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1. MT v P Ltd [2024] NZDT 740 (29 October 2024) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...Police and provide a copy to them, which he did. 4. P Ltd ultimately cancelled the invoice and the debt recovery action. 5. MT’s claim seeks compensation for travel and inconvenience related to disputing the debt, including obtaining the information required by P Ltd. Findings 6. MT’s wide-ranging complaint raises issues that fall outside of the jurisdiction of this Tribunal, including a complaint that P Ltd breached his privacy by carrying out a credit check on him w...

2. MR v BJ Ltd [2022] NZDT 17 (20 April 2022) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...as a replacement TV equivalent to the one damaged was offered in accordance with the policy, the claim cannot succeed. The claim is accordingly dismissed. Referee: K Edwards Date: 20 April 2022 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 reh...

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. 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...

6. Regulatory Impact Statement: Increasing the maximum claim level in Disputes Tribunals [pdf, 537 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...

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. CT & BT v Q Ltd [2025] NZDT 110 (3 April 2025) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...Collection Agency] to collect accounts in arrears. 4. CT said she, and her entire family were overseas at the time these letters were sent to their postal address and so they were not able to open the mail. CT also said that although she had informed Q Ltd that she was the driver, and not her father, Q Ltd continued to pursue her father for payment. 5. CT now seeks a declaration of non-liability for $460.99 as outlined in the letter from [Debt Collection Agency]. CI0301_CI...

10. 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...