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1. BX v DG & MX [2024] NZDT 378 (26 June 2024) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...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 supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than...

2. Harawira v New Zealand Management Academies Limited & McAuley (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 59 [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...New Zealand Law Society and others8, Cooke, J struck out Mr O’Neill’s proceedings as Mr O’Neill made “scandalous and unsubstantiated allegations that are personally abusive in nature”, it was noted that the abuse had been directed at Judges, Court staff and counsel acting for the opposing parties. Cooke, J determined it 2 Parohinog v Yellow Pages Group Ltd [2015] NZHRRT 14 at [22]–[28], see also Greer v Commissioner of Police [2024] NZHC 104 at [29]–[30] and authoritie...

3. TE v OL [2024] NZDT 458 (28 May 2024) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...opinion. It is clear from the application as written and the oral and written evidence put before me, that there was no reliance put on any particular expertise the seller may have had in relation to vehicle. The applicant decided to rely on his own judgement and that of the independent inspection. Induced [28] To determine this claim, I must also consider the term induced. The question of whether a party has been induced to enter into a contract by a misrepresentation for the purposes...

4. EH v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 423 (7 May 2024) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...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 supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than...

5. Wild v Ministry for Primary Industries (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 69 [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...tribunals in the community. [18] To that we would add that a court must also consider the impact of abusive behaviour on its staff, who are expected to correspond and speak with parties and who may be treated, as in this case, rather worse than the judges. 10 Sawyer v Victoria University of Wellington [2024] NZHRRT 47; Boyd v Legacy Church and Legacy Housing (Strike out) [2023] NZHRRT 2 and Kropelnicki v Wellington City Council [2021] NZHRRT 30. 11 Gwizo, above n 4, at [49]. 12 Hara...

6. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v King [2024] NZLCDT 46 (18 December 2024) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...costs order caused serious difficulties to the client, Mr H. He suffered the humiliation of being served a summons by the bailiff. He was confused by legal aid not having been granted for this dispute, given that Ms King had told the Family Court judge in Court that an application for it had been filed that morning. Had there been a proper approved legal aid grant, he would not have been liable for such a costs order. [18] We accept the Standards Committee submission that “...

7. DE v KN [2024] NZDT 890 (11 December 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...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 supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than...

8. BT v U Ltd [2025] NZDT 15 (10 March 2025) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...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 supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than...

9. KN & TK v V Ltd [2025] NZDT 107 (20 March 2025) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...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 supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than...

10. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v Mason [2025] NZLCDT 19 (2 April 2025) [pdf, 143 KB]

    ...was – and we say this with no criticism of him – unaware. [22] In addition, and as is clear from the liability decision, had Ms Mason sufficiently adjusted her systems of practice she may have avoided coming to the attention of the High Court Judge who raised the concerns which initiated this matter with the Standards Committee originally. [23] The point we make is that this is a practitioner who has a history of issues that point to a lack of the ability and or willingness to...