there was a turbo and clutch fault, and that the vehicle was consequently not...

5. ST v L Ltd [2025] NZDT 149 (4 May 2025) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...difficulty in determining how damage was caused because it is unclear, if there was damage to the cars, how that damaged was caused. c. I acknowledge the invoice ST provided from [Mechanic]. However, this invoice does not provide the necessary information regarding the cause of the issues that are listed on the invoice. I accept that ST took the [Vehicle 1] to [Mechanic], but I do not have evidence that shows the car was taken there because of work completed by L Ltd (this in contras...

6. OIA-120191.pdf [pdf, 861 KB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz 30 April 2025 Ref: OIA 120191 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal aid data Thank you for your email of 11 March 2025, requesting legal aid data on the preparation of PAL 1 cases, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested: Please provide for each year, for the last five years, the...

7. Tomov v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 34 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...the document signed by Mr Thomas dated 19 August 2003, was subsequently endorsed with a building consent number (20022485) and signed as “okay” on 22 September 2003. There is no evidence that the Council declined to accept this document or requested any other document from the developer or ABC. 18 [59] The Council carried out final building inspections on 7 November 2003 and 3 December 2003. A CCC was issued on 4 December 2003. [60] Ms Divich submits tha...

8. LCRO 17/2014 SM v TR and DH [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...attached to the letter of engagement include reference to the way fees will be calculated and charged, and explains that any applicable estimate, fixed fee, or hourly rates will be included in the letter of engagement. Mr DH says no estimate was requested or provided. [5] In May 2011 SM terminated the retainer apparently because it had concerns over costs and the likelihood of recovery from the defendants, and changed lawyers. When Mr DH’s fees were paid, he passed the files on...

9. [2011] NZLCDT 9 Canterbury Standards Committee v X [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...knew, at the relevant times, that Mr S had died in 2003. [42] Dealing now with the allegation in support of the misconduct charge that the quantum of the invoice of 14 September 2007 was not justifiable either in relation to work actually performed and/or as a reasonable fee incurred in the administration of the estate. [43] The invoice was for $21,000 plus GST and disbursements. It was said to arise as a result of time spent (175 hours) trying to locate two bequest beneficia...

10. Legal Aid Practice Standards Feb 17. [pdf, 526 KB]

    ...set out principles and procedures to assist lawyers in the effective, efficient and economic delivery of high quality legal aid services. For many lawyers the practice standards will reflect the way they currently practise. The practice standards form two parts, namely: 1.1 General practice standards that are applicable to all areas of law, and 1.2 Additional standards that are applicable to the following areas of law: 1.2.1 Criminal 1.2.2 Family 1.2.3 Māori Land Court/ Māori Ap...