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1. UT v DU [2023] NZDT 716 (19 December 2023) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...contract cannot be unilaterally varied or cancelled without the agreement of all parties. Where a contract has been breached, the other party to the contract may be entitled to compensation. 9. I have listened to the evidence and reviewed the emails and I find that DU is liable to pay $400 to UT. I say this because: a. The emails of 25 and 26 January are sufficient to form a contract. DU agreed to contribute to the cost of a new mattress. b. DU was not entitled to unilateral...

2. Sufi v Department of Labour [2012] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...person under s 15(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 meaning that no visa or entry permission may be granted to him. In short, it became impossible for him to attend the hearing of these proceedings in person. [3] The plaintiff did, however, provide an email address at which he could be contacted in Pakistan and as will be seen, he has maintained contact with the Secretary of the Tribunal. [4] On 7 November 2011 a teleconference was convened for the purpose of discussing with The plainti...

3. SM v ML LCRO 79 / 2011 (22 November 2012) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...suggested in an initial letter from MK to SM. [7] A variation of the agreement to incorporate the extension and these provisions was prepared and sent to SQ on 16 December 2010. Despite advice from SQ that SM had signed the variation, SM sent an email to MK on 21 December 2010 advising that he was seeking advice on the terms of the variation. [8] On 22 December 2010 CBT wrote to SQ advising that it was the view of SP and ML that SM was acting deliberately to frustrate the sale pr...

4. [2021] NZIACDT 13 - TI v Malcolm (8 June 2021) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...no application had been made by him. Mr Malcolm would have known of the urgency as the complainant was then unemployed and could not work until granted a variation permitting her to work for another employer. [10] There were further texts and emails from the complainant and from her prospective employer to Mr Malcolm. The employer in her email of 2 September 2020 emphasised the anxiety the complainant suffered from, as she had no work. Again, Mr Malcolm ignored most of the comm...

5. LCRO 27/2024 VF v SR and BR (23 May 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...withheld on settlement date, pending Certificate of Acceptance. $5000 to be released to vendor’s lawyer once Certificate of Acceptance has been issued by the council”.1 [6] They asked for Mr VF’s thoughts on their suggestion. [7] Mr VF emailed Ms OX on the following day: We have taken instructions from [our] client. If your client is submitting the application today, our client is happy to stick to the original settlement date [of] 9 March 2020 on the condition that we sh...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 228 NZ Meat Workers Union Inc v South Pacific Meats Ltd and Talley [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...After setting out the background to the plaintiff’s application, the Union, through counsel, sought an order in the following terms: … that, forthwith, the respondents [now the defendants] provide copies of all documentation including letters, emails, memoranda and notes of telephone conversations between the directors of the first respondent and managers of the first respondent in relation to the exercise of statutory rights of access by the applicant. [15] The Authority deal...

7. LCRO 099/2016 IJ v KL (28 July 2017) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...compensation for Mr KL’s failure to include the adjustments in the settlement figure. (d) Would not provide him with copies of file correspondence until Mr IJ accepted his fee invoice. 1 Email IJ to Complaints Service (16 December 2014). 2 IJ to Lawyers Complaints Service (4 March 2015). 3 Mr KL’s reply [6] Mr KL responded to the complaint stating:3 (a) He had kept Mr IJ informed, and provided him with his letter...

8. [2024] NZREADT 24 – OG Trust v REAA (29 July 2024) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...suggest it would be somewhere in the vicinity of $100,000 - $150,000 – however we won’t really know until we start getting market feedback as the situation is complicated. 1 Property appraisal (2 August 2022); BoD at 144. 3 [7] In an email to the trustees on 3 August 2022 attaching the appraisal, the licensee recommended an initial asking price of $189,000 “to begin with, get market feedback and take it from there”.2 [8] An agency (listing) agreement between th...

9. LCRO 6/2025 EI v NT (30 April 2025) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...copy of the agreement, and a document headed “Background” in which she set out the history of the relationship with XE, including the recent dispute that had arisen about contributions and property division. [11] NT gave EI written advice in an email to her dated 9 May 2023, which reassured EI about her legal position. [12] The retainer ended shortly after that, with EI indicating that she was happy with the advice she had received from NT. XE [13] In late 2023 or early 2024, [L...

10. [2025] NZIACDT 51 - NO v Ellis (2 October 2025) [pdf, 257 KB]

    ...Institute of Technology (Unitech) to study in New Zealand. He had been studying at a university in Bangladesh. NT, an international student adviser (the student adviser) referred the client to Mr Ellis on the same day. Mr Ellis then sent an email to the client that day with the information needed for the visa application. [6] On 31 October 2022, Unitech offered the client a place in a Bachelor’s degree programme. It was fulltime programme of study for three years, from 27 Feb...