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1. BI v ID [2024] NZDT 806 (13 September 2024) [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...for the damage to his car. BI gave evidence that his car was not economical to fix and had been written off and is seeking the sum of $13,998.98 - the full cost of his vehicle ($16,450.00), cost for a towing ($368.98), reimbursement of the Tribunal filing fee ($180.00), less $3,000.00 as he sold the wrecked car parts for this sum. 4. ED is struck out as a party to the claim. ED is ID’s father and the owner of the vehicle and was not present in the van when the incident occurred....

2. KM v Q Ltd [2023] NZDT 324 (12 January 2023) [pdf, 194 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...

3. Audit-and-monitoring-policy [pdf, 376 KB]

   ...Overview 10 Process 10 Legal references 11 Purpose and scope of limited audits 11 Purpose of limited audits 11 Scope of limited audits 11 Legal aid jurisdictions 11 Legal professional privilege 12 The limited audit process 12 Selecting files for limited audit 12 Notifying the provider 12 Timeframe 12 Ministry records 12 Checking information and identifying areas of concern 12 Provider meets expectations 13 Right of reply if initial view is does not meet expectation...

4. [2022] NZIACDT 24 - DA v Ji (20 September 2022) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...it was illegal. When the complaint was made, Mr Ji went to his workplace trying to “cash buy” him to stop the complaint. Explanation from Mr Ji [27] The Authority sent a letter to Mr Ji on 14 January 2020 requiring production of his file concerning the complainant. He supplied his file on 31 January 2020, together with a brief response to the complaint. Mr Ji denied exploiting the complainant. He did not 10 The complainant said in his closing submissions to the Tribuna...

5. NJ & SE v KN & EN [2023] NZDT 39 (3 February 2023) [pdf, 178 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...

6. SO v GU [2023] NZDT 326 (26 May 2023) [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...the heat pump. The problem was eventually diagnosed by [the electrician] as a “faulty indoor board”. The part was no longer available, and SO claims the sum of $3,408.00 being the cost to have a new heat pump installed. She also claims costs to file this claim (process server costs and the Tribunal application fee). 3. SO claims that GU is in breach of clause 7.3 of the sale and purchase agreement. 4. The issues to be decided are as follows: (i) Is GU in breach of clause 7...

7. Tuaropaki Trust Trustees - Tuaropaki Trust (2008) 87 Taupo MB 104 (87 TPO 104) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...fees paid to trustees are proper and to that end I adjourned the matter to chambers for a decision and invited counsel to file any further documents that he wished, to deal with the concerns that I had expressed. Counsel took that opportunity and filed an affidavit by Mr Wetera and a further memorandum. 87 Taupo MB 105 [3] The principles involved in fixing trustees fees are well known. The basic principle is that trustees work as a matter of honour and are not entitled to be paid...

8. LCRO 47/2017 KD: Review of a prosecutorial decision (30 June 2017) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...has filed an application for review of that decision. [3] The Committee’s concerns relate to a payment of $50,000 made by a third party into Mr KD’s trust account for an unknown purpose. After Mr KD had applied part of the $50,000 to his fees, and paid the balance out to his client, the third party said it had made the payment by mistake, demanded Mr KD pay it back, and subsequently commenced proceedings to recover the $50,000. 2 Background [4] Mr KD is a principal...

9. MT & SC v TD [2024] NZDT 888 (19 December 2024) [pdf, 111 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 $260 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. Kashimoto v Mizoguchi [2016] NZIACDT 74 (21 November 2016) [pdf, 257 KB]

    ...complaint’s procedure; [8.5] A fact sheet about making a complaint; and [8.6] An invoice for the first instalment of costs. The costs were $11,250, of which $8,050 was for Mr Mizoguchi’s fees, and $3,200 for Immigration New Zealand’s filing fee. 4 [9] The failure to notice the error regarding the agreement had contributing factors, including Mr Mizoguchi being unwell at the time. After the complainant cancelled Mr Mizoguchi’s engagement, which led to him di...