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1. ED v G Council [2023] NZDT 558 (24 November 2023) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...physical damage to property. Usually, claims against Council have to be considered by the Ombudsman, or DC, as they are not considered “in trade”. Councils act under statutory powers of authority, rather than contract. If this was lodged, the filing fee would be lost if the case cannot proceed.” Please can you confirm whether you still wish to proceed with your claim. ED responded the following day saying: I want to have a hearing and present my case. CI0301_CIV_D...

2. OIA-120441.pdf [pdf, 773 KB]

   ...total have those lawyers been paid by legal aid in the past three years? • Can I please have all of the most up to date figures based on invoices received to date. • Can I also please request a breakdown of the type of appearances covered by these fees. • As well as a breakdown of how the services were billed - hourly or by fixed fee. • How many hours did legal aid lawyers spend working on his case? • What other additional costs did he incur and what were those? • Is there anythi...

3. Musese v Min [2013] NZIACDT 60 (18 September 2013) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...Thereafter, travelling from there to Kenya, Dubai and Korea to collect visas and travel documents and avoid visa requirements which could not be complied within the time available. [9.1.8] The cost of priority processing of visas. [9.2] Refund of fees paid. [10] The Tribunal issued a Minute dated 14 June 2013 identifying issues arising from Mr Musese’s submissions. Compensation – causal link with complaint [11] The Minute noted compensation can only be ordered against Mr Min in...

4. EU v O Ltd [2023] NZDT 308 (8 August 2023) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a support...

5. J v A LCRO 31/2009 (30 April 2009) [pdf, 35 KB]

   ...both of the disputed bills be approved. 2 [3] On 27 February 2009 the Committee resolved to take no further action on the complaint on the basis that it had no jurisdiction to deal with the matter. It found that there was no indication of fees so unreasonable to justify the commencement of disciplinary proceedings and that the complaint did not disclose any other circumstance that would have justified disciplinary action against the lawyer. [4] An application for review was ma...

6. SX v Q Ltd & TX [2024] NZDT 112 (9 February 2024) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a suppo...

7. N Ltd v ZM & DX [2024] NZDT 444 (23 April 2024) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a suppo...

8. [2020] NZIACDT 28 - XA v Hill (29 June 2020) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...have been prevented if not for Ms Hill’s conduct. [25] In respect of Ms Hill’s failure to have a written agreement, it is worth emphasising that she had accused the complainant of deliberately refusing to sign the agreement to avoid paying fees. [26] The complainant seeks reasonable compensation, the imposition of a penalty payment and a requirement that Ms Hill undertake specified training. A Table of Losses (undated) incurred by the complainant has been produced.2 Sub...

9. Law v CAC 20004 & Fonteyn Developments Ltd [2014] NZREADT 81 [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...that the vendor would settle outstanding accounts and arrears in relation to the land and the development, except for two outstanding accounts, namely one to the Auckland Council for $67,801.97 and a second to Fraser Thomas Ltd for $149,000 (“the fee”). The amount owed to the Auckland Council has been paid. The second payment, the fee to Fraser Thomas Ltd for its engineering services and creation of part of the intellectual property included in the sale, has not been paid. 2.3 Th...

10. LCRO 254/2016 WR v MH (4 March 2019) [pdf, 109 KB]

    ...attendance basis. [23] Ms MH’s estimate related to the “investigative process” only. The amount estimated by Ms MH was not reached until invoice #435 for work carried out to 31 October 2013 was rendered. This invoice included drafting and filing the claim in the Employment Relations Authority. [24] Mr WR says that Ms MH provided no other estimates during the time she acted for him. However, Ms MH’s brief clearly extended beyond the “investigative 5 process” and...