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1. CX v A Ltd [2019] NZDT 1336 (16 June 2019) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the 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 affi...

2. Regulatory Impact Statement improvements to district court rules [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...and forms would require legal issues to be better identified, removing the ability of parties to use the pre-court steps to delay cases. 40. The changes to the pre-court steps would require consequential changes to the points at which some court fees are charged, which could reduce the fees paid by about 140-160 parties each year. More defendants would have to pay the prescribed fee for filing a statement of defence (unless they receive a fee waiver), which is set at $75 to reflect the...

3. FT Ltd v D Ltd [2020] NZDT 1418 (27 November 2020) [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...annual leave, an email from FT Ltd to D Ltd stated: “…I will need to escalate this to our Development team for a response.” 32. FT Ltd responded as follows: a) There were statutory changes that took effect on 1 April 2019, such as payday filing and new domestic violence leave, that meant that the system was not ready to ‘go live’ until these changes had been incorporated; b) A referral to ‘development’ was standard practice for software development and did not eq...

4. D Ltd v O Ltd [2025] NZDT 49 (24 March 2025) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...that with payment of the $1,380.00 I have ordered D Ltd will be put in the position it should have been in had the parcel been delivered by O Ltd, and so there is no right to a refund of the courier fee. 10. D Ltd also sought the return of the filing fee for this claim. I am not able to award this because the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 only allows for awards of costs in very unusual circumstances which do not apply in this case. 11. For these reasons I find that O Ltd is liable to...

5. [2022] NZIACDT 21 - CT v Nandan (18 August 2022) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: Self-represented Adviser: Self-represented 2 PRELIMINARY [1] Rupika Nandan, the adviser, was engaged by CT, the complainant, to apply for a work visa. He paid her fee, but no application was made. He sought a refund, but none was given. [2] A complaint by the complainant against Ms Nandan to the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority) has been referred by the Registrar of Immigration Advisers...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 213 Ashby v NIWA Vessel Management Ltd [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...addition, disbursements of $7,601.60 are sought, which primarily include the $4,852.00 fee (inclusive of GST) from the clinical psychologist who appeared for Ms Ashby, along with travel and accommodation costs. She also seeks $306.67 for the Court filing fee and $751.32 for the hearing fee. 1 Ashby v NIWA Vessel Management Ltd [2022] NZEmpC 174. 2 “Employment Court of New Zealand Practice Directions” <www.employment.govt.nz> at No 16. [3] The situat...

7. Environment court annual report 2013 [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...number of witnesses and technical reports for large cases can become very unwieldy in a courtroom setting as well as time consuming to navigate through manually. The Court and the registry have continued to look for opportunities to facilitate the filing and management of evidence in an electronic form. Where possible, the Registry will transfer the evidence onto tablets to aid the management and retrieval of evidence during the course of a hearing. This evidence may also be posted on th...

8. GB v PW LCRO 140/2012 (13 August 2014) [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...unacceptable, and in breach of Rules 3 and 10 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules (the Rules).1 In circumstances where the orders were of no utility to Ms PW by the time Ms GB eventually completed her instructions, the Committee found her fees were not fair and reasonable, and she had breached Rule 9.2 [6] The Committee recorded a finding of unsatisfactory conduct in respect of Ms GB’s breaches of the Rules, and made orders under s 156 of the Act. The Committee ordered M...

9. TT v BB Ltd [2022] NZDT 152 (13 September 2022) [pdf, 183 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...

10. Application for attachment order [pdf, 820 KB]

    ...assist the enforcement process. You only need to complete the steps in Section C that are relevant to your application. • You can only use this form to apply for one attachment order against one debtor. If you have more than one debtor, you must file a separate application for each debtor. Who can sign this form? You can only sign this form if you are the applicant or the applicant’s lawyer. The applicant can be either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor. Anyone can help you...