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1. LCRO 276/2013+293/2013+242/2016 CS v VN, PR and ZW ZM v VC [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...early January 2009. At that stage settlement had not been reached and the complainants’ 2 proceeding had not concluded. The complainants refused to pay the $15,000 balance of Mr CS’ fees (the fees) and he resisted the complainants’ requests that he provide files to them or their new lawyer. [3] Acting on instructions from Mr DH, Mr CS commenced summary judgment proceedings seeking to recover the unpaid balance of Mr CS’ fees (the debt recovery proceeding).1 Mr CS s...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 25 Sawyer v The Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...employment. She seeks as remedies reinstatement and reimbursement of lost income, interest, and compensation under s 123(1)(c)(i) and (ii) of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act). A penalty has also been sought and the Court is requested to make recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor under s 123(1)(ca) of the Act. [4] The shortcomings in the way in which the Vice-Chancellor is said to have treated Dr Sawyer, and which are intended to support her claim for personal...

3. [2020] NZIACDT 28 - XA v Hill (29 June 2020) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...2 INTRODUCTION [1] Ms Jennifer Ann Hill, the adviser, used an unlicensed employee within her office, her life partner, Mr Gu, to engage with her client, Ms XA, the complainant. Furthermore, Ms Hill lacked diligence in permitting incorrect information regarding the complainant’s work experience to be provided to Immigration New Zealand. [2] The complaint was referred by the Registrar of Immigration Advisers (the Registrar) to the Tribunal. It was upheld in a decision issued o...

4. TU v EM [2024] NZDT 153 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...4. EM denied the claim saying that the baler was a functioning machine and was sold as a second hand machine. 5. The issues I have to consider are: a. Was there a misrepresentation that induced TU into the contract? b. When was the contract formed? c. Was there a breach of the contract regarding delivery of the baler? d. If there has been a misrepresentation or breach, what is the appropriate remedy? Was there a misrepresentation that induced TU into the contract? 6. Section...

5. NE & QE v LH [2024] NZDT 759 (7 November 2024) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...breach of a contract term, or has she misrepresented the condition of the drainage? c. Are NE and QE entitled to $4,753.41 as claimed, or to any other sum? What terms were agreed? CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 6. A contract is formed when both parties intend to contract on agreed terms and intend those terms to be legally binding. Contract law generally requires parties to a contract to perform the promises they make to each other unless there is a valid legal reaso...

6. Morunga v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections (Strike-Out) [2023] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...September 2023 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] Ms Morunga filed her statement of claim in the Tribunal on 19 March 2020. Ms Morunga alleges that the Department of Corrections (Corrections) interfered with her privacy by not responding to her request for personal information within the required timeframe under the Privacy Act 1993 (PA93) and by withholding certain personal information from her in breach of Information Privacy Principle 6 (IPP6) of the PA93. 1 [This decision i...

7. [2022] NZACC 18 - Carey v ACC (2 February 2022) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...cease weekly compensation on 4 July 2002 was wrong in law. 2 Robinson v Accident Compensation Corporation [2007] NZAR 193 (CA). 3 Carey v Accident Compensation Corporation [2013] NZACC 330. [30] In respect of ACR 15/21 the appellant requests that the court award interest on backdated earnings-related compensation from 1978 as per the Interest on Money Claims Act 2016. Further the appellant requests an independent accounting firm be appointed to calculate the sum and be g...

8. QS v DG [2023] NZDT 302 (2 August 2023) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...that is the subject of this claim. OS attended as a support person and he was removed as an applicant party. Did DG unreasonably interfere with QS’s right to use and enjoy her land? 4. DG said that although the tree grew on land that was formerly owned by her, at all times the tree was protected, and she was not at liberty to do what she wanted with it. As a protected tree, she could prune and maintain it, but she could not fell it or harm it in any way. 5. QS said that th...

9. IC v EI [2025] NZDT 112 (13 February 2025) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...The Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (LTR) explains rules that all road users must abide by in New Zealand. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 8. Rule 3.2 of the LTR says that when a driver turning right faces a green signal in the form of a disc, they must give way to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction. In addition, Rule 4.2(2) of the LTR says that a driver turning, or about to turn, must give way to any vehicle not changing lanes or not making a turn....

10. Form 23 - Criminal legal aid -Tax invoice - schedules A-C [pdf, 389 KB]

    07/16 form 23 Legal aid file no. Tax Invoice Criminal Legal Aid Fixed Fees Schedules A-C Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. Charges/CRNs To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Provider number Firm number Court type District Court High Court Court location Details of claim Date activity/fixed fee completed Final invo...