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1. KG v M Ltd [2023] NZDT 627 (1 November 2023) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 627 APPLICANT KG RESPONDENT M Ltd The Tribunal orders: M Ltd is to pay $300.00 to KG by 20 November 2023. Reasons Did M Ltd fail to provide a moving service it promised? 1. KG contracted M Ltd to carry her household goods from [city] to [town]. She was needing to give vacant possession for the property she was leaving and expected to move into the house she purchased in [town]. K...

2. LCRO 175/2022 OP v VN (10 October 2023) [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...in the order I propose to deal with them rather than the order in which they were raised, were: (a) a terms of service issue; (b) an issue of alleged slander and consequent breach of rr 2.3 and 2.7; (c) an issue of alleged breach of the Legal Services Act 2011; (d) an issue regarding Mr VN’s compliance with Mr OP’s instructions; (e) an issue of alleged incompetence in representation; (f) issues as to the release or transfer of client files; 11 (g) trust account and fee pa...

3. LCRO 74/2018 PG v EJ (29 November 2019) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...years or so. She says she married in 1975, and moved to [Country] with her husband in 1988. [5] Ms PG says her attempts, in her late teens/early 20s, to reconnect with Mrs SC were met without success. [6] Having had intermittent contact (by phone) with Mrs SC during the 1990s, Ms PG says from 2000, when Mrs SC was 70, she increased contact (by phone) with Mrs SC, and visited Mrs SC in New Zealand accompanied by [Ms PG’s] daughter in 2014. [7] Ms EJ began acting for Mrs SC aro...

4. M Ltd v ON [2023] NZDT 389 (21 September 2023) [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...digger, and claims compensation. [2] XC said that he saw the digger advertised on Trademe in March 2022 at a price of $7,000.00. He contacted ON, who had placed the advertisement. In response to his enquiry, ON said that the digger had been regularly serviced. XC produced a copy of an email message from ON, who stated that “Yes, it had been serviced regularly..”. The parties agreed a price of $6,500.00, and the digger was sent to [City]. [3] XC then arranged for N Ltd, a company t...

5. [2024] NZEmpC 84 E Tū Inc v Singh [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...to later. [8] Before considering issues of justification it is necessary to understand the facts, and the context in which events unfolded. The facts [9] On initial appointment Mr Singh worked in E tū’s contact centre, dealing with telephone enquiries. In March the following year he moved to an organiser role out in the field. He worked within an allocated area, which included Auckland and Hamilton, and focused on organising representation and advocacy for union members....

6. Duty lawyer instructions for Tauranga District Court [pdf, 87 KB]

   Tauranga final duty lawyer instructions – January 2012 1 of 6 Tauranga District Court: Duty Lawyer Instructions applicable from 6 February 2012 Authority for the duty lawyer service 1. Under section 68(2)(b) of the Legal Services Act 2011, the Secretary for Justice has gazetted by notice the duty lawyer service as a specified legal service. 2. The Gazette notice specifies that the object of the duty lawyer service is to ensure that a sufficient number of lawyers...

7. QX v XN Ltd [2024] NZDT 110 (16 April 2024) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...quality? 3. There is not enough evidence to support a finding that the motorhome was not of acceptable quality. This is because the motorhome had not been maintained as a reasonable consumer would expect, and it is possible that if it had been serviced, any problem with the hose clamp would have been detected and damage to the motorhome might have been avoided. 4. The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) provides that a claim may be made against a manufacturer of goods if the goods...

8. [2019] NZEmpC 153 Savage v Wai Shing Ltd [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...premises, Mr Shing concluded there was agreement on this point. [33] WSL recommenced paying Mr Savage his salary of $162,500 per annum. On the same day, he was given the company vehicle which he had used prior to termination, and a company phone. Mr Savage and his wife continued to live in the house provided by WSL. [34] On 4 September 2019, Mr Savage again arrived for work, but Mr Shing said it was too wet to work. He also said he had assumed all Mr Savage’s other duties...

9. SN v G Ltd [2023] NZDT 645 (25 October 2023) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 645 APPLICANT SN RESPONDENT G Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. G Ltd is to pay $2,139.00 to SN on or before 4pm 13 November 2023. Reasons: 2. In April 2022 SN engaged G Ltd to supply plumbing services in her house for which she was invoiced for $3,017.63. SN said the shower tray was not levelled when it was installed and as a result, water did not flow to the waste outlet, there was a gap between the shower door and the base which w...

10. TU v I Ltd [2023] NZDT 670 (8 December 2023) [pdf, 187 KB]

    ...correctly and has not throughout the duration of its use, despite extensive attempts to remedy the issues, that under the Consumer Guarantees Act, the guarantee that a product is fit for purpose has been breached. Furthermore, TU submits that the services provided by I Ltd to remedy the issues have been unsatisfactory. At the time TU lodged his claim with the Tribunal, the system had not been operational for five months. 4. Evidence of communications between TU and NG, and other...