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1. AF v X Standards Committee LCRO 84/2014 [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...involved in the preparation of further submissions. [10] Receipt of that account precipitated Mr Z’s first complaint to the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service. [11] Following the hearing, Mr Z raised complaint with Ms AF concerning her fees. [12] Ms AF, in the face of concerns raised by Mr Z, advised him that she could not continue to represent him. [13] Subsequent to the hearing being concluded it was the expectation of the Court that the parties would be able to ag...

2. [2020] NZEnvC 125 Byrch v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...discretionary activity. By contrast, any other activity not listed in Table 1 is a non-complying activity. [8] The ODP defined 'visitor accommodation' as follows: Visitor Accommodation Means the use of land or buildings for short-term, fee paying, living accommodation where the length of stay for any visitor/guest is less than 3 months; and (i) Includes such accommodation as camping grounds, motor parks, hotels, motels, boarding houses, guest houses, backpackers' ac...

3. LCRO 222/2017 RD v LC and BT (31 July 2019) [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...defaulting mortgagors, the Committee determined, pursuant to s 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) that no further action on the complaint was necessary or appropriate. [7] In making that determination, which also upheld the fees charged as being fair and reasonable, the Committee remarked: Whilst Ms RD has her own view as to how matters could have progressed, this does not accord with her instructions to the lawyers and …the matter was progressed in as order...

4. CK & NK v BG & HG [2023] NZDT 40 (19 October 2023) [pdf, 186 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 supp...

5. [2010] NZEmpC 24 Tian v Hollywood Bakery (Holdings) Ltd [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...as a contribution towards the defendant’s costs. [17] Mr Qusimodo Li, who described himself as counsel for the plaintiff, submitted a memorandum in response. Under the heading “Event Background” Mr Qusimodo Li complained that counsel’s fees cannot be asked for when a lawyer attends as a witness. Although it is not precisely clear, I presume he is referring to Mr Liu, who gave evidence in the hearing of the challenges. These objections, however, cannot apply to the fee of...

6. [2010] NZEmpC 25 Singh v Eric James & Associates Ltd [pdf, 19 KB]

   ...$55,000 so that his present weekly income (before tax) is about $2,500. His expenses for the same period are said to have totalled almost $67,000 although these include a number of one-off payments including in part repayment of a loan and legal fees. Mr Singh says that his present weekly expenses are a little less than $1,000. His assets are said by him to include a modest motor vehicle and shares in his present employer to a value of almost $21,000. Mr Singh also says that he ha...

7. BE v TU Ltd [2021] NZDT 1568 (29 July 2021) [pdf, 182 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. KV v TE LCRO 39/12 (15 June 2015) [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...copies of information from his file after his appeal. He says Mr TE did not provide him with any information either when his matters were current, or when he later requested it. [3] Mr KV says he also requested information about the $28,000 of fees he paid to Mr TE. 2 [4] By late April 2011 Mr KV had instructed alternate counsel to pursue an appeal to the Court of Appeal, and sought information about the contents of an affidavit apparently sworn in October 2010 by the...

9. ZD v K Ltd [2021] NZDT 1611 (10 August 2021) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...K Ltd has repudiated the contract between the parties. By selling the vehicle to someone else and refusing to refund the deposit, K Ltd made it clear that it did not intend to perform its obligations under the contract. 12. ZD’s subsequent filing of a claim with the Tribunal seeking damages for K Ltd’s breach of contract amounts to a cancellation of the contract for the purposes of section 33 of the CCLA. What amount, if any, is K Ltd required to pay ZD? 13. Where a con...

10. X Ltd v GN [2023] NZDT 446 (4 September 2023) [pdf, 174 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...