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1. EB & KB v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 288 (11 November 2022) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...Ltd is to pay the sum of $120.00 to EB on or before Friday 25 November 2022. 2. D Ltd is to pay the further sum of $49.28 to EB on or before Friday 25 November 2022 if this sum has not already been paid. Reasons: 1. The respondent D Ltd is the former property manager for the applicants. The applicants are unhappy with the services provided in relation to two tenancies, the first from December 2018 to March 2022, and the second from 12 to 27 March 2022. 2. The applicants now claim $...

2. EE v H Ltd [2023] NZDT 280 (10 August 2023) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...the cost of the Tribunal filing fee as such costs are not recoverable in the Tribunal due to the provisions of section 43 of the Disputes Tribunals Act 1988. Referee: K. Edwards Date: 10 August 2023 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a rehe...

3. DT v KI [2023] NZDT 294 (19 July 2023) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...house is small, that you can hear anyone coming in the gate and can see or hear anyone in the lawn area from the window. She questioned the reliability of the person alleged to have attended the property to mow the lawns that day, who is now a former employee of DT, as she alleged DT had not immediately received cash payments given by her mother to this employee at an earlier service. 5. The price of the mowing service changed from $25.00 to $35.00 during the period claimed. DT sa

4. DO v TC [2022] NZDT 264 (23 December 2022) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...DO could have sold the wreck for, had it not been stolen) — as TC is insured by YZ Ltd, it is her insurance company that will actually be making that payment. Referee Perfect Date: 23 December 2022 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

5. SB v LQ [2024] NZDT 128 (16 April 2024) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...repair shop] where he took his bike to have the repairs done. The mechanic, NX, wrote that the engine had seized and needed to be rebuilt. He wrote that “it is hard to know the true representation of the running time of a motocross bike, as this information in most case is acquired through fitting an aftermarket hour meter… which can be tampered with at any point”. 7. SB had also asked LQ in a text if there was any damage he had not disclosed in the advertisement and LQ affi...

6. H Ltd v T Ltd & Ors [2023] NZDT 700 (19 December 2023) [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...XX The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. H Ltd were contracted by NX to build a house. NX contracted separately with B Ltd for the house plans. H Ltd contracted T Ltd for the site survey and layout. 2. When requested to start works, T Ltd requested plans from B Ltd to enable them to set out the site. H Ltd then started building set out work. However, as the project progressed, they realised there had been an error as the measurements on the plans di...

7. TX v BT [2023] NZDT 401 (7 July 2023). [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...However, as the Tribunal’s jurisdiction is limited to $30,000.00, I find that this is the amount that the respondent should pay the applicant. Referee: K. Armstrong Date: 7 July 2023 Page 4 of 4 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

8. ET v SK [2023] NZDT 131 (5 March 2023) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...satisfied the campervan was most probably sold ‘in trade’. This is because I accept F Ltd provided services to BC service and ceased trading by 31 March 2019 which is when it advised Inland Revenue it ceased trading by way of a completed IR 315 form. The campervan is not listed as a retained asset of that company in CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 that form. I am not therefore persuaded the CGA or FTA applied to the sale and so compensation is not available to ET by consi...

9. HA v Z Ltd [2023] NZDT 288 (17 July 2023) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...installed in the property. 8. His claim seeks reimbursement of $1,150.00. 9. The hearing took place by phone on 20 June 2023. Both parties participated in the hearing. AI represented Z Ltd. The issue 10. The report was prepared by “KV” a former sub-contractor to Z Ltd. 11. AI, the owner of Z Ltd, submitted that: a. Z Ltd has no record of this job. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 b. Z Ltd did not receive payment from HA, and the bank account stated...

10. UH v N Ltd [2023] NZDT 306 (21 July 2023) [pdf, 136 KB]

    ...head applies a slight pressure. The watch has to be placed face down, and, as the back of the watch is slightly curved, it has placed pressure on the 100 year old mineral glass and caused the crystal to shatter. NK, however, said his service was performed on the basis of ‘all care and no responsibility’. 7. I find that once N Ltd accepted the engraving on the antique watches, then it was bound to perform its service using reasonable care and skill and so that the result would be...