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1. [2024] NZIACDT 15 – YT v CX (14 May 2024) [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...complainant and advised him how to sign it. He did so that day. The company agreed to seek a work visa for him (under the accredited employer instructions) and provide certain immigration and settlement services (set out in greater detail later). The fee was RMB 100,000 (approx. NZD 23,000). [6] On the same day, 29 September 2022, Ms R sent an employment contract to the complainant. He was to be employed as a fitter welder by an engineering company (the employer). He signed i...

2. ZN v CH LCRO 168/2014 [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...this decision have been changed. DECISION Introduction [1] Ms ZN has applied for a review of the decision by the [Area] Standards Committee in which the Standards Committee determined to take no further action in respect of Ms ZN’s fees complaint against Mr CH. Background [2] Ms ZN engaged Mr CH to act for her and her daughter, and subsequently a company which they formed, concerning the purchase and conveyance of a residential property. [3] Ms ZN initially a...

3. LCRO 68/2016 ZA v YB (23 May 2019) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...consequently he could not produce evidence that he had complied with the requirements of Rules 3.4 and 3.5. [20] The Committee noted that:9 …the only evidence the firm holds that the executors were provided with a copy of the terms of engagement is the file copy and the word of his secretary who prepared the letter and him who handed it to Mrs ZA. 5 Standards Committee Determination, 21 March 2016, at [10]. 6 At [16]. 7 Lawyers and...

4. Form 40 Family Invoice Paternity [pdf, 220 KB]

   Version 19 – September 2022 page 1 09/22 form 40 Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fees Paternity Legal aid file no. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Provider number Law firm Firm number Details of claim Fixed Fee: Date fixed fee(s) completed Fixed Fee Plus: Covers period from to Interim invoice Final invoice Please re...

5. FI v S Ltd [2025] NZDT 13 (9 April 2025) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...its condenser unit. It also failed to distil all the water in its chamber. 2) The applicant now seeks to reject the distiller, and obtain a refund of the purchase price, together with compensation for her time, and reimbursement of the Tribunal filing fee. The respondent says the rust the applicant refers to would have been the result of her inappropriate use of an abrasive agent, (a ‘Goldilocks’ scourer) contrary to clear instructions. As regards the other issues raised by the app...

6. DA v EB LCRO 7/2013 (26 August 2014) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...FJ. [3] Over a period of weeks Ms DA assisted Ms EB, and ultimately negotiated settlement of the employment dispute on terms that enabled Ms EB to resign and receive compensation from her employer, CR. CR also agreed to pay Ms EB’s legal fees to Ms DA of $19,550 including GST, on receipt of her invoice. [4] Mr FJ played a very limited role early on in his professional relationship with Ms DA, receiving funds into his trust account on account of Ms DA’s fees from Ms EB, and p...

7. LT v TU Ltd NZDT 1363 (4 December 2019) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...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 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 suppor...

8. [2021] NZIACDT 23 - CL v Khetarpal (24 September 2021) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...reapplying for a licence for two years. [21] The complainant seeks compensation of $18,886.81: Refund $ 3,246.00 Solicitors’ fee $10,640.81 Anguish and distress $ 5,000.00 $18,886.81 [22] The complainant paid $3,000 in professional fees to Ms Khetarpal and $246 to Immigration NZ for the failed applications of herself and her husband. They failed because Ms Khetarpal did not provide the necessary information to the agency. [23] The complainant seeks $10,640.81, be...

9. Rātima v Sullivan - The Tataraakina C Trust (2015) 41 Takitimu MB 102 (41 TKT 102) [pdf, 531 KB]

   ...Sullivan ..................................................................................... [58] Discussion .......................................................................................................................... [60] Committee Fees .............................................................................................................. [76] Payment of administration services ................................................................................ [78]...

10. Proactive-release-Increasing-revenue-from-courts-and-tribunal-fees-_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 650 KB]

    Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release - Increasing revenue from courts and tribunal fees Date of issue: 03 July 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released . Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has be...