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1. Taylor v Orcon Ltd (Costs) [2015] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...amount to double recovery. [22] The only issue is whether the “average” award should be adjusted up or down in the particular circumstances of the case. In our view the amount should be adjusted upwards to take account of the fact the Tribunal requested post-hearing submissions on remedies. See the Minute dated 20 April 2015. An uplift of $500 is justified. [23] As to the disbursements, they can only be described as modest given Ms Taylor had responsibility for preparing the comm...

2. Nabi v Devi [2011] NZIACDT 21 (7 July 2011) [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...January 2010, the application was granted and a visitor’s permit was issued. [6.6.3] An application for a student visa was lodged on 25 January 2010 and on 1 April 2010 it was approved (subject to certain conditions). [6.7] The Complainant has requested information regarding the services provided but has never had an adequate explanation. The Code of Conduct requires an immigration adviser shall confirm in writing when applications are lodged and provide timely updates. The papers...

3. DG v NQ [2023] NZDT 139 (4 April 2023) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...orders: NQ is to pay DG $2,799.31 within 28 days. Reasons [1] DG claims from NQ the cost of electrical work that was done in order to rectify faulty work done by NQ. NQ denies liability. [2] DG said that his hot water system had been performing poorly in his house. He had been unsure of the cause of the problem, as City Council workers had been working on pipes nearby at the time. He had been at work one day when NQ appeared as a customer. Noticing that NQ was wearing a shirt wi...

4. KH v NK [2024] NZDT 277 (24 April 2024) [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...COIUNTERCL AIM NK The Tribunal orders: 1. NK is to pay $14,000.00 to KH on or before Friday 31 May 2024. 2. The counterclaim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. On or around August 2018, NK purchased a motorhome from his former friend, KH for $20,000.00. 2. KH says that NK has only paid $5,000.00 to date. KH now seeks an order from the Tribunal for the remaining $15,000.00. KH also seeks $2,450.00 as a contribution from NK for the use of KH’s workshop. Th...

5. [2024] NZEmpC 212 Kavallaris v Inframax Construction Ltd [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...December 2023 Mr Kavallaris’ lawyer wrote to Inframax raising concerns of workplace stress, unfair disadvantage, and being subjected to unfair and unreasonable behaviour. The complaint primarily related to Ms Gribben. Mr Kavallaris requested that his concerns be investigated and that interim measures be put in place in the meantime. [8] Inframax’s board chair, Earl Rattray, was appointed as the decision maker of Mr Kavallaris’ complaint. He engaged a lawyer, Alast...

6. Hunia v Skerrett-White - Kawerau A8D (2016) 146 Waiariki MB 281 (146 WAR 281) [pdf, 620 KB]

   ...of these circumstances and did not protest. The evidence is the opposite, and confirms that the applicant had no idea how much Ms Skerrett-White was paying herself. According to counsel, Mr Hunia did not know the true picture as, despite his requests, he did not have the financial records or the invoices in front of him. [52] Counsel added that it may be inferred that the issuing of invoices from Taumanu was an exercise done well after the fact, once the Court became involved and...

7. Finn and Anor as Trustees of the Angela Poynter Trust v Chen [2011] NZWHT Auckland 40 [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...installed by a previous owner. Having lifted a section of the capping to the parapet wall they both discovered that the parapet wall tops were horizontal and finished with the texture coated fibre cement. Destructive testing confirmed that no form of underlining waterproofing membrane had been provided. As a consequence, the parapet wall tops (prior to the metal cappings being installed) were reliant upon a paint finish for waterproofing and this is a detail that lacks longevit...

8. Williams v Accident Compensation Corporation [2017] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...of lower back pain dating back to an injury in 1984. In late 2012 he sustained further injury to his neck and spine in the course of his employment as a truck driver. In support of his ACC claim he submitted a number of medical reports. At the request of ACC he was on 10 April 2014 seen and assessed by Dr Roderick Douglas, Occupational Medicine Specialist. In a report dated 10 April 2014 addressed to ACC Dr Douglas expressed the opinion that while Mr Williams had injured his neck and...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 186 Walker v Procure Health Ltd [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...C J in Alton-Lee, of multiplying by three the time spent in Court to reflect time reasonably spent in preparation, would result in a figure of $99,000. [10] In an interlocutory judgment 8 dated 1 August 2011, I recorded that Ms Walker had informed the Court that the barrister who had represented her at the Authority investigation had ceased to act for her for “financial reasons.” 9 It appears from documentation produced in connection with the present costs application that

10. AT v Accident Compensation Corporation (Mental Injury) [2023] NZACC 131 [pdf, 401 KB]

    ...appellant’s identifying particulars [3] The appeal involves a sensitive claim based in part on sexual abuse of the appellant as a child and its effect on the appellant’s mental health. This clearly involves traumatic and deeply personal information relating to the appellant. I am of the opinion that it is necessary and appropriate to make orders prohibiting publication of the appellant’s identifying particulars under s 160(1), (2) and (3) of the Accident Compensation Act 200...