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1. Cameron v Hastings District Council [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...the first respondent reducing the balance of their claim to $3,920.00 including GST. 2.4 Negligence and breach of contract was found against the second respondent in respect of installation of inadequate flashings and failure to meet the performance standards for weathertightness of the dwelling and he was ordered to pay the sum of $3,920.00. 2.5 Negligence was found in respect of the plumbing aspects of the installation of the gas cylinder penetration for which the plumber...

2. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 2 December 2015 [pdf, 822 KB]

   ...busy year for the Taihape inquiry! Research is progressing well and plans are now under way for hearings to commence in 2016. There is a lot of mahi ahead for claimants, lawyers, CFRT, and the Tribunal. This newsletter is designed to keep parties informed of inquiry progress and upcoming events in order to make our shared mahi easier. Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi! Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have. Our contact details are on page 9. Nāk...

3. [2010] NZEmpC 60 Maritime Union of NZ v C3 Ltd [pdf, 28 KB]

   ...extensive flexibility to the Employment Court to determine matters in accordance with the substantive merits of the case. [19] Any prejudice to C3, which is not extensively set out in defendant’s submissions, can be addressed by the C3’s request, which I now grant, to allow the defendant to make submissions in respect to the amendments to the statement of claim. The union will have the opportunity to reply. In the unlikely event that the amendments will require further evide...

4. FD Ltd v FT [2021] NZDT 1577 (20 July 2021) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...SECOND RESPONDENT CR Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. CR Ltd is to pay FD Ltd $30,000 on or before 5.00pm on 11 August 2021. Reasons: 1. In October 2020, CR Ltd approached FD Ltd to engage several of its music artists to perform at a Festival event in February 2021 in [City]. The cost for contracting the artists to perform amounted to a total of $49,000 plus GST. A few days after signing the contract for each of the artists, CR Ltd cancelled the contract as it could...

5. WHT - Chair's directions for standard dwelling house claims [pdf, 190 KB]

   Weathertight Homes Tribunal – Chair’s Directions (Standard Dwellinghouse claims) August 2015 page 1 of 9 CHAIR’S DIRECTIONS (for Standard Dwellinghouse claims) 1. Introduction 1.1 These directions are effective from 21 September 2015 and are issued pursuant to s114 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (the Act). They set out the procedures which are to apply to applications for adjudication by the Weathertight Homes Tribunal for single dwellinghouse claims w...

6. RM ND and DD v EQC & VERO Insurance New Zealand Ltd (substantive) [2022] CEIT-2019-0074 [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...[340] Introduction [1] The applicants are the trustees of the HT, a trust associated with Mr and Mrs D. In this decision, the applicants are referred to as “the Trust”. [2] The house, the subject of this claim, was insured with EQC and Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited (Vero). [3] The house was damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) events. Claims to EQC and Vero were made by the Trust arising...

7. DK v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 293 (22 May 2024) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...proved in full. The amount claimed is a reasonable contribution to the work carried out on the affected tooth, based on the total cost of work in the UK. Referee: Sara Grayson Date: 22 May 2024 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 rehe...

8. GI v D Ltd [2024] NZDT 452 (27 June 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...In addition, I am not persuaded that the Terms and Conditions were given to GI, or that anything about the 6-month hire were drawn to his attention. In the absence of signatures from both parties on the Terms and Conditions, I cannot be sure they formed part of the contract. 6. In conclusion, I find that there was no minimum hire period, therefore GI is not liable to pay an additional $736.28 for rent and this part of the counterclaim is dismissed. However, GI is entitled to a refund o...

9. KW v NX [2023] NZDT 264 (20 June 2023) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...hearing and time away from work for KW and his support person $715.50 3. NX did not attend the hearing or send any submissions in defence of the claim. NX has not been in contact with the Tribunal; however, I am satisfied that she was properly informed of the hearing date and time, and the matter could proceed in her absence. 4. The issues to resolve are: a. Did NX fail to give way to KW when she drove from [Road 2] onto [Road 1], causing damage to KW’s e-scooter? Is KW enti...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement increasing maximum claims level in disputes tribunals [pdf, 506 KB]

    ...has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to reduce barriers to getting justice for people with low- value civil disputes, and to generally improve the operation of the Disputes Tribunals. It responds to a request by the Minister of Justice to do further work on the possibility of increasing the maximum claims level in the Disputes Tribunals from $15,000 (or $20,000 if the parties agree) to $25,000 (or $30,000 if the parties agree), as having mo...