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1. OS v E Ltd [2023] NZDT 89 (23 March 2023) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...alternative camera from OM. 6. The camera from Amazon finally arrived in New Zealand on 30 December 2022 but this was too late and OS instructed E Ltd to return it to the supplier. 7. OS was of the view that E Ltd had failed to provide the delivery service with reasonable care and skill. From the time she raised concerns on 19 December, the company should have acted with more urgency to get the parcel and something should have been done to stop it going back and forth between depot...

2. EC v CF Ltd [2022] NZDT 15 (25 February 2022) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...credit card dishonestly? 3. The EC’s initial line of argument was that his credit card had been used dishonestly. However, CF Ltd provided records of the transactions, and it was adequately explained how EC managed to spend so much money, mainly on services from CF Ltd’s contractors, in just 96 minutes. By the second hearing, EC seemingly accepted that he had authorised the transactions, and focused on the intoxication issue. I record for completeness that there was insufficient reaso...

3. ZC v NU Ltd [2018] NZDT 1481 (2 August 2018) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...b) What sum, if any, must NU pay to ZC? Was the service provided with reasonable care and skill, and fit for the purpose? 4. The relevant law is contract law and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA). Section 28 of the CGA provides that where services are supplied to a consumer, there is a guarantee that the service will be carried out with reasonable care and skill. Section 29 of the CGA provides that services must be reasonably fit for any purpose the consumer makes known to the supp...

4. HG & IU v AA [2023] NZDT 790 (23 December 2023) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 790 APPLICANT HG APPLICANT IU RESPONDENT AA The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. HG and IU claim for payment for services rendered in preparing for and representing the AA at the Tenancy Tribunal in July 2023. AA is a landlord, and through a mutual friend, he approached IU and HG for help with defending a claim his tenants had filed against him in the Ten...

5. 2023 October FV Provider Update [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...Interpreter Approvals From time to time, you are required to work with clients referred by the Courts where there are language and/or hearing barriers and an interpreter is required. Approval should be sought from your Contract Manager before interpreter services are engaged. (If DVProgrammes advises in the referral that an interpreter is required you do not need to request a further approval from your contract manager). The interpreter approval request is sent direct to DVReporting@j...

6. CJ media statement 21-10-19 Northland move to AL2 [pdf, 501 KB]

   ...safely at Alert Level 2 with appropriate physical distancing in the court and jury retiring room. https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/publications/announcements/covid-19/court-protocols/district-court/#AL2_20210908 https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/jury-service/check-if-you-need-to-attend-jury-service/whangarei-high-court-district-court/ https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/jury-service/check-if-you-need-to-attend-jury-service/whangarei-high-court-district-court/ https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/publ...

7. E Ltd v MN as trustee of NC Family Trust & OC [2024] NZDT 182 (22 July 2024) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...property was divided as agreed and Ms MN decided to remain the sole trustee from 5 March 2021 and has benefited from the trust property including two houses since that date. [7] As a trustee at the time the applicant was instructed to provide the services and the work was performed and invoiced, Ms MN is liable to pay for the services she requested. If she has a claim against her former husband, that is a separate matter and is not grounds on which to withhold payment from the applicant....

8. OIA-122257.pdf [pdf, 794 KB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz Our ref: OIA 122257 16 June 2025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal aid providers Thank you for your email of 17 May 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting information regarding legal aid providers, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested: 1. How many firms receive

9. [2021] NZIACDT 18 - CL v Khetarpal (10 August 2021) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...application” had not been declined, but that “INZ did not want to grant the visa”.1 Ms Khetarpal added that because of this, “there was an automatic process to become a s 61 request”. Furthermore, the complainant was advised not to pick up any phone calls from Immigration NZ, as Ms Khetarpal would deal directly with the officers. [20] The s 61 request was refused by Immigration NZ on 30 November 2019. The complainant was told of this by the immigration officer. [21]...

10. D Ltd v M Ltd [2023] NZDT 731 (13 December 2023) [pdf, 221 KB]

    ...[2023] NZDT 731 APPLICANT D Ltd RESPONDENT M Ltd The Tribunal orders: M Ltd is to pay D Ltd $1,776.06 within 30 calendar days of the date of this order. Reasons: 1. During 2022 and 2023 D Ltd provided cleaning services for M Ltd. M Ltd complained several times to D Ltd about the quality of the cleaning that was being provided. 2. In early 2023, D Ltd was purchased by a new owner. D Ltd’s new owner requested that M Ltd give them another chance to...