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1. LS v T Ltd & BU [2025] NZDT 124 (3 April 2025) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 4 of 5 Is LS entitled to $500.00 expenses? 33. LS sought $500.00 for the time he had to spend getting this matter resolved, including taking the matter to the Disputes Tribunal. He said he had to pay a filing fee and as he lives in [Town 1], he had to make trips to [Town 2] to file the claim. There was an earlier claim by him which was withdrawn as he did not have BU’s contact details. He said he was not great at using online resources and so...

2. KM & OM v S Ltd [2023] NZDT 485 (27 September 2023) [pdf, 94 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 supporti...

3. LQ v NE [2023] NZDT 380 (4 July 2023) [pdf, 143 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...

4. KX v M Ltd [2024] NZDT 803 (17 September 2024) [pdf, 93 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. [2021] NZREADT 10 - Baker (9 March 2021) [pdf, 399 KB]

   ...Gracefield, Lower Hutt. They decided to sell it and buy a “live aboard” launch. They wanted to raise as much money as possible from the sale of the property, and were attracted by an offer from an agency, Tall Poppy, of a flat commission fee of $10,000 plus GST, regardless of the price the property sold for. [8] The appellants did not list the property with Tall Poppy, as they had an introduction to a salesperson at a Ray White agency who offered them a “friends and family...

6. Senadipathi & Xavier v Sampang [2015] NZIACDT 43 (20 April 2015) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...of complaint. [4] The Tribunal has concluded it must uphold the complaint, as the material before it establishes the allegations against him, and they constitute serious breaches of his professional obligations. The complaint [5] The Registrar filed a statement of complaint, she put forward the following background as the basis for the complaint: [5.1] The female complainant (the complainant) approached Mr Sampang to assist with her immigration issues. She was in New Zealand with a...

7. ZI v DM [2023] NZDT 641 (14 November 2023) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...injunction, that is, require or restrain the doing of an act or course of conduct. 9. The applicant also claimed $5,000.00 for their time, effort and stress suffered in bringing their claim to the Tribunal as well as $180.00 for the Tribunal’s filing fee. Section 43 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 only allows for a party to claim a refund of these costs in certain limited circumstances, none of which apply in these circumstances. 10. As the Tribunal does not have the jurisdic...

8. LCRO 13/2023 DG v PS (26 February 2025) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr DG has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [X]. Background [2] The background to the events which prompted Mr DG to file complaints with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (Complaints Service) against Mr PS, can be briefly summarised. [3] In 2017, a teacher at the school then attended by Mr DG’s daughter, wrote a letter in support of an applica...

9. [2025] NZIACDT 05 – YI v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is YI, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by ZA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 7 March 2023. [...

10. [2025] NZIACDT 06 – DH v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

    ...Auckland. [4] The complainant is DH, a national of China. [5] On 3 March 2023, Mr Liu was approached via WeChat text by ZA (the agent) who claimed to represent employers needing workers for recovery work following floods. Mr Liu replied quoting a fee of $800 for each application. [6] Mr Liu then provided the agent with a link to a questionnaire and requested that each applicant fill in their personal information. The complainant completed the questionnaire on 30 March 2023....