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1. [2022] NZACC 3 – Foster v ACC (13 January 2022) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...consulted his GP, Dr Kathryn McDonald. She referred in her clinical notes to Mr Foster having chronic tendinitis and noted that he 2 “often has to lift heavy furniture and kitchen bench tops”. Dr McDonald completed an ACC injury claim form. She identified Mr Foster’s personal injury as a sprain of the shoulder/upper right arm, attributed to “spray painter and sander 18 years gradual onset R scapula pain deep pain sub scap ligaments”. [4] On 1 May 2009, a Medical Pr...

2. Te Manutukutuku Issue 15 [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...considering pur­ chasing those lands. The memorial on the title that allows the land to be returned to Maori ownership, should the Tribunal so rule, would be removed perma­ nently. Sylvia Park was sold through the Department of Survey and Land Information, not through a state enter­ prise. This means that claimants are denied the protec­ tion offered by the Treaty of Waitangi (State Enterprises) Act 1988 which protects Waitangi Tribunal claimants by allowing for the return of land to...

3. CW v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for Mental Injury) [2022] NZACC 241 [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Respondent Hearing: 2 December 2022 Held at: Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara by AVL Appearances: B Hinchcliff for the Appellant F Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 12 December 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for mental injury - s 26(1)(c), Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 22 February 2022. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s decisio...

4. SG v Accident Compensation Corporation (Lack of Jurisdiction) [2024] NZACC 158 (2 October 2024) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...[7] On 19 June 2023, Mr Wood called the Corporation and was advised that it was generating a purchase order which would be sent to the Provider. [8] On 21 June 2023, the Corporation sent a purchase order to the Provider which was headed “Request for psychiatric assessment-cover”. The Corporation asked the Provider to meet with the appellant to carry out an assessment going on to state that “this would help the Corporation consider the appellant’s claim for a mental injury...

5. Form 10 Family legal aid [pdf, 467 KB]

   Templates V13 – November 2017 page 1 11/17 form 10 Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Legal aid file No. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Details of claim Forum category 1 2 3 4 Type of proceedings this invoice covers: Covers period from: to : Final invoice Interim invoice Pleas...

6. HE v QZ [2023] NZDT 373 (4 May 2023) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...to carry out; and/or; b. Even if there was no actual remedial work, HE spent $6,000- $7,000 more than he would have if QZ had not left the job. 36. However, HE faces the following difficulties in respect of those arguments: a. The only information provided about defective building work is the QC Ltd statement, quoted above, which was written in November 2020, well over a year after QZ left the site. There are no photographs or other evidence showing the allegedly defective work...

7. BQ v KE [2021] NZDT 1538 (22 January 2021) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...there was not sufficient time for that claim to be processed and heard with this one. Consequently, it will have to be heard as a separate claim at a later date. Referee: K Rendall Date: 22 January 2021 Page 2 of 2 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...

8. UB v NC [2023] NZDT 628 (8 November 2023) [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...probabilities that the appropriate remedy is for NC to pay to UB $2,697.50. Accordingly, this amount is awarded. Referee: DTR Fuli Date: 8 November 2023 CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 4 of 4 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...

9. DM & ND & TM v NN & F Ltd [2023] NZDT 440 (15 September 2023) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...jointly liable to pay arrears of $14,729.22 minus a rent reduction of $1265.00 due to water ingress, being $13,464.22. The balance of the counter-claim is dismissed. Referee Perfect Date: 15 September 2023 Page 4 of 4 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...

10. [2010] NZEmpC 55 Rooney Earthmoving Ltd v McTague & Ors [pdf, 41 KB]

    ...INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] The plaintiff has sought leave to amend its pleadings as to the quantum of damages it is seeking against the defendants. The amendment consists of deleting two paragraphs of the combined statement of claim and further particulars which set out the calculation of damages for the period 1 April 2004 until 31 December 2004, totalling $1,796,000, and sought, in paragraph 25, a sum of not less than $1 million from the first de...