EU v LX [2019] NZDT 1487 (23 October 2019) [pdf, 194 KB]
...referred the debt to a collection agency, [Collection Agency], but LX disputed the debt. 3. EU now claims $4,122.33, comprising the balance of $3,111.43 together with collection costs of $653.40, a service fee of $70.00, and $287.50 for the cost of filing proceedings. 4. LX did not attend the hearing or present any defence to the claim. The absence of a party does not prevent the hearing going ahead. 5. The issues to be determined are: a) Is LX obliged to return the balance of the m...