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1. LCRO 205/2016 EK v IQ (15 October 2018) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...did not accept the amount paid by Mr EK in settlement and advised Mr EK that he was free, if he chose, to file a complaint with the Complaints service. If no steps were taken by Mr EK, Mr IQ made it clear he would be taking steps to recover the fee. [17] An email exchange continued, with Mr IQ reiterating on two occasions that the complaints process was an option if Mr EK was unhappy with the fee. Mr IQ provided Mr EK with his time records. The dispute could not be resolved. Ema...

2. LCRO 188/2021 MC v JK and UV (19 August 2022) [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...between the parties in the division of relationship property as determined in [the Family Court and the High Court ].”11 Acting on instructions (including cross-examination) [31] The Committee said that it was “satisfied that Mr JK conducted the file as best he could and in difficult circumstances.” The Committee described it as “a difficult file.” 12 Terms of engagement [32] The Committee noted Mr JK’s explanation that terms of engagement were generally sent to cli...

3. HZ v X Ltd [2023] NZDT 21 (14 March 2023) [pdf, 184 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. Apply for an eviction warrant

   ...breach. Eviction warrant application form Sections D & E: apply for an attachment order or assessment of financial means These can help you if you are owed money and the debtor was ordered to pay by the tenancy tribunal. You can add the cost of the filing fee to the judgment amount that the debtor owes you. If you want to apply for an attachment order or financial assessment for more than one tenant, you can attach their details on separate pieces of paper. When filing the application: pro...

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5. 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...

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. [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...

9. 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...

10. 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...