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1. LCRO 79/2021 SW v LL (30 June 2021) [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...after the determination is served on, given to or otherwise brought to the attention of an applicant. This is to ensure that there is sufficient time for an application for review to be lodged. [9] The second part of s 198(b), the presumption of service, need only be addressed if it is not clear when the applicant was provided with a copy of the determination, where the determination has not been served on or given to the applicant. [10] There are two critical elements to s 198. F...

2. [2025] NZEmpC 114 VXO v Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora [pdf, 329 KB]

   ...plaintiff proceeded to the Authority ............................................................. [65] The plaintiff has challenged the Authority’s determinations .............................. [68] The plaintiff is concerned about the RMO’s missing phone ............................... [73] The plaintiff accepted he sent the text messages in issue ................................... [75] The plaintiff accepted the essence of the clinic room encounter ........................ [79] Th...

3. The nature & extent of the sex industry in New Zealand: an estimation [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...Police Districts and Areas. This survey canvassed specific police staff in a position to offer information and insight on the sex industry in their area. The second section is based upon an audit of the number of advertisements for commercial sexual services undertaken by the New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective (NZPC). In addition, an interview with some members of the NZPC gives a fuller picture of the nature of the sex industry in New Zealand and is designed to be complementary to the in...

4. Q Ltd v EZ [2024] NZDT 860 (30 October 2024) [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...therefore he incurred unnecessary additional costs. The issues to be determined are: (i) Was there proper communication regarding the cost for the first call out? (ii) Was the price charged by Q Ltd reasonable? (iii) Did Q Ltd perform its services with reasonable care and skill when it identified the fault to be with the pump and control panel? Was there proper communication regarding the cost for the first call out? CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 6. I am satisfied...

5. GE v T Ltd [2023] NZDT 442 (23 August 2023) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...GE RESPONDENT T Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. GE bought a T Ltd TV in December 2022 and in May 2023 it stopped working (it would not turn on). T Ltd’s representatives diagnosed it over the phone as requiring a replacement part and advised GE that they could repair it in about 7 working days (once the part had arrived with their service agent). 2. In the meantime, GE requested a replacement TV as he had been advised that he was...

6. Apply to write off your legal aid debt

   ...justified You were found not guilty You've received a good outcome from publicly funded representation. You have a complaint about your lawyer A write off isn't the right place to address a complaint about your lawyer. If you want to complain about the service you received from a legal aid lawyer, you should contact Legal Aid Complaints or the New Zealand Law Society. Once investigated, if you claim is substantiated, you can apply for a write off. You tried to reach a settlement or minimis...

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7. TG v NNI [2022] NZDT 139 (15 September 2022) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...59.00 h. Reimbursement for Disputes Tribunal filing fee $ 45.00 $ 660.50 2. The issues to be decided are as follows: a. Was the transaction between friends or was it of a professional nature? b. If professional, did NNI provides her services with reasonable care and skill? c. If not, are the costs being claimed by TG reasonable? Was the transaction between friends or was it of a professional nature? 3. If the transaction was one between friends the relevant law is the...

8. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 2 v Revell [2022] NZLCDT 54 (23 December 2022) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...gambling, funding part of the expense by drawing money from his trust account to cover shortfalls in his general account. In short, we found he deliberately stole money that belonged to clients. We did not accept that he simply made errors in cell phone transactions. [7] The charges are grave. They imply a gross lack of ethical behaviour. The trust account matters involved dishonesty and failure to protect the property of clients towards whom he had a fiduciary duty. Contrition...

9. LN v SU & Ors [2024] NZDT 376 (5 March 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...11. At the hearing LN explained that the contact details for advertisement she found on [social media] were LL’s. When she contacted her, LL gave her SU’s phone number and explained that it was his business that was being advertised. LN then phoned SU and organised for him to come to the property to assess and quote for the job. LN stated that SU did not inform her of his company until after the work was completed. He then provided her with a PS3 which had the company details recorde...

10. CN v B Ltd & ors [2024] NZDT 471 (31 May 2024) [pdf, 191 KB]

    ...gloves as well as, also, “cost of loss of land designated for pup breeding so relocation required.” The applicants contend that their rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 have not been met; in particular, the guarantee [section 28] that a service provided to a consumer will be carried out with reasonable care and skill. 4) The respondent denies liability. It relies on its standard terms and conditions which state a) ‘all animals are transported at the customer’s risk...