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1. [2024] NZIACDT 11 - UT v Lawlor (11 March 2024) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...May 2023. The couple made a complaint to the Authority alleging Mr Lawlor had misled them and had not replied to their communications. Decision of the Tribunal [7] It was found that Mr Lawlor had: (1) Failed to respond to the complainant’s request to check the application status herself, in breach of cl 1 of the Code. (2) Failed to provide the complainant with an invoice containing a full description of the services the fee related to, in breach of cl 22. 1 UT v Lawlor [202...

2. ZQ v S Ltd and others [2024] NZDT 707 (12 August 2024) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...the process of powder coating? 6. When two parties reach agreement about, for example, one party providing services in exchange for a fee, a legally binding contract arises. The contract’s terms are those agreed at the time the contract is formed. If terms in writing are presented and agreed to, then those are the terms, and if no written terms are provided, the terms are those agreed to or obviously implied to make the contract work. The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) implies g...

3. Guidelines-for-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-Courts-and-Tribunals-for-lawyers.pdf [pdf, 503 KB]

   ...rule of law, to facilitate the administration of justice1 and the overriding duty of a lawyer as an officer of the court.2 As officers of the court, lawyers must not mislead the court.3 They must take all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of information (including legal citations) provided to the court, and to avoid any risk of breaching suppression orders. In addition, lawyers have obligations to their clients, opposing parties and opposing counsel, including obligations to preserv...

4. OIA-119222.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz Our ref: OIA 119222 6 March 2025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Shoplifting statistics Thank you for your email of 5 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting statistics regarding shoplifting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested: 1. For the years 2020/20...

5. OL Ltd v TG [2024] NZDT 312 (23 April 2024) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...employment mediation, and its terms of engagement were sent to TG the same day she made contact with them. In short, the client agrees to pay the greater of one-third plus GST of any financial settlement achieved OR $300 plus GST per hour for work performed, for work up to and including mediation with the employer. If the process continues beyond employment mediation, to the ERA or Employment Court, all work is to be performed on the basis of an hourly rate charge, that is, the contract...

6. M Ltd v G Ltd [2024] NZDT 561 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...a total of $11,175.00. Additionally, I find that G Ltd is liable to refund the cost of the repairs to the [vehicle] that were paid to G Ltd the amount of $4,905.34. Referee: Kaho Date: 24 July 2024 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...

7. TK v BD & TT Ltd [2024] NZDT 530 (22 July 2024) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...is not proven. Is BD entitled to $1,200.00 for a days’ lost work? 23. BD says TK cancelled the last appointment but he didn’t reschedule after that and sent the 10 January email to BD. 24. The terms of the contract are in the consent form signed by TK and the General information which was provided to TK. The General Information says the $200.00 deposit is non-refundable and two weeks’ notice is required to move an appointment and it two weeks is not given the deposit will...

8. MQ v CS [2024] NZDT 566 (29 July 2024) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...care and skill”1. 7. This obligation extends to all parts of the job – not just the “hands on tools” work, but quoting, and communicating with the customer. 8. If a person gives a quote or estimate for a job, the price that they give forms part of the terms of the contract. 9. A quote is a fixed price. An estimate is an approximation. The extent to which a person can be held to an estimate depends on the circumstances. Sometimes an estimate is close to a quote – it is...

9. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Maxwell Dunn [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...understand this approach is being proposed based on the consent terms being sought by WML and the related provisions in Section 123 of the RMA. Section 13 of the s87F report explains these matters and I agree with it. 12. Section 4.14 of the AEE requested the maximum 35 year term for the whole coastal permit. It was made on my understanding that all of the marina structures will have a life of at least 35 years and the terms of the coastal permits issued for other marina pro...

10. ENV-2016-AKL-000TBA Ryman Healthcare Limited & others v Auckland Council [pdf, 18 MB]

    ...efficiently, while ensuring the adverse environmental effects of villages are properly managed. (c) Retirement villages are predominantly residential in nature, but have specific functional and operational requirements. They generally need to be large format and medium to high density, given the significant amenity and care facilities provided on site. However, they can be designed in a manner that is complementary to the outcomes sought for all of the main residential zone...