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1. [2020] NZEmpC 127 123 Casino Ltd T/A 123 Palm Bar & Restaurant & Function Centre v Zuo [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...Moncur’s calculations for the steps required produced a claim for 8.6 days and, on the basis of the recovery rate she selected, produced a sum of $19,178. She sought to add GST to the claim bringing the total to $22,054.70. That claim exceeds the fees charged to Ms Zuo for the proceeding that were $18,480 plus GST for a total of $21,252. Unfortunately, those submissions calculated all of the steps at the lower rate and without any adjustment for the change made last August. Ra...

2. ML v OJ Ltd [2022] NZDT 39 (8 February 2022) [pdf, 177 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 suppor...

3. LCRO 158/2018 YCH v TSR (30 September 2020) [pdf, 396 KB]

   ...apply to the High Court for validation and probate of the 2013 will. [11] Although the beneficiaries subsequently gave their consent to that application being dealt with on the papers, on 8 April 2014, without their consent, Mr YCH and Mr QSR filed that application which was granted on 24 July 2014. [12] Meanwhile, from December 2013, Mr YCH and Mr QSR sought to dispose of [no. A] by effecting a boundary adjustment between [no. B], and [no. A] whereby part of [no. A] including the...

4. [2024] NZIACDT 21 KL v Lawlor (sanctions) (19 July 2024) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...payable and invoiced, in breach of cl 25(a). (iii) Failed to establish and maintain a separate client account for receiving and holding client funds paid in advance, in breach of cl 25(b). (iv) Failed to withdraw the client funds only when the fees and/or disbursements became payable and were invoiced, in breach of cl 25(e). (v) Failed to use client funds only for the purpose for which they were paid, in breach of cl 25(f). 6. Failed to communicate with the complainant the outc...

5. EN & MN v II [2023] NZDT 582 (23 November 2023) [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...stepdown voltage changer. EN and MN then communicated with II regarding a refund, however this was not accepted. 3. EN and MN claim a refund relying on the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) and seek a refund of the cost of the lamps $845.95, and the filing fee. 4. The CGA implies guarantees into contracts that goods are reasonably fit for purpose. Section 8(1)(b) requires that goods are reasonably fit for any purpose a consumer makes known expressly or by implication to the supp...

6. LCRO 205/2017 QB v PC [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...exercised); and (c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any). [14] The original wording of s 198 provided that the 30-working day period began on the day that the Committee’s determination was made. The effect of this was that the time for filing a review application had already started to run before the applicant was aware the determination had been issued and provided with a copy. [15] Section 198 was amended by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Bill 2010. When the...

7. NT v HS [2020] NZDT 1312 (21 October 2020) [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...Appeal may 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 28 days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 28 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 supporting...

8. LCRO 12/2014 EE v Standards Committee (31 May 2018) [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...interest reserve or bond) our, or our solicitors’ costs (on a solicitor and client basis) and expenses in relation to this mortgage generally, and any default hereunder, and you further authorise us to deduct our costs and expenses (including legal fees on a solicitor and client basis) relating to the preparation and documentation of this mortgage from any money to be advanced to you under this mortgage (whether or not you have approved of those costs and expenses, but provided however...

9. EJ v HL & BL [2020] NZDT 1330 (10 June 2020) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...be spent to put her in the position she would have been in had the float been as advertised. Ms J also spent $45.89 on a failed warrant, which represents an additional loss caused by the error. Ms J also paid $86.25 for the U Report, and a $90.00 filing fee, but the Tribunal is unable to award costs related to the proceedings except in limited circumstances which do not apply in this case (s43 Disputes Tribunal Act 1988). Ms J also sought her insurance costs and registration, but as she...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 39 Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board Costs [pdf, 281 KB]

    ...[2015] NZEmpC 206. 2 Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board [2013] NZERA Auckland 45. 2012. Although Mrs Fox acknowledges that she was represented substantially by her husband during the Authority proceedings she says that the legal advice fees and other expenses incurred by her amounted to $4,300.32 (including GST). She seeks reimbursement of that sum from the defendant for the proceedings in the Authority. [3] The plaintiff’s costs of legal representation in this Court b...